PHILLIES NEWS

Well, another night another loss for the phils. If they are not losing ugly like they did last night, they are breaking my heart like they did tonight. After a long rain delay at the onset tonight's game started innocently enough with the phils taking an early 2-0 lead through the first inning and a half, than the wheels came lose from underneath Brett Myers as costly errors by David Bell in the bottom of the second inning and Pat burrell and Bobby Abreu in the third inning led to 6 Nationals runs as they sprinted to what looked like an insurmountable 7-3 lead. Just when it seemed like it was over the Phils decided to prolong my agony with a 5-spot in the top of the seventh inning on homeruns by Chase Utley and Pat burrell to take a short-lived 8-7 lead. Of course the phils bullpen couldn't hold the lead as the Nationals promptly scored the tying run in the bottom of the seventh. Miraculously, the phillies bullpen got the game into extra innings with the score tied at 8, but then in the bottom of the 12th inning Marlon Byrd, the former Phillies prospect of all people, led off with a double then somehow slid underneath Sal Fasano to score the winning run on a RBI single by bench warmer Robert Fick, figures. The final score a heartbreaking 9-8 in 12 innings. Before I end this post I would like to dedicate it to the Phillies bullpen. Thanks guys for ruining my Friday night, I really appreciate it.