Last time the Phillies met the Dodgers, it was for the National League Championship. Not only was it exciting because it was for the ticket to the World Series, but there was a big scuffle between the teams that cleared the dug outs. It happened when Dodgers pitcher Hiroki Kuroda appeared to have thrown a pitch intentionally at Phillies center fielder Shane Victorino's head. This
cause the somewhat hot-tempered Victorino to start mouthing off to the less that fluent in English Kuroda, which upset the Dodger's catcher. Then, Chase Utley, who was in the Phillies on deck circle started saying some stuff to defend his teammate, and got in a battle of words with another Dodgers player. Somehow, this lead to the dug outs being cleared and and a full scale riot seemed to be on the way.However, everyone got calmed down before things got violent. A few players walked away with fines. So anyway, starting tonight, the Phils are in a 3-game home series with the Dodgers. This is exciting because it will show how good the Dodgers really are without Manny Ramirez. Many are saying that the Dodgers are the favorite to represent the National League in the World Series this year, but those statements were made before their star slugger tested positive for steroids. I personally believe it is too early to say who will make the playoffs, let alone be in the World Series. I'm excited for this series. It should be good. Hopefully, everyone will keep their tempers in check and let the winner be decided on the baseball field.
Last time the Phillies met the Dodgers, it was for the National League Championship. Not only was it exciting because it was for the ticket to the World Series, but there was a big scuffle between the teams that cleared the dug outs. It happened when Dodgers pitcher Hiroki Kuroda appeared to have thrown a pitch intentionally at Phillies center fielder Shane Victorino's head. This
cause the somewhat hot-tempered Victorino to start mouthing off to the less that fluent in English Kuroda, which upset the Dodger's catcher. Then, Chase Utley, who was in the Phillies on deck circle started saying some stuff to defend his teammate, and got in a battle of words with another Dodgers player. Somehow, this lead to the dug outs being cleared and and a full scale riot seemed to be on the way.However, everyone got calmed down before things got violent. A few players walked away with fines. So anyway, starting tonight, the Phils are in a 3-game home series with the Dodgers. This is exciting because it will show how good the Dodgers really are without Manny Ramirez. Many are saying that the Dodgers are the favorite to represent the National League in the World Series this year, but those statements were made before their star slugger tested positive for steroids. I personally believe it is too early to say who will make the playoffs, let alone be in the World Series. I'm excited for this series. It should be good. Hopefully, everyone will keep their tempers in check and let the winner be decided on the baseball field.
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