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Celebrating a Division Series win?

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  1. RaidenRadio RaidenRadio is offline

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    Oct 12th, 2010 (10/12/2010 7:03am)

    I didn't see tonight's game but I was surprised last night to see my Phillies having a full on champagne celebration in the locker following their sweep of the Reds. Why? There were even official banners that read "NLDS Champs" or something similar.

    What the hell are they or possibly the Giants and/or Yankees celebrating? They won a series. They didn't become the Champions of anything unless they are co-champions of the NLDS or co-co-co-champions of the Division Round.

    I don't know I love my Phillies and hope they weren't the only ones doing it cause it seems kinda silly. I mean champagne celebrations after clinching the division, winning your first round playoff series, the league championship, the World Series. It's stupid. You don't see football teams going apeshit after winning a Wild Card game.

    Division, Pennant, World Series. That's it. Amirite?
  2. Dissident Dissident is offline

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    Oct 12th, 2010 (10/12/2010 7:06am) in reply to RaidenRadio

    I was significantly less exuberant in my celebration tonight than I was when we won the division.
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    Oct 12th, 2010 (10/12/2010 7:36am) in reply to Dissident

    ya, seems unnecessary but its probably here to stay for the most part. On a similar note, I always thought it was strange for a baseball team to hang a banner for getting the wild card (dont see it in football) next to the world series or nlcs champs banners. Iirc a team a few years ago actually hung a banner that said "wild card champions", like getting the wild card is being the champion of anything.
  4. Dissident Dissident is offline

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    Oct 12th, 2010 (10/12/2010 7:46am) in reply to ScottBrewr99

    I'm with ya there... Winning the NL West sure sounds better than we won the wildcard.
  5. AMARTIN1181 AMARTIN1181 is offline

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    Oct 12th, 2010 (10/12/2010 7:46am) in reply to Dissident

    I reckon they get extra money everytime they win a series so maybe they are celebrating that?
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    Oct 12th, 2010 (10/12/2010 7:54am) in reply to AMARTIN1181

     
    Originally Posted by AMARTIN1181 View Post

    I reckon they get extra money everytime they win a series so maybe they are celebrating that?

    lol no

     
    Originally Posted by Dissident View Post

    I'm with ya there... Winning the NL West sure sounds better than we won the wildcard.

    welp it is the nl west so...
     
  7. XXEDPXX XXEDPXX is offline

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    Oct 12th, 2010 (10/12/2010 7:58am) in reply to chancemcc

     
    Originally Posted by chancemcc View Post

    lol no


    welp it is the nl west so...

    im not sure but i think they actually do
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    Oct 12th, 2010 (10/12/2010 8:00am) in reply to XXEDPXX

    im sure they do, but %100 they arent celebrating that fact
     
  9. OpeNMoney OpeNMoney is offline

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    Oct 12th, 2010 (10/12/2010 8:00am) in reply to XXEDPXX

     
    Originally Posted by XXEDPXX View Post

    im not sure but i think they actually do


    ^^^^^^^^ winners always get paid
  10. FenwayKing FenwayKing is offline The Well: FenwayKing

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    Oct 12th, 2010 (10/12/2010 9:49am) in reply to OpeNMoney

    I mean...why not?

    they play a fucking game for a living. what's the big deal if they spend a few hours celebrating accomplishing the first step of a 3 part process to their goal? like who really cares...?
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    Oct 12th, 2010 (10/12/2010 1:42pm) in reply to FenwayKing

    I agree with OP - yeah go ahead and celebrate(your advancing) but it's not a fucking championship.

    Then again I'm still opposed to the wildcard bullshit (i'm old school)
  12. d1am0ndc d1am0ndc is offline

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    Oct 12th, 2010 (10/12/2010 1:55pm) in reply to FenwayKing

     
    Originally Posted by FenwayKing View Post

    I mean...why not?

    they play a fucking game for a living. what's the big deal if they spend a few hours celebrating accomplishing the first step of a 3 part process to their goal? like who really cares...?

    Gotta agree with this here
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    Oct 12th, 2010 (10/12/2010 2:07pm) in reply to d1am0ndc

    baseball gets alot less teams into the playoffs then any other sport. Just making it is huge. Winning a series is even bigger. I mean half the hockey teams make it. 12 from NFL make it. Half the NBA teams make it.
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