It Was Ten Years Ago Today

[EastFallowfield]

3/23/09

Kyle Kendrick sent to the minors.

[zambonir]

Wow, didn't remember he barely factored in that year.

[EastFallowfield]

3/27/09

Phils trade C Ronny Paulino to SF for LH reliever Jack Taschner.

[EastFallowfield]

3/30/09

Marcus Giles comeback attempt falls short as the
Phillies release him.

John Mayberry and Carlos Carrasco are optioned to the minors.

[EastFallowfield]

4/1/09

Rumors are Phils are thinking about picking up Gary Sheffield.

Kyle Drabek gets a start in today's exhibition game, working his way back from Tommy John surgery.

[EastFallowfield]

4/3/09

Time to 'break camp' and head north. Sports Illustrated says the NY Mets are the team to beat in the NL East this season, ending the Phils' two
year reign at the top. They do predict a first ever Wild Card berth for the Phils. Mets seem to be picking up Gary Sheffield.

[EastFallowfield]

4/4/09

25 man roster is finalized, with Miguel Cairo getting the last spot.

[EastFallowfield]

4/5/09

Phils open their title defense with Sunday Night Baseball against the Braves.

Opening Night Lowe vs
Myers

[EastFallowfield]

4/6/09

Brian McCann’s big blast took the wind out of the sails and Derek Lowe did the rest as the Phils start the 2009 season with a loss.

Off day, time to argue about why Charlie would set up a lineup with 3 lefties in a row.

[EastFallowfield]

4/7/09

Phils look to get their first win of the season in Game #2. Braves looking to get their 2nd win against the Phils after only winning 4 all last season head to head.

GDT 4/7/09 - Atlanta (Jurrjens) vs. Phillies
(Moyer)

[EastFallowfield]

4/8/09

No offense, errors, and the Phils are 0-2.

Today the Phils get their rings, maybe they'll wake up and realize 2008 is over.

Debate about whether ring ceremony should be
public

RING DAY Game Thread: Phillies (Blanton) vs Braves
(Vazquez)

Headed to the game with EF Sr. May be the last game we see together, so
hope it's a good one. He's far enough away that he may decide we can leave
early if the Phils get way behind. (Still around, just doesn't like to
travel much).

[EastFallowfield]

GDT 4/13/09: Moyer (Phils) vs. Cabrera (Nats): RIP Harry

[Philsmania]

Hard to believe.

[Philsmania]

This thread went quiet back in April but I thought it deserved a bump,

The Phillies do what no other Phillies team has done before. Go to the World Series two years in a row.

And yes, 39 years ago today, Tug McGraw struck out Willie Wilson to clinch the Phillies' first-ever World Championship. Goes to show how much longer the Postseason was in 2009 with the LCS wrapping up around the time the WS used to do so and it is even longer now with the wild card play-in games.

[Philsmania]

Cliff Lee makes it look easy.

Phillies Dominate Game 1 Versus the Yankees – Phillies Nation

Man, we think the WS ends late now. Ten years ago, it just started today. I do remember that it ended after Election Day that year.

[el-pietro]

I loved the 2009 playoffs. I know it ended in defeat but I had so much fun throughout these games. Cliff Lee was a huge part of that.
The morning after Game 1 my Dad messaged me talking about his two plays. My Dad knows nothing about baseball other than that I like it. He was at one game at CBP in 2006 and he hated it!
But the sports news over here was covering it and those two catches were incredible. The first one in particular for how bored he looked!

[andyb]

Saw this on the Athletic, 10 years ago today. Time to fire up this old thread (though if we proceed forward in time it will be less good by the day).

Eli Whiteside's aggressive hopping and the Giants-Phillies brawl, 10 years later

[bkox]

Wonder where East Fallowfield disappeared to