It's great having two rival teams in the playoffs.
It's also great to have your cross-town rivals in the playoffs.
However, someone apparently thought Mets fans didn't have enough joy in their lives already, so when the Phillies' probable Cy Young winning pitcher, Doc Halladay, made his Post Season debut tonight. Roy just had to pitch a no-hitter.
Ok, all disgruntled, whiny, complaining aside, it is a pretty amazing story. Roy Halladay, one of the best pitchers around right now, and on a track to the Hall of Fame (if he continues his numbers), also had one of the longest career streaks never pitching in the playoffs. Essentially, what has limited him from entering Hall conversations (besides his age) was no experience in the post-season. Well in his first start ever in (actual) October, he threw a no-hitter, the second one ever in the post season. Now Larsen isn't in the Hall, but everyone remembers him, particularily for his no hitter. Now Roy has that same claim to fame, and sadly, the Phillies fans have the same claim to fame now.
Well Hopefully the Phillies will lose the next three games.
I hope.
