Saturday, July 21, 2007
PHILLIES NEWS
With the Mets having lost earlier in the day, the Phils really needed another win tonight, to pull back to within 5 games of first in the NL East. Jamie Moyer toughed out 6 and 2/3rd innings, allowing just 4 runs on 8 hits, while striking out 6. Meanwhile, David Wells was lit up for 7 runs on 7 hits. Ryan Howard, alone, accounted for 5 of them with a 3 run homer in the 1st inning, a solo shot in the 4th inning and an RBI single in the 5th inning. Wes Helms also followed Howard's solo homer a couple batters later with a 2 run homer. By the time Wells left the game the Phils were up 7-1 and appeared headed to victory, but someone didn't tell Milton Bradley that the game was over. Bradley tripled and scored in the 5th, then hit a 2 run homer in the 7th and suddenly the lead was down to 7-4. Fortunately, the Phils weren't done yet either. The Bullpen shutout San Diego through the 8th inning, and the Phils came up with a final rally in the top of the 9th to put it away for good. Aaron Rowand singled in a one out run, Greg Dobbs hit a pinch bases loaded single to plate 2 more runs, and Carlos Ruiz doubled to clear the bases. By the time the smoke finally cleared the Phils were up laughingly 12-4 and not surprisingly that's how it ended. So the Phils are back over .500 again at 49-48 and as noted are back to within 5 games of the first place Mets. Thus, life remains beautiful.
Friday, July 20, 2007
PHILLIES NEWS
After a tough 1-0 loss last night the Phils really needed this one and with former Padre Adam Eaton on the mound they got it. Eaton went 5 and 2/3rd innings allowing just 2 runs on 7 hits, while striking out 6. Of course for the offensively inept Padres 2 runs and 7 hits seems like 10 runs and 12 hits. In other words the Phils realized early on that they were going to have to get their own offense going if they were to win this one. From start to finish, that's exactly what they did. Shane Victorino singled, stole second, and scored in the 1st inning. Chase Utley walked and scored on a double by Aaron Rowand, Ryan Howard scored on a fielder's choice, and Rowand scored on a single by Eaton, the pitcher, who helped himself out. Chase Utley crushed a two out two run homer to dead center field in the 7th inning. Finally in the 8th inning, Micheal Bourn replaced Pat Burrell as a pinch runner, and scored on a single by Jimmy Rollins. In all the Phils put up 7 runs on 11 hits. Meanwhile, the Phils bullpen had quite an adventure, pitching into not one, not two, not three, but four jams, in 4 consecutive innings. Even the closer, Antonio Alfonseca, put two on with two out in the 9th. Fortunately, with a little, okay, a lot of luck they managed to pitch out of every single one of them, as Alfonseca got his 7th save of the season, and the Phils won 7-3, to get back to .500 again at 48-48. Unfortunately the Mets won today as well, so the Phils remain 6 games out of first, but life is still beautiful again anyway.
SIXERS NEWS
The Sixers finished summer league play with yet another win, but once again no one cares. Anyway Louis Williams led the way with 28 points, while Louis Amundson chipped in with 14. In all the Sixers went 8-2 in summer league(3-2 in Vegas, 5-0 in Utah's rocky mountain revue). Louis Williams led the Sixers with 24 points per game, and Louis Amundson chipped with 15 points and 9.8 rebounds per game. Coincidentally both Williams and Amundson are up for league MVP for their efforts during the Rocky Mountain Revue.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
PHILLIES NEWS
With Cole Hamels pitching tonight in his hometown of San Diego it was sure bet he would have a good night. Unfortunately, Padres' ace Chris Young was just a little bit better. While Hamels went 7 solid innings, allowing just 1 run on 2 hits while striking out 3, Young went 7 masterful innings blanking the Phils on 3 hits, while striking out 6. Even when he got into a jam Young was a step ahead of the Phils, as he pitched around Ryan Howard each time, and forced out Aaron Rowand to end each inning. The Padres league best bullpen then kept the Phils scoreless the rest of the way as they fell in frustrating fashion 1-0. The Phils did actually have one last chance in the 9th inning after Rowand walked and Pat Burrell singled to put the tying run on second with one out. In the end, legendary Padres closer Trevor Hoffman proved to be too much as he fooled Greg Dobbs and Carlos Ruiz into game-ending strikeouts. So the Phils now drop back under .500 at 47-48 and are now back to 6 games behind the first place Mets who defeated the Dodgers tonight. Thus, life still sucks.
PHILLIES NEWS
The Phils finished their 3 game series today with Dodgers with a chance to take the series with a win. With Kyle Kendrick(the Phils are 5-1 in games he starts) on the mound that seemed a virtual lock. For once though Kendrick got roughed up, as he went only 5 and 1/3rd innings ,while allowing 5 runs on 7 hits for his first career loss. Despite the efforts of Ryan Howard, who homered and scored 3 runs and Pat Burrell who collected 2 hits and an RBI the Phils fell 5-4. with 3 runs in the first 3 innings the Phils led early 3-1, but a 4th inning Dodger rally, put up them up 4-3. The Phils tied it at 4 in the 5th, then fell behind again 5-4 in the 6th. In the end in the final 4 innings the talented Dodger bullpen proved too overpowering for the Phils who collected only 1 hit and o runs after the 6th inning. They did however have one final chance in the top of 9th. Greg Dobbs singled with one out and then was replaced by pinch runner Micheal Bourn, who promptly stole second to put the tying run only 180 feet away from home with just one out. Unfortunately Jimmy Rollins flied out, and Shane "the flyin Hawaiian" Victorino grounded out on the first pitch he saw to end the game. So the Phils drop back to .500 at 47-47, but once the Braves and Mets both lost and the Phils did not lose any ground in the NL East. Life still sucks though.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
PHILLIES NEWS
After consecutive blowout losses the Phils really needed a win today to turn things around. With young J.D Durbin on the mound, that seemed like it would be quite an ominous task for the Phils tonight, but they made it look easy. On the night every Phillies starter had at least one hit, and even Durbin collected the first 3 hits of his career. In all, the Phils clobbered the Dodgers for 15 runs on 26 hits. For a while, it seemed as if every other Dodger pitch wound up a Phils hit, as Chase Utley collected 3 hits and 3 RBIs, Ryan Howard homered twice, and knocked in 4 runs, Aaron Rowand collected 5 hits, including a solo homer, and pushed across 2 runs, Shane Victorino collected 5 hits, 2 RBIs, and 2 runs scored, Jimmy Rollins collected 3 hits and 2 runs scored, Pat Burrell, collected 2 hits, including a solo homer(the 200th of his career), and 1 RBI, and finally Wes Helms collected a hit and 2 RBIs. In fact, the only Phils in the lineup, aside from the pitcher, who failed to knock in a run were Jimmy Rollins and catcher Chris Coste, but even Coste had a hit and a run scored. As for the pitching, it was Durbin's night, as he went 6 innings, allowing just 1 run on 6 hits for his 1st career win in 3 starts. On another positive pitching note Tom "Flash" Gordon finally returned to action (he rejoined the team yesterday, but didn't get in the game) and pitched a scoreless 9th inning while allowing just one hit. Now, that doesn't necessarily mean that he's locked and loaded and ready to be the Phils closer again (he'll have actually save a game first), but it's a start. So, the Phils are back over .500 again at 47-46, but remain in 3rd place, 5 games behind the Mets who also won tonight. Still, life is beautiful again.
SIXERS NEWS
The Sixers continued summer league play today with yet another win, but once again who cares. Anyway, Louis Williams led the way again with 24 points, Thaddeus Young dropped in 18 points, and Jason Smith chipped in with 13. Unfortunately Smith also sprained his ankle and left the game early. Fortunately, MRIs on the ankle came back negative, so although he will miss the rest of summer league play, he will likely still be ready for the regular season in November.
Monday, July 16, 2007
PHILLIES NEWS
After finally realizing the 10,000th loss in franchise history, the Phils traveled to L.A today to begin a 3 game set with the Dodgers, currently 1st in the NL West. As if the jet lag the team was probably suffering from wasn't enough, they were also faced with having to go up against the NL's winningest pitcher thus far this season, in 10-1 Brad Penny. Anyway, if the Phils were suffering from jet lag they didn't show it early on. Jimmy Rollins leadoff the game with a walk, then stole 2nd. advanced to 3rd on a rare throwing error by Russell Martin, and finally scored on a single by Chase Utley. Unfortunately, after that the jet lag set in and 10 hits and 10 runs off Jamie Moyer later, the Dodgers were up 10-1 through 6 innings. For once the Phils bullpen actually didn't allow anymore runs the rest of the way, but it was too little too late. Just Like last night the Phils scored a couple meaningless runs, this time in the 8th inning on a double by Chase Utley, and a two out single by Aaron Rowand, to make the final score a slightly less laughable 10-3. So the Phils are back down to .500 again at 46-46, but fortunately the Braves and Mets both lost tonight as well. Thus, the Phils didn't lose any ground in the NL East, but life still sucks again anyway.
SIXERS NEWS
Another summer league game and another win for the Sixers, but once again no one cares. Anyway Louis Williams led the way with 31 points, Bobby Jones put 15 points, Louis Amundson dropped in 14 points, and Jason Smith chipped in with 11.
Sunday, July 15, 2007
PHILLIES NEWS
Well this is it Phils fans, the big one, number 10,000, that's loss number 10,000 to you neophytes out there and you know what, were all damn proud of it. Well, okay maybe not management, but anyway the Phils picked one hell of a loss for number 10,000. Adam Eaton got the start tonight, and was racked for 6 runs on 10 hits. He didn't even get out of the 5th inning, as the Cards homered off of him twice, with Albert Pujols launching one to dead center field and Chris Duncan lining one to left field. Still, at that point it was only 6-0 Cards, so the Phils still had a chance. However, they loaded the bases in the bottom of the inning and failed to get runs off it. Then after Jose Mesa kept St.Louis off the board in the 6th, Brian Sanches came into relieve him in the 7th and it all got away from the Phils. The Cards hit not one, not two, but three homers off Sanches in the 7th, with Albert Pujols, Adam Kennedy, and Juan Encarnacion all hitting solo shots for a 9-0 Cards lead. Ryan Ludwick then led off the 8th with another solo shot off Sanches, who was still in the game for some reason, and suddenly it was a 10-0 Cards lead. The Phils wound up scoring a couple meaningless runs in the 9th, on a solo homer by Micheal Bourn (the first of his career) and a double by Chase Utley, to make the final score 10-2. So the Phils drop to 46-45, and back to 5 games behind the Mets for first in the NL East. Thus, life sucks again.
SIXERS NEWS
The Sixers continued summer league play today by routing the Utah Jazz, but once again who cares. Anyway, John Cox(some guard from the d-league), led the way with 20 points, while 1st round pick Jason Smith scored 19. Also Louis Amundson put a double, double, with 15 points and 15 rebound, Bobby Jones dropped 14, Derrick Byars put up 13 and Herbert Hill chipped in with an even 10 points.
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