-Obviously the Phillies needed to win, and they did off a rested Cliff Lee. This was the easy part of the uphill battle as they return to Yankee Stadium down three games to two to New York.
–Player of the Game: Chase Utley. Utley’s bat has been big in the Phillies two wins, getting two home runs in each. His two dingers with four RBIs got them the lead and provided the eventual game winner. Bruce—I could mke a strong … Read More »
This is a great matchup between two very solid teams that have the ability to win big. It starts on Wednesday, and here are my thoughts on the advantages:
Hitting-
The Phillies have a solid combination of power and speed. Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, and Jayson Werth are a powerful 3-4-5 in the lineup that can all hit the long ball well. Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino are a good 1-2 on the basepaths, if not with their average. The … Read More »
It’s just a matter of time before baseball gets a great matchup. the Phillies with a revitalized Brad Lidge (3 saves 1 win and a 0.00 ERA in Postseason) will take on the the Arod led Mercenaries who went out and bought the best 2 available players in CC and Tex. CC has come through bigtime in post season. Tex is 3-28 with lots of praise of his fielding. The Mercenaries have attended the Oriole School of baserunning however, as … Read More »
Monday night it took an ex-Oriole to ruin a perfect game for Andy Petite. Last night the Yanks had their version of Home Run Derby at Camden Yards. Chris Ray was just——–forget about it. 14-31 since the All Star Game. Camden Yards seemed like it was in the Bronx the past 2 nights.
