Saturday, May 05, 2007
PHILLIES NEWS
Just like yesterday the Phils scored first and just like yesterday they still lost. Jon Lieber was ineffective in 6 innings of work as he allowed 4 runs on 7 hits including Barry Bond's 744th career homer. The Phils meanwhile managed only 2 runs in through innings and although they tacked on a couple late runs it was too late. The Giants countered with 5 late runs including homers by Eliezer Alfonzo and Pedro Feliz, to win again 9-4. Once again a tough loss for the Phils as they fall to just 13-17 on the year. Life Still sucks.
Friday, May 04, 2007
PHILLIES NEWS
With Jamie Moyer on the mound for tonight's game if seemed like there was a good chance that the Phils would win their second in a row over the Giants but it wasn't to be. The Phils went up early 2-0 in the first inning and Moyer coasted through 6 scoreless innings to open the game. However, in the 7th inning the wheels came off. Moyer walked Barry Bonds to start the inning then allowed singles to Bengie Molina and Pedro Feliz, loading the bases with 2 outs for pinch hitter Eliezer Alfonzo who of course cleared the bases with a double, to put the Giants up 3-2 and well they never looked back, and wound up winning 6-2. Tough loss for the Phils, and tough luck for Jamie Moyer. Life sucks again.
Thursday, May 03, 2007
PHILLIES NEWS
Wet, wacky and wild that's what tonight's game in San Fransisco was. The Wet was annoying intermittent rain showers that kept slowing down the game and reeking havoc on pitcher's throwing motions and hitter's swings. The Wild was 9 runs scored by the Phils through the first 4 innings on two triples by Jimmy Rollins, doubles by Chase Utley and Pat Burrell, 3 singles by Shane Victorino and even a bloop single by Carlos Ruiz. The Wild was also 5 runs scored by the Giants in the 8th inning, cutting a 9-2 Phillies lead all the way down to 9-7. The Wacky was 300+, yes 300+ combined pitches thrown by the two teams, as neither got much out of their starters, with the Giant's Matt Cain lasting 3 innings, and the Phils Adam Eaton lasting just 5 innings. Neither got too much out of their bullpens either, particularly San Fransisco whose bullpen allowed 2 runs on 5 hits. Still, the most significant of those 300+ pitches were the final 16 thrown by Brett Myers who came in to close it in the 9th, replacing Tom Gordon at least for the moment, as Gordon remains back in Philly getting x-rays and treatment on his arm which is once again tightening up like it did during spring training. Anyway, those 16 pitches, produced 0 hits , 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout, and the 1st save of Brett Myer's career. Not bad for a first timer and further evidence that he and not Tom Gordon, should be the Phils closer. So there you have it, wet, wild, wacky, and a big 9-7 win for the Phils improving their record to 13-15. Life is beautiful.
EAGLES NEWS
The Eagles signed free agent defensive tackle Luke Scott today to a 1 year deal. Scott spent last season with the Chicago Bears and should compete for playing time on the Eagles along with Broderick Bunkley, Monte Reagor, and Sam Rayburn among others.
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
PHILLIES NEWS
One word describes tonight's game, frustration. Freddy Garcia hasn't exactly been at his best thus far this season, as he has yet to get past the 6th inning in any of his starts, and tonight was no exception. Garcia lasted only 5 innings, but he battled pretty well and managed to hold the Braves to 3 runs through those 5 innings. Meanwhile, Ryan Howard crushed a 3-run homer in the top of the 6th inning to knot at 3. You'd think that would give Garcia even more resolve to come out strong in the bottom of 6th, but he wasn't even able to record an out in the inning, instead loading the bases with one out, before being replaced by Geoff Geary. Geary managed to get out of the inning but not before giving up a run, for a 4-3 Braves lead. Still, only trailing by a run with 3 innings to play, you'd think the Phils would still be able to make a run at it, think again. In the final 3 innings the Phils had exactly one baserunner, and the that was Greg Dobbs after a single in the 9th inning with two outs. Of course, Rod Barajas, followed the single by swinging at the first pitch he saw and flying out to end the game. Yeah, it doesn't get much more frustrating than that, as the Phils are now 1-5 against the Braves this season and just 12-15 overall. Life Sucks.
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
PHILLIES NEWS
It started out as a shaky night but once Cole Hamels got settled it was all she wrote. Hamels began the night by allowing 3 runs in the first inning including a two run homer by Chipper Jones. The Phils picked Hamels up though and came right back in the 2nd inning with 4 runs of their own. A passed ball scored one run, a ground out by Jimmy Rollins scored another, a single by Aaron Rowand scored a third and a bases loaded walk by Pat Burrell capped it off by scoring a 4th run. Aaron Rowand made it 5-3 with an RBI single in the 3rd inning that scored Jayson Werth and Rod Barajas slammed a homer in the 7th to make it 6-3 and that's all Hamels would need. Following the first inning Hamels then went 6 scoreless innings in a row, until Chipper Jones homered again in the 8th to cut the lead to 6-4. Brett Myers then replaced Hamels and finished off the 8th, turning it over to Flash Gordon in the 9th who actually got a 1-2-3 save in the 9th, clinching a 6-4 Phils victory to improve their record to 12-14. Like I said, there's always tomorrow.
Monday, April 30, 2007
PHILLIES NEWS
If you blinked , you might have missed tonight's game in Atlanta which lasted just over 2 hours as fast working pitchers Jon Lieber and Tim Hudson got locked in a pitcher's duel. Lieber went 7 innings, allowing just 2 runs on 7 hits, while striking out 2. Hudson was just a bit better going 8 innings, while allowing just 2 runs on 4 hits. The two teams scratched a couple runs in the 5th and 6th innings and thus found themselves tied going into the 9th inning. The Phils went down in order in the top of the inning at the hands of interim closer, Mike Gonzalez, in place of veteran Bob Wickman who was recently placed on the DL. For the Phils Antonio Alfonseca came in to pitch the 9th after Brett Myers survived the 8th inning without incident. Alfonseca got one out but then walked the next batter and allowed Chipper Jones to single, putting two on with only one out for slugger Andrew Jones. After getting one strike on Jones, Alfonseca fired a high fastball right down the middle and Jones didn't miss it. You probably know what happened next, the ball landed in the seats about 5 rows back and that was it, game over , 5-2, thrilling victory for the Braves ,and agonizing loss for the Phils.
EAGLES NEWS
Well, they did it, Dhani Jones is gone. With the free agent signing of Takeo Spikes it was just a matter of time before this happened. Basically, the Eagles released Dhani Jones today, and have now penned in Chris Gocong whom they drafted last year as his replacement on the strong side. Spikes will start on the weak side and Jeremiah Trotter will likely start in the middle, although Omar Gaither who filled in on the weak side at the end of last season is likely to compete with him for the spot.
Sunday, April 29, 2007
PHILLIES NEWS
With the 3rd largest crowd in the history of Citizen's Bank Park on hand for today's game, the always popular Phanatic's birthday game, they needed to have something good to watch and Jamie Moyer gave it to them. For 6 and 2/3rd innings Moyer no-hit the Marlins, who had pounded Phillies pitching for 2 days. Unfortunately, just 7 agonizing outs from history, Moyer gave up a double to Miguel Cabrera which just barely flew over the outstretched glove of 3rd baseman Abraham Nunez. Moyer stayed positive though and wound up going 7 and 2/3rds scoreless innings while striking out 5 and allowing just 2 hits. For their part the Phils lineup did just enough to win. Chase Utley had an RBI single on the 1st inning, Jayson Werth starting in place of Pat Burrell, had a 2 RBI single in the 6th inning with the bases loaded, and Greg "Roy Hobbs" Dobbs had a pinch hit bases clearing double in the 8th inning, which scored 3 runs. In all the Phils scratched out 6 runs, enough to win easily 6-1 and improve their record to 11-13. So, once again when the Phils really needed it, they got a gem out of Jamie Moyer to recover from yesterday's embarrassment.
EAGLES NEWS
The Eagles finished their draft today with two picks in the 5th round, one in the 6th, and one in the 7th. With the 159th pick of the 5th round the Eagles finally got a safety, C.J Gaddis, from Clemson, the same school from which the Eagles drafted perennial pro-bowl safety Brian Dawkins. Gaddis proved to be a very versatile while at Clemson playing at both safety positions, cornerback, kick-returner, and even quarterback for their scout team. Basically, he's the kind of guy that the Eagles can plug in anywhere and get good production out of, and obviously that's what they're looking for out of him. Three picks later the Eagles took Cincinnati TE Matt Celek with the 162nd pick in the 5th round. In his career Celek had 91 career receptions for 1,135 yards and 14 touchdowns, numbers good enough for him to be the Eagles 3rd tight end behind L.J Smith and Matt Schobel. In the 6th round with the 201st pick the Eagles took CB Rashad Barksdale out of division 1-AA Albany. Barksdale is a physical specimen at 6-2 210 Lbs and with a time of 4.38 in the 40 yard dash. Hopefully, he'll give the Eagles the depth at CB that they didn't have last season. Finally, with their last pick, the 236th pick in the 7th round, the Eagles took Hawaii FB Nate Ilaoa. In 37 career games Ilaoa rushed 1,689 yards and 20 touchdowns on 222 carries, while taking in 151 receptions for 1,694 yards and 9 touchdowns. Those are pretty good numbers for a fullback and although the Eagles already have capable Thomas Tapeh at FB, Ilaoa could fit in with the Eagles somewhere and just give them one more weapon on offense.
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