Archive for August, 2008
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Saturday, August 30th, 2008For the third straight game the story was the same for the Phillies. Only the names have changed — this time is was Clay Condrey who gave up the big blow in a close game. Condrey surrendered a solo shot to Alfonso Soriano in the bottom of the seventh in a 2-2 game […]
Kinda makes you wonder how bad it could be if they weren’t rested
Friday, August 29th, 2008For the second game in a row the eighth inning didn’t go real well for the Phillies. After the pen entered the eighth on Wednesday with a 3-2 lead and gave up four, last night the Phils led 4-1 going into the eighth and gave up five. There was a big difference between […]
Close, but no Santana
Thursday, August 28th, 2008The task facing the Phillies last night was a bit daunting — try to beat the Mets with Kyle Kendrick facing Johan Santana coming off a game where the Phils had called on their pen to thrown ten innings. They almost pulled it off. They led 3-2 with two outs and nobody on […]
Seriously, though, if I mentioned the third baseman’s name, who did I say is playing third?
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008Another unbelievable game between the Phillies and Mets last night and again the Phils figure out a way to come out the winners. Down 7-0 in the fourth, the Phils scored eight unanswered runs to win in thirteen innings. After Jamie Moyer was hit hard and left early, the bullpen held New York […]
And if someone can just locate Ryan Howard they should be all set
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008The Phillies came in to their four-game set with the Dodgers winners of three of their last four but scuffling to put runs on the board. Their big hitters, Rollins, Utley, Burrell and Howard, all weren’t hitting and the rest of the offense seemed to be following their lead. They had scored 19 […]
Phils walk away Feliz
Monday, August 25th, 2008Coming into the season there was a lot of hope that a move to Philadelphia could mean big changes for Pedro Feliz. A new lineup and a new park, many thought, couldn’t hurt and might help. For the fans who felt that way, Feliz’s season has been mostly disappointing. Feliz has given […]
LA Story rewrite a hit with Philadelphia audiences
Sunday, August 24th, 2008If Cole Hamels survives the shock everything will be just fine. After scoring a total of eight runs in his previous four starts, the Phils put nine on the board as they topped the Dodgers yesterday afternoon. Pat Burrell led the offense with five RBI.
Coming into the game Burrell had four RBI over […]
East Coste gangsta
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008The Phillies have quietly, very, very, quietly, won four of five and five of their last seven. It sure doesn’t seem that way. It seems like every game, every inning has been a hopeless battle to score runs. Last night they finally broke one open, though. Utley and Howard, both slogging […]
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