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Saturday, May 15 posted at 9:22 PM First place. Today's game was simply wild, and I hope all of you had a chance to watch at least part of it. The Phillies set new standards, scoring a season-high 16 runs on a season-high 18 hits. How many homeruns? Just one. This is a very good thing. And look out, but GameStar Jimmy Rollins is now hitting .246, getting four hits today and scoring after each one of them. That's seven hits in the last two games. Take a look below at Rollins' stats from the last 10 games (courtesy of MLB.com, of course). During last Sunday's game when Rollins had four hits, ESPN commentators John Miller and Joe Morgan had said the game could be a turning point in the season for Rollins, and I think that prophecy could turn true. In fact, apparently sometime during that game, or perhaps after it ... or before it, I'm not sure, Joe Morgan lent a little batting advice to Rollins, according to the MLB.com article that was written that night. "He made sure to tell me to stay up on the fastball because if I drop my hands it makes it impossible to get up there," Rollins said. Well, thanks for the advice, Joe. If indeed Rollins is following your guidance, we all truly appreciate it. Star runnerup would easily be Abreu, now hitting .273, who doubled, walked, singled, walked, sacrificed for an RBI in the 7th, and homered. Altogether, he had 5 RBIs and scored 4 times. Abreu and Burrell are now tied for 4th place in the National League for RBIs with 30 each. I would have given GameStar to Abreu, but I'm just happy Rollins is doing well. Let's hope it stays that way. Keep clicking Ricky's face, damn it! Said an Inquirer article about today's game: "The Phillies' clubhouse literally shook afterward. With a speaker in each corner of the visitor's clubhouse, the Phillies had the stereo cranked as Usher's 'Yeah' blared. The bass socked passersby like the Phillies socked Elarton." First place feels good, doesn't it? Courtesy of MLB.com 0 comments	Subscribe! Phillies Blogs Phillies Blog A Citizen's Blog Shallow Center Phillies Foul Balls Phillies Nation Phanatic Phollow Up Midway Phillies Phillies Diary We Should Be GM's Phillies Blog 2 Salute Your Phillies Voice of a Die-Hard Phillies Fan Phightin' Phils Phorum EMAIL ME to add your blog Looking for Philadelphia Phillies tickets? CTC has various baseball tickets including Yankees tickets, Red Sox tickets, Nationals tickets, Dodgers tickets, Orioles tickets and Cardinals tickets. We also have Philadelphia 76ers tickets, Eagles tickets, Penn State football tickets and Super Bowl tickets. Archives April 2004 May 2004 June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 March 2005 April 2005 August 2005 September 2005 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 April 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 January 2008 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 August 2008 September 2008 October 2008 November 2008 ----------- Copy Army Copywriting Service. ------------

Saturday, May 15

posted at 9:22 PM

First place.

Today's game was simply wild, and I hope all of you had a chance to watch at least part of it. The Phillies set new standards, scoring a season-high 16 runs on a season-high 18 hits. How many homeruns? Just one. This is a very good thing.

And look out, but GameStar Jimmy Rollins is now hitting .246, getting four hits today and scoring after each one of them. That's seven hits in the last two games.

Take a look below at Rollins' stats from the last 10 games (courtesy of MLB.com, of course).

During last Sunday's game when Rollins had four hits, ESPN commentators John Miller and

Joe Morgan had said the game could be a turning point in the season for Rollins, and I think that prophecy could turn true. In fact, apparently sometime during that game, or perhaps after it ... or before it, I'm not sure, Joe Morgan lent a little batting advice to Rollins, according to the MLB.com article that was written that night.

"He made sure to tell me to stay up on the fastball because if I drop my hands it makes it impossible to get up there," Rollins said.

Well, thanks for the advice, Joe. If indeed Rollins is following your guidance, we all truly appreciate it.

Star runnerup would easily be Abreu, now hitting .273, who doubled, walked, singled, walked, sacrificed for an RBI in the 7th, and homered. Altogether, he had 5 RBIs and scored 4 times. Abreu and Burrell are now tied for 4th place in the National League for RBIs with 30 each. I would have given GameStar to Abreu, but I'm just happy Rollins is doing well. Let's hope it stays that way. Keep clicking Ricky's face, damn it!

Said an Inquirer article about today's game: "The Phillies' clubhouse literally shook afterward. With a speaker in each corner of the visitor's clubhouse, the Phillies had the stereo cranked as Usher's 'Yeah' blared. The bass socked passersby like the Phillies socked Elarton."

First place feels good, doesn't it?

Courtesy of MLB.com

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