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Alyssa Milano was a little down after the Dodgers lost at Philly in Game Two of the NLCS. She wanted to know how that loss happened. But FOX cut short the post-game show. So, she did what any fan would do....she called Kevin Kennedy.

KEVIN: HI ALYSSA.

Me: That was painful. I started getting weepy when the game was over. I am miserable. I want to vomit.

KEVIN: SO SORRY MY PREDICTION DIDN'T COME TRUE. THOUGHT THEY WOULD SPLIT THERE. MY GUT DID HAVE A CONCERN THOUGH BECAUSE BILLS [CHAD BILLINGSLY] NEEDS MORE CONFIDENCE IN HIMSELF TO KEEP THE EDGE.

Me: It was painful. What do you think the difference in him was tonight compared to the Chicago series? He certainly seemed confident then.

KEVIN: IN CHICAGO, THEY WERE UP 0-1. TONIGHT THEY WERE DOWN 1-0. HE PUT TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON HIMSELF THAT HE HAD TO BE TOO FINE WITH HIS STUFF. HIS CURVEBALL WAS HIS BEST PITCH EARLY AND HIS COMMAND OF HIS CUTTER AND FASTBALL WASN'T THERE YET. SO AS A CATCHER YOU RECOGNIZE THAT, AND GO TO THAT WHEN YOU NEED AN OUT WHILE TRYING TO STILL CULTIVATE THE FASTBALL. NURTURE IT ALONG AS YOU FEEL THE FLOW OF THE GAME. PHILS WEREN'T TOUCHING HIS OVERHAND CURVEBALL.

The main thing that I learned from this entry. Ms. Milano does not listen to the home radio announcers while watching the television broadcast...How do I know this...Here is a part from early in the post:

The postseason is such an odd thing. I was 16 the last time we made it this far (don't start). Everything feels so different. Am I right? It is still your team, your boys, your uni's, but it all feels totally different for some reason. SOOOOOO much is on the line with every pitch. And to make matters worse, you are listening to guys call the game that are not your guys. No Vin. No Charlie. No Steve. Everything just feels different.

No mention of Jerry Reuss, who only does games on the Dodger radio broadcasts. This breaks my heart.