2008 NLCS Gm3: Dodgers, Phillies empty benches in 3rd

10/12/08: The benches clear in the middle of the 3rd when tempers flare surrounding brushback pitches thrown by both teams

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[lovesgucci]

“Why Can’t We Be Friends” playing in the background at the stadium is priceless!!! 😭

Amazing series!! Go Phils!

[хаос_царствует]

I love that " Why cant we be friends " is playing

[craigmckenzie]

Thing I always loved about baseball, it's the only time or place where a one on one fight turns into 40 on 40 fight in less than a minute!

[bigdaddy]

I was 11 when this game happened I remember it so clearly wow time flies

[mylovesongs]

Larry Bowa, coach for the Dodgers who played for the Phillies in the 70's. Davey Lopes, coach for the Phillies, who played for the Dodgers in the 70's. You can't make this stuff up.

[paravecchiavince]

Victorino had every right to be pissed off. He understood the situation and was even fine with being thrown at, but not beaned.

[SFK]

Say what you want about Manny Ramirez, but baseball was more fun with him around.

[skully]

That was in 2008!? Wow I still remember watching that game on tv!

[preflix]

russell martin was on the dodgers jeese hes been playing for a long time

[RedDotInABlueState]

Manny Ramirez won the world series a year before this with the Red Sox and Shane Victorino won the world series with the Red Sox five years later.

[johnathancano]

It would of been cool to see this rematch this year in the NLCS

[cazzhmir]

why did manny have to be such a piece of work

[zug]

I don't know how to speak English, but I understand exactly what that Philadelphia batter is trying to say.

[moegerms]

Smh all these kids who don't know Russel Martin was raised as a Dodger...guess what....so what Adrian Beltre and Pedro Martinez.

[worldseries]

Why I STILL have and wear my No18 Kuroda jersey.

[Salvatore]

I never believed McCarver when he would say “I’m thinking the same thing”

[greggmclaughlin]

Letting go of Danny Lopes was the beginning of the end. Phillies plowed right through the Dodgers easily. Manny was butt sore.

[bakon]

I can’t blame people hating the Dodgers during this time. They were so dirty up until Roberts took over.

[joshwonkim]

Both teams won their last World Series by beating Tampa Bay!

[paulstephenduckworth]

I still remember this, and being a long life Phillies fan, watching this from Dodger stadium was wierd. Watching (former dodger) Phillies 1st base coach tell at Dodger Mario Duncan (, 93+ Phillies players and 70 and 80, s player and former Phillies manager Larry Bowa. Who else thought it was wiered.