Saturday, May 19, 2007
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils got whacked today and I mean whacked. You would have though that with Jamie Moyer on the hill for tonight's game that they would've had a good chance to get over .500 for the first time all season, but Moyer's presence made no difference. Early on Moyer somehow managed to get out of jams in the 1st and 2nd innings. He wasn't so lucky in the 3rd and 4th innings. Troy Glaus homered in the 3rd, and Lyle Overbay homered in the 4th as the Jays racked up a combined 7 runs in the 2 innings and chased Moyer from the game with only 3 and 1/3rd innings pitched and 7 runs on 8 hits allowed, not exactly the kind of outing the Phils were expecting from him. The Phils meanwhile were held to 2 runs on 4 hits through 6 strong innings pitched by Shawn Marcum. The Phils only highlight in those 6 innings was a solo homer by Chase Utley, his 8th of the season thus far. Still, the Phils only trailed 7-2 going into the 8th inning and given the late inning heroics they have been coming up with lately, you thought maybe they could do it again, by putting up a couple runs in each of the last 2 innings, but the Toronto ensured that wouldn't happen with their performance in the top of the 8th inning. All told they put up 6 more runs including a Matt Stairs Grand Slam off Clay Condrey. That made it 13-2 Jays and that was all she wrote. So once again the Phils are under .500 at 21-22 and life sucks.
Friday, May 18, 2007
PHILLIES NEWS
Jon Lieber pitched 7 strong innings allowing only 3 runs on 6 hits while striking out 7. Meanwhile the Phils put 5 runs in the 5th inning, highlighted by RBI singles by Aaron Rowand and Shane Victorino. Those 5 runs would then be all the Phils would need as Antonio Alfonseca and Brett Myers each pitched scoreless frames in the 8th and 9th innings respectively. The Phils thus got the win 5-3 to open their weekend interleague series against the Blue Jays and are once again at.500 with a 21-21 record. Life is beautiful again. I would talk more but I don't much time tonight, so this will have to do, but tomorrow I'll have a post of normal length so no worries.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils went for the sweep of the Brewers today and they came oh so close. They got a solid effort from Freddy Garcia who went 5 and 2/3rd innings allowing just 2 runs on 7 hits, while striking out 5. Both runs came on solo homers by Gabe Gross who was batting only about .190 coming into today. Meanwhile, for the Phils Pat Burrell hit a solo homer but that would be about all the Phils would get for most of the day as they were dazzled by Brewers ace Ben Sheets to the tune of 7 and 2/3rds innings, only 2 runs on 5 hits, and 8 strikeouts. Not until the 8th inning did the Phils finally get to him as Aaron Rowand doubled and scored to pull the Phils within a run at 3-2. Then in the bottom 9th inning with Brewer closer Francisco Cordero on the hill for the first time of the series, Pat Burrell stepped up again with one out and cracked one and it was going, going, outta here!!!! or so everyone thought. Unfortunately replays and the blank stare of the umpire clearly showed the ball hitting off the top of the wall, just inches short of Citizens Bank's designated homerun line and Burrell was forced to stop at second for a double. Micheal Bourn quickly replaced him as a pinch runner, but he wound stranded there as Wes Helms and Abraham Nunez both hit weak groundouts. So the Brewers salvaged a game, and the Phils lost to fall back under .500 at 20-21. Life Sucks again.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils continued to roll tonight with a masterful performance by Cole Hamels. Despite a 1:32 rain delay at the onset The Bank was rocking all night long as Hamels pitched six perfect innings to open the night. Meanwhile, Aaron Rowand hit a 3 run homer in the 2nd inning and the Phils coasted to an early 5-0 lead. After they tacked on another run in the 6th for a 6-0 lead, Hamels came out for the 7th and walked Rickie Weeks to start the inning and there went the perfect game. The next batter J.J Hardy then homered and there went the no-hitter. Still, Hamels remained resolute, retiring the side in the 7th and the 8th. In all, Hamels went 8 innings allowing 2 runs on 2 hits while striking out 11. Incredibly Hamels himself had 2 hits to equal the Brewer output on the night. Brett Myers then stepped in a non-save situation in the 9th and closed it out with another 1-2-3 inning. Hamels improved to 6-1 on the season, and the Phils finally got back to .500 for the first time since the season began, as they are now 20-20. Unfortunately they still trail the Mets and the Braves by 5 games for 1st in the NL East. Life is still beautiful though.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils are officially on a roll now. Even Adam Eaton, yes Adam Eaton, the biggest question mark in the Phils rotation, had a heck of a game today. Eaton went 7 and 2/3rds innings, allowing just 2 runs on 4 hits, while striking out 5. The Only Mistake Eaton made on the night, was his last pitch to Prince Fielder which ended up deep in the seats in right field and cut the Phils lead at the time to 1. Meanwhile, the Brewers Claudio Vargas didn't fare to badly himself, going 6 innings while allowing only 3 runs on 7 hits, including a homer by Greg Dobbs. Jimmy Rollins and Pat Burrell knocked in the other two runs, and the Phils led 3-1 after 7 innings and seemed on their way to a win. Then in the 8th inning everything changed just like last night. Eaton made his one mistake and suddenly the lead was down to 3-2. Then after finishing off the 8th, Brett Myers opened the 9th by serving up a homerun ball to Johhny Estrada, and suddenly it was tied 3-3. Fortunately for the Phils ,Derrick Turnbow, touched up last night for 4 runs on 4 hits, was waiting in the wings again to pitch the bottom of the 9th and with two outs up-stepped Carlos Ruiz to face him. A few pitches later Ruiz went down and got a Turnbow sinker and watched it fly through air into the seats for a Phils victory. Mobbed by his teammates at home plate Ruiz would later receive the greatest of compliments, as he was pied in the face by Shane Victorino. So again the Phils used some late heroics to defeat Milwaukee and are 19-20, once again just one game under .500. Life is still beautiful.
FLYERS NEWS
The Flyers have recently re-signed youngsters Ben Eager and Scottie Upshall to two year deals. Translation: we like what we've seen from you and we're willing to give you a chance, show us you deserve it.
Monday, May 14, 2007
PHILLIES NEWS
Up against the Brewers, holders of the major league's best record coming in tonight, the Phils seemed destined to turn yesterday's loss into a long losing streak. Fortunately someone forgot to tell the players that they weren't supposed to win. Early on it was all Brewers as Jamie Moyer was touched up for 5 runs on 9 hits, including 2 homers, in only 6 and 1/3rd innings of work. The Phils meanwhile, continued to struggle with only 2 runs on 6 hits through 7 innings, and with both runs coming on a two run homer by Pat Burrell, his only hit of the night. So entering the 8th inning the Phils trailed 6-2 and with the Brewer's bullpen owning one of the top ERAs in the league, things didn't look so good. However, the Brewer bullpen looked more like the Phils bullpen tonight, imploding to the tune of 6 runs and 6 hits, all in the 8th inning and mostly off of Derrick Turnbow who showed why he is no longer the Brewer's closer, allowing 4 runs on 2 hits, as the Phillies rallied all the way back to take an 8-6 lead going into the 9th inning. Brett Myers then came in and closed it out in the 9th for his 4th save of the year. So the Phils came from behind for a big win to improve to 18-20. Life is beautiful again.
Sunday, May 13, 2007
PHILLIES NEWS
Yesterday's game was one of the most exciting you'll ever see, but today's on Mother's day of all days, was one of the least exciting. The Phils fell behind early 2-0 on shotty fielding including 2 errors and Cubs starter Ted Lilly made sure that it would stay that way. Lilly cruised through 8 innings, allowing just 1 run on 3 hits, while striking out six. So futile was the Phil's offense that the only run they scored came on a throwing error in the 8th, and they did not record a single RBI on the day and overall only 4 hits. The Cubs, meanwhile tacked on a couple runs in the 9th inning at that was about all she wrote. The Cubs won 4-1 and the Phils lost a tough one, to drop to 17-20 on the year. Life Sucks again
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