Ok Girls….first thing is first…it is important to know that “NLCS” stands for Major League Baseball’s “National League Championship Series”….The NLCS started on Thursday and continues on Friday afternoon (4:30 EDT).
OK…now that we have the most basic element down….let’s get down to some of the facts:
Who is playing in the NLCS?
What colors are the Phillies and the Dodger’s uniforms?
- Phillies – Red, Blue & White ( very fitting colors for potential World Series Champions during an election year…but I digress)
- Dodgers – Blue and White
Now the whole…”what colors are the teams” is important in case you are invited to a baseball party this weekend…it always helps to either wear some team paraphenalia or at least the colors of the team that you are rooting for. Also, if you are invited to a baseball party…you will probably need to worry about more than the uniform…namely, staying awake….tv & baseball, don’t go well together, so make some good snacks and ensure that you have some friends who talk in the room….
How many games are in the NLCS?
- Potentially 7 games…the reason I say potentially is because whichever team wins 4 games first wins the series….I know, common sense, but just want to make sure we are all saying the right stuff…
Where are the games being played?
- The 1st, 2nd, 6th and 7th game are played in Philadelphia – the stadium is called the Bank (for Citizen’s Bank Park)
- The 3rd, 4th and 5th game are played in Los Angeles
Cole Hamels - Phillies pitcher for Thursday night
I put this picture of Cole Hamels in because he pitched Thursday for the Phillies and got the win…and he is smoking hot… but his wife is a Playboy centerfold, so keep dreaming girls.
Now for some facts that the guys might not even know…
- This is the 4th time that the Phillies have played the Dodgers in the NLCS (1977, 1978, 1983). The Phillies won in ‘83 and the Dodgers won the other two. The Dodgers are the team that the Phils have played against the most in the playoffs.
- The most famous game in the Phillies v Dodgers playoff history was October 7, 1977 is nicknamed “Black Friday” by Philadelphia fans. Now girls, if you are anything like me, Black Friday is one of the best days of the year…it means shopping for major sales…this is never a bad thing. For the Phils though…this was a bad day…the Phils were winning the game and then things took a turn for the worse and they lost the game…since the game was on a Friday, the fans called the game “Black Friday.”
- The Phillies & Dodgers have a very interesting relationship….two of the most important players in the “Black Friday” game were Davey Lopes and Larry Bowa. Davey Lopes played for the Dodgers and now is the first base coach for the Phillies. Larry Bowa played for the Phillies and is now the third base coach for the Dodgers….weird I guess, I might call it back-stabbing (jk).
- The manager (aka head coach in any other sport) of the Dodgers is Joe Torre, who managed the Yankees for 12 seasons prior to the this year and make the playoffs EVERY year….I call this a superstar.
- As I said earlier, the whole coaching relationship thing is odd…but the player relationships is also very interesting…Two of the Phillies most important players used to play for the Dodgers (Jayson Werth & Shane Victorino). Also, Manny Ramirez ( the star player for the Dodgers) was traded from the Red Sox midway through the season…however there were rumors of talks about Ramirez between the Red Sox and the Phillies….
I’ll be back tomorrow with some more interesting facts and commentary to keep you in the know…
-sportsgirl
PS – I will be wearing red, white & blue
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