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Posted By: <b>Hal Lewis</b><p>f

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Posted By: <b>Bobby Binder</b><p>Hal,<br /><br />Great card...you collecting again?

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Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>It's a beautiful card, but no title, no story- very mysterious. <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>

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Posted By: <b>S Gross</b><p>Maybe this is what Hal was saying:<br /><br /><br />at Florida -17 1/2 Auburn o/v 55 <br /><br /><br />(take Fl and the under <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>)

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Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>Talking about Florida:<br /><br />John Maine had a no-hitter for 7 1/3 innings with 14 strikeouts against the Marlins. The second batter in the 8th inning hit a 40-foot squibbler down the third base line and the no-hitter was gone.

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Posted By: <b>Bob</b><p>barry- Too little, too late for the Mets. I am hoping that the Curse of Gene Mauch will finally be lifted and the Phils benefit from another team's abysmal collapse rather than sting for 43 years from their own.

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Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>Mets have their work cut out, no doubt. There could be a four way tie Sunday night. I'm rooting for that because it's never happened. Always fun to see something new.

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Posted By: <b>Ed Ivey</b><p>Is there a Marv Thorneberry curse?

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Posted By: <b>Ted Zanidakis</b><p>The Phillies have an interesting pattern regarding World Series play.....<br /><br />1915....lost to Boston<br /><br />1950....lost to Yankees....(but could have won, as the Yankees won the 1st three games by only one run)<br /><br />1964....(I still have my W.S. tickets).....Bunning & Short, Bunning & Short, etc, etc....why didn't Mauch<br /> give them a break and insert Mahaffey ?<br /><br />1980....finally there is joy in Philly<br /><br />1993....the 2nd Managerial hex (Fregosi)....didn't he read the scouting report on Carter ?<br /><br />2007....I'm looking for a Phillies vs Yankees W.S.<br /><br />TED Z

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Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>Ted- what is the pattern? To my eyes the years look random.

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Posted By: <b>cmoking</b><p>the only pattern I can see is 10+ years between World Series appearances. Its been 14 years since 1993, so the pattern would still hold...good luck Phillies <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>

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Posted By: <b>Ted Zanidakis</b><p>The 1950 "Whiz Kids" broke the long 35 year drought and got the Phillies into World Series.<br /><br />Then, there seems to be a 15 (+/- 1 yr) repeating pattern of the Phillies making it into the W.S.<br /><br />That is the way I see it. And, of course the one exception is 1964 (as TBOB alluded to the "Mauch hex").<br />Where they had the NL pennant and blew it. As I said, I'm still holding on to my 1964 Phillies W.S. tickets.<br /><br />It's looking like your Mets are not only going to lose the East division....they perhaps will not be in the<br /> Play-offs. If the Phillies beat them out, this event will rival the 1951 Dodgers' demise to the Giants. <br /><br />TED Z

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Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>No doubt the Mets blew it big time, but my prediction:<br /><br />Sudden death playoff on Monday! (perhaps including more than two teams)

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Posted By: <b>Jeff Lichtman</b><p>Well, the demise of the Mets has been greatly exaggerated apparently. Considering that one of the teams has picked up a game on the other over like the past 5, it seems difficult to imagine that it will happen yet again tomorrow. I predict a playoff as well -- which is kind of sad because I think either of these teams will win the NL and now one won't even make the playoffs.

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Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>Jeff- if there were a three-way tie and one playoff spot left, team A would play team B, and the winner would play team C for that last spot.<br /><br />But what if there were a three-way tie and two spots were left? How would that get resolved?

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Posted By: <b>cmoking</b><p>Barry - ESPN.com has tiebreaker scenarios here:<br /><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3038686" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3038686</a><br />

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Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>Thanks King. If there is a four way tie, I'm not even going to attempt to figure it out. I'll just sit back and turn on the TV. <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>

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Posted By: <b>cmoking</b><p>I'm rooting for as many play-in games as possible, especially if it means a Monday day game, those are the most fun.

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Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>I like day baseball too, because night games start too late and last too long, and I fall asleep before they end.<br /><br />A four way tie would mean a team would play a game Monday, a game Tuesday, use up two of their best pitchers, and start the best of five either Wednesday or Thursday. Not easy.

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Posted By: <b>Joe D.</b><p>soon to be hanging at all NYC restaurants<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.internetville.com/stuff/choke3.jpg">

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Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>Boy, it doesn't take long for this to come out. And if the Mets win, it becomes obsolete.

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Posted By: <b>Joe D.</b><p>I just made it right now (some google and some photoshop)<br /><br />I will start the presses on Monday (or Tuesday) <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>

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Posted By: <b>Jeff Lichtman</b><p>Joe, that is some funny, funny stuff.

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Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>Joe- you made it up? That is really funny. I have no idea how you photoshop that stuff.

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Posted By: <b>MVSNYC</b><p>speaking of NYC restaurants...are we on for dinner in a few weeks?<br /><br />MS

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Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>I've got Morton's, Oct 17 already on my calendar. Is that confirmed?

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Posted By: <b>Frank Evanov</b><p>The Phillies' fielding betrayed them today and that choking sign might have to be re-done in Phillies red.<br><br>Frank

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Posted By: <b>Jeff Lichtman</b><p>Yes, Barry, we're set for that date.