Cancer and Sports Part 17 Of Many: Lights Out Lidge: 8 To 6 Phils!

What a game - and what a roller coaster of emotions!  Light Out Lidge has his mojo back. Chan Ho Park looked great again and our fielding as usual outstanding (other than the throw into our dugout? huh?)...I had to leave the TV and just listen as to not jinx the game for the Phillies (and Jeff - who was amused by my entire kiss of death superstition).   Tonight was about winners, not cancer.  It was filled with screaming and yelling at the TV...just like last year.  It was a few hours that enabled us to forget the harsh reality of what Jeff is facing.

Now for my analysis of the TBS broadcasters...were they on the take from the Dodgers?  I thought one of them might be engaged to Clayton Kershaw the way they were fussing and fawning over him.  Ruiz hit the first home run of the game bringing in Feliz!  Was a great moment when he Kershaw lost it in the 5th and then walked two which lead to  Ryan Howard hitting the bombastic double. In the 8th it was all Rauuuuul!  We had our bats with us tonight.  I wish the announcers were as excited speaking about the Phillies as the Dodgers.  They ragged about our bull pen...NEWFLASH, we won you fools and Brad Lidge was back.  Sure we went through a lot of pitchers - so did the Dodgers, it is called playoffs!

 This is the night I prayed for and the Phillies delivered.  Jeff was more awake than he has been in over two weeks and totally energized  - eagerly waiting for 4 pm tomorrow and game two.  We took away home team advantage from the Dodgers and we took away chemo reaction from Jeff.  He even thinks his newly bald head looks a little like Raul Ibanez (it doesn't, but what the hell!).  So let's see if we can go the distance...the next round of chemicals go into Jeff on Wednesday and Phillies are the best antidote there is to the chemo's poison!

I am having a Harry the K moment *sigh* - up in heaven he was yelling "Outta' Here!"  I could hear him with each home run!  Thanks Harry, guardian angel of the Phillies and thanks guys...for a few hours life was grand again!