Posts Tagged ‘playoffs’
Flyers Need to Improve
Today’s game could be a series changer. The Flyers could win and have a commanding 3-1 series lead heading back to Philadelphia, or Montreal could win, taking all the momentum and tying the series up at 2 games a piece.
In game three, the Flyers experienced what the Canadiens went through in games 1 and 2 and it wasn’t pretty. Mike Richard’s statements after Thursday’s game summed it up pretty well:
“I don’t know what it is, but maybe we got a little cocky and a little full of ourselves thinking we can go out there and play and this was a long time coming,” Richards said. “We haven’t played that well over the first couple of games and relied heavily on our power play to win those.” Read the rest of this entry »
The Sixers Show Signs of Life
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The Sixers are getting hot right before the All-Star break which might throw some kinks into any trades they were thinking about doing. At 19-31, they still aren’t great but their 4 game winning streak is proof this team still has some fight left in it.
Besides a win against the Nets, the other 3 teams they beat in this short winning streak all have much better records than them. They’ve also been putting up a lot of points during the winning streak Read the rest of this entry »
Pedro Gets the Start
Lets Hope He's Smiling After Saturday
With the series at 1-1, it now moves out to Colorado. Tomorrow night, at 9:37 PM, Pedro will make his first playoff appearance in a while. The decision to use Pedro in my eyes came due to a couple of factors. In the previous game, Cole Hamels early departure forced Charlie Manuel to use Joe Blanton, who may have gotten the start tomorrow if that had not been the case. J.A. Happ has been very productive for the Phillies this year. However, he is inexperienced when it comes to post season play. If he gets rattled early, that may lead to the downfall of the Phillies.
With Pedro getting the start, the Phillies get a lot of things. The most important being experience. In his career, Pedro has a post season record of 6-2 and a total of 13 appearances. His ERA is a pretty solid 3.40. Going out to Colorado in a hostile environment should not phase Pedro. Read the rest of this entry »
