Schadenfreude

Schadenfreude SHa-den-FROID. noun. definition: pleasure derived from another person's misfortune.

I had a big case of Schadenfreude last night when the Dodgers went down in flames at Dodger Stadium to the Phillies. It was even better than if they hadn't made the playoffs. As a Giants fan, it was the greatest. That's Manny at right, of course, having Manny problems in Game 3 (credit: Washington Post).

Callers on Damon Bruce's excellent Sportsphone 680 show last night were going bananas about the Dodgers losing. Also, former Giant Pedro "Pete Happy" Feliz is headed to the World Series wearing a Phillies uniform. This, a guy who made an art of the K during his time as a Giant, swinging at balls in the dirt daily. Life is not fair, especially for former Phillie Aaron "I broke my nose for that team" Rowand. Life is not fair.

Now we have Charlie Manuel's gol-dang Phillies versus what looks to be a firing-on-all-cylinders Rays in the World Series. The Bank and the Trop are the venues. What a way to finish a weird 2008. I can't wait until an "instant" replay home run decides the whole thing.