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Tuesday, June 8 posted at 11:40 PM "What is this a homerun derby?" -- Harry Kalas I must say I was very excited to watch this game. Madson's first start. The return of Polanco. I left work early to ensure I wouldn't miss a pitch. Larry Bowa had said he would be happy if Madson threw a good four innings. Personally, I was hoping for a no-hitter. I was that confident. Apparently, Madson wasn't. Things started out kinda nice. A three-run lead thanks to a homerun by Thome. And then it was the Phils turn to pitch, and everything fell apart. Madson gave up three homeruns and a total of six runs. He was pulled before the first inning was over. His ERA shot from 1.07 to 2.62. There is a bright side to this. The Phils had a fairly productive offensive night with 15 hits and 11 runs scored. Both Rollins and Thome had three hits each. Abreu reached base the most times with two hits and two walks. Had the Phils' offense not stalled out from the third through the seventh, the Phils could have easily won this game. (Easy to say now, of course.) Despite how painful this game was to watch, the Phillies were only down by three runs at the game's end. Not incredibly bad considering we managed to put 11 on the board. 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. ------------

Tuesday, June 8

posted at 11:40 PM

"What is this a homerun derby?" -- Harry Kalas

I must say I was very excited to watch this game. Madson's first start. The return of Polanco. I left work early to ensure I wouldn't miss a pitch.

Larry Bowa had said he would be happy if Madson threw a good four innings. Personally, I was hoping for a no-hitter. I was that confident. Apparently, Madson wasn't.

Things started out kinda nice. A three-run lead thanks to a homerun by Thome. And then it was the Phils turn to pitch, and everything fell apart.

Madson gave up three homeruns and a total of six runs. He was pulled before the first inning was over. His ERA shot from 1.07 to 2.62.

There is a bright side to this. The Phils had a fairly productive offensive night with 15 hits and 11 runs scored. Both Rollins and Thome had three hits each. Abreu reached base the most times with two hits and two walks. Had the Phils' offense not stalled out from the third through the seventh, the Phils could have easily won this game. (Easy to say now, of course.) Despite how painful this game was to watch, the Phillies were only down by three runs at the game's end. Not incredibly bad considering we managed to put 11 on the board.

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