The American League Gold Glove winners were announced today.  Buehrle, Teixeira (for whom I have a rather intense and inexplicable hatred), Polanco, Longoria, Jeter, Jones, Ichiro, Hunter, and one of my favorite BILFs, the Twins' Joe Mauer. Congrats to all, and a special congrats to the really hot ones (Mauer and Longoria, I'm lookin' at you...but not you, Jeter, because you've got an oddly-shaped head and I still have no idea why you're considered attractive).

 

The picture above is from one of my very favorite Mauer plays this season...where he blocked the Yankees' Brett Gardner at the plate after faking a throw to first.  Smart guy, that Mauer.  Gotta love his defensive skills (and his hot sideburns...and his butt...OK, I'll shut up now).

Last night's game was another nail-biter.  It shouldn't have been, considering our 6-run lead at one point, but it was.  The Yankees' offense is annoyingly potent, and even Lee wasn't totally lights-out against them last night--he pitched well, of course, but he gave up 5 runs.  (I think he pitched much better than that ERA would lead you to believe, though.)

 

AJ Burnett, the only Yankee I think is really attractive, pitched about as well as he did when I had him on my fantasy team this year--which is to say not well at all.  He didn't last 3 innings.  They kept panning the camera to him sitting in the dugout after he was done on the mound, looking miserable (where I noticed the hot Pisces tattoo on his hand and also noticed that his eyes are a truly gorgeous shade of blue), and if he wasn't part of The Enemy I would be sooooooo tempted to console him after having such a tough night, haha.

As was the case in Game 1, this kinda turned into the Ut-Lee show.  Chase Utley homered twice (one was a 3-run dinger), tying a record, and Cliff Lee pitched well, managing to not let the Yankees' offense get too out of control.  Jimmy Rollins had a good night, and Raul Ibanez had a nice solo shot.  Madson scared the hell out of me for a few moments on the mound, but overall did a good job in relief (so did Park), although I would have been happy with whoever the Phillies trotted out there for relief so long as it wasn't Brad Line Drive.

 

So now we look forward to a Game 6 in the Bronx.  I think if the Phillies can win Game 6, they'll win the Series in Game 7 simply because they'll have shaken up the Yankees, who clearly expect to win this thing--also, by that point, the Yankees' starting pitching is gonna be really, really tired (and in the case of Pettitte, who pitches Game 6, the pitching is gonna be tired and old).

 

But maybe they won't win Game 6.  Who can tell at this point?  At least if that happens, the Yankees can win at home, christening their new stadium with a World Series win, and the Phillies won't have embarrassed themselves too much in the Series (winning 2 games is obviously better than winning just 1!). 

 

But those are worst-case scenarios.  After seeing how the Phils played in Game 5...I beLEEve.  :)

 

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...that there are some truly hot ballplayers in the World Series this year.

 

People magazine is conducting a little poll about hot ballplayers in the Series.  I'm a little miffed that they didn't include Cliff Lee as one of the choices in the poll, because he's smokin' hot (and talented, too!).  Here's who they did pick:

 

a. Derek Jeter.  I have never understood why women dig Jeter.  He has a really oddly-shaped head, and while his eyes are pretty, I think the rest of his face is goofy-looking.

 

b. A-Rod.  I used to think A-Rod was beautiful...until this weekend, when, in one of the Series games I watched, I saw a large booger fly out of his nose.  Ewww.  And, um, Grape Nuts...need I say more?

 

c. Cole Hamels.  Beautiful.  He could truly be a model.  Lately, I wish he was a model instead of a pitcher.  (I'm still ticked at him for screwing up on Saturday night, and then for making his pansy "I wish the season were over" comments.) 

 

d. Chase Utley.  He actually looks really good here in the picture People picked out.  When his hair is slicked back, I don't find him cute at all, but when his hair looks good, he's adorable.

 

Wanna vote in the poll?  Click here!  (For the record, I voted for Hamels.  Duh.)

Last night was Halloween.  I get it--you wanted to show up at the game in costume.  I'm just wondering why, exactly, you chose to dress up as Adam Eaton.  If you wanted to dress up as someone else who had been in the Phillies organization, you could have picked, say, Steve Carlton.  That would have been a very good choice.  Or, if you were going for the good + attractive factor, you could have picked Cliff Lee.  He was right there in the dugout the whole time; I'm sure he would have happily let you borrow his jersey.  Then you'd have been dressed in costume as a pitcher who doesn't suck, and Lee would have been shirtless.  It's a win-win scenario.  (Not that you know much about wins lately...)


You used to be my favorite BILFalicious Phillie, but dude, I'm really starting to get pissed at you.  If your ****** game last night ends up being the turning point that helps the Yankees ultimately win the World Series, then I suggest you start preparing another costume--preferably one that involves wearing a bag over your beautiful face.
 

Love and kisses,
Cliff Lee's biggest fan (because he doesn't suck!),
That BILF Girl

Now, I know it's just one game, so I'm not gonna get too excited yet.  But the last 6 teams who have won the Fall Classic have also won that uber-important first game in the series.  It was also important to beat the Yankees in game 1 in their ballpark, against their ace pitcher.  It showed the Yankees and their fans/the media that have been looking down on the Phillies that this team is serious about winning.  Again.

Y'know, articles like this one are what give New Yorkers a bad reputation.  (I'm a Philly native living in the NY metro area, and stuff like this makes me happy I'm a NY transplant, not a native.)

 

Really, New York Post?  Was this topic even article-worthy?  That New Yorkers have been looking down on Philly for years?  Well, duh.  We already knew that.  (By the way, it takes a special skill to make everyone you quote in an article sound like a jerk.  Nice work.)

 

I'm hoping this article riles up the Phillies and their fans.  I'm hoping the Phillies are ticked enough and good enough to beat the hell out of the Yankees.  And if that happens, I already can't wait to see the Post's article about that.  ;)

This one, in which a bunch of Mets fans admit that they'll be rooting for the Phillies in the World Series (oh, you Mets fans--you're actually starting to melt my icy little heart and make me not loathe you so much...temporarily, at least)...

 

Or this one, in which there are ten reasons why the Yankees should fear the Phillies.  (Let me add my own reason #11: Because the Phillies are hotter and have more BILFs on their team.  OK, not sure how this makes them more fearsome, but just go with it, OK?)

 

Game #1 of the World Series is Wednesday evening.  Let's hope that Cliff Lee (#3 on that fearsome list) pitches in an appropriately ferocious and BILFalicious manner...