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Sunday, July 25 posted at 4:03 PM Coming into a game a week or so ago, Eric Milton was supported by more offensive runs than any other pitcher in the National League. It's that stat that kept many people from judging Milton as one of the best pitchers in the league, despite his excellent record. Well, today Milton showed he didn't need all that help. (But maybe just a little.) Milton went eight innings without giving up a hit in a game that looked to become one of the most memorable of the season. Then, ninth inning, the Cubs got a hit on a shallow center fly slightly misplayed by Doug Glanville. And then the Cubs hit again. And again. Within just a couple minutes, the no-no was blown, and the game was tied. Typical Philadelphia sports moment. But ... this game will, no doubt, be memorable. Milton's pitching was fantastic. Though we can't expect our starting rotation to have similar feats all the time, it's nice to see one of our guys step up every once in a while. After all, we almost had our THIRD complete-pitched game of the season. 12 strikeouts, 1 walk, 3 hits, 2 earned runs. Eight and 2/3 innings. Well done, Milton. Pat Burrell came to the plate in the ninth with Thome on second and you could see his confidence. Burrell is very easy to read in that respect, you have to admit. When Pat's not confident, he looks like he's batting in his sleep. When he's confident, he looks like a baseball player. You can see the intensity, and this was very apparent in the ninth, just before he rocketed a single in right-center to send Thome home to win the game. It was a moment for Burrell. It was a moment for the Phillies. GameStar runnerup is Utley, who knocked in the Phils' first two runs, one on a sac fly, the other with a homerun in the 6th. 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. ------------

Sunday, July 25

posted at 4:03 PM

Coming into a game a week or so ago, Eric Milton was supported by more offensive runs than any other pitcher in the National League. It's that stat that kept many people from judging Milton as one of the best pitchers in the league, despite his excellent record.

Well, today Milton showed he didn't need all that help.

(But maybe just a little.)

Milton went eight innings without giving up a hit in a game that looked to become one of the most memorable of the season. Then, ninth inning, the Cubs got a hit on a shallow center fly slightly misplayed by Doug Glanville. And then the Cubs hit again. And again.

Within just a couple minutes, the no-no was blown, and the game was tied. Typical Philadelphia sports moment.

But ... this game will, no doubt, be memorable.

Milton's pitching was fantastic. Though we can't expect our starting rotation to have similar feats all the time, it's nice to see one of our guys step up every once in a while. After all, we almost had our THIRD complete-pitched game of the season.

12 strikeouts, 1 walk, 3 hits, 2 earned runs. Eight and 2/3 innings. Well done, Milton.

Pat Burrell came to the plate in the ninth with Thome on second and you could see his confidence. Burrell is very easy to read in that respect, you have to admit. When Pat's not confident, he looks like he's batting in his sleep. When he's confident, he looks like a baseball player. You can see the intensity, and this was very apparent in the ninth, just before he rocketed a single in right-center to send Thome home to win the game. It was a moment for Burrell. It was a moment for the Phillies.

GameStar runnerup is Utley, who knocked in the Phils' first two runs, one on a sac fly, the other with a homerun in the 6th.

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