Last night, when the Phillies came back to win the game and take a 3-1 lead in the NLCS my gang and I were all amazed by the lack of any kind of excitement on the part of the TBS broadcasters.  To be honest, this z-level broadcast team seems to talk about the Dodgers constantly and we’ve been wondering just how much MLB is hoping for that “cleansing” series between the Dodgers and Yankees (how it’s “cleansing” is beyond my ability to comprehend). Last night, the image on the right popped up on twitpic (click on it for the larger pic).

Whoops!

Now what probably happened, in case you’re wondering, is that this story was written after the 8th, with some details left to be filled in after the game had ended.  That basically how sports-writing works. If they were decent sports writers they would have had another story ready to go in case the Phillies came back – which they did.  Unfortunately for MLB, a writer appears to have gotten a bit lazy late in the same and submitted the story to be published at the conclusion of the game.  In a word, busted.

MLB’s web-editor had egg on their face, but so does the writer – and now Philadelphia has even more fuel to be the loudest fans on the planet when game 5 starts up.  Thanks MLB – you’ll have to wait until next year for your “cleanse,” the Phightin’s are moving on.