Late inning double wins the game.
The Good: Pat the Bat, enough said. Like I said before, I can easily ignore Howard’s strikeouts when he wins the game with a base hit. Not a fan of Myers going two innings, but at least for today, it worked out for the Phillies. Victorino AND Rollins both getting two stolen bases.
The Bad:
I don’t care if my team was the one that came out with the win, I still feel bad for Matt Holliday. That’s a terrible way to lose a ball game. But it was pretty funny. First he can’t pick up the ball, then it scurries behind him and he is clueless of where it is, priceless. But once again, it’s a win. Three runs allowed in 6.0 innings isn’t bad. And once again Lohse kept them in the ball game. This was a good game and is exactly what they had/have to do. Forget scoreboard watching, they need to win as many games/series that they possibly can. And this I a good start for the final stretch.
Wrigley Field is a beautiful stadium and I plan on attending a few games one day in the near future with my father. My favorite part about that stadium is the fences. No, not the ivy, but the fences, on the fences. The extended fence that sticks out towards the field on the top of the fence is what should be on every stadium. It’s the easiest way to avoid problems like the disputed homerun/ground-rule double call in the 4th inning. While it may not be as beautiful as the flowers that are on top of the Phillies wall, it is much more practical. It keeps the fans a good 6-7 feet from interfering with a ball that is “in-play.” I guess those old architects knew what they were doing.
There’s bad, and then there’s Eaton bad. An ERA of 6.28 after 144.2 innings pitched is an incredible number. Even when the Phillies provide him with runs he still cannot scrap together a win. A 5-run lead in the 4th innings was not enough for Mr. Eaton in his last start against
Last start (9/2): ND / 6.0 / 5 ER / 6 H / 1 BB / 5 SO /
Franklin Morales is a rookie that is coming into his fifth start. His longest start has only been 5.1 innings, has given up 12 runs in 17.1 innings pitched, and has allowed 8 walks and 7 strikeouts. While most of these numbers look bad, including the batting average right-handed hitters (.404). However, one thing he does have going for him is that lefties are only batting .143.
Last start (9/4): ND / 3.0 / 5 ER / 6 H / 0 BB / 1 SO /
Last words . . . I really like J.C. Romero, he has the potential to be a 8th (mabye 9th) inning guy.
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Posted on September 11, 2007 by Soss | Filed Under Baseball, Philadelphia, Phillies, Philly Sports, Professional Sports
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