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Saturday, July 17 posted at 9:58 AM Ooh, that's a win that feels nice, isn't it? There was never really a point in last night's game when I felt that the Phils had lost control, and that's how it should be every game. Hitting, pitching ... it was the performance of a soon-to-be championship team. Though there was a toss-up for who should earn GameStar, I went with Abreu because, despite the many Phils fans who stubbornly choose to hate him no matter what he does, he is making a great leader for the team. Abreu had two RBIs last night with a homer and a single. He's hitting consistently, now .307. The Star runnerup is, of course, Millwood. Seven innings, just three hits against him. This is the Millwood we're paying so much damn money for. Said Millwood (Courtesy of this MLB.com article): "It may sound selfish, but I think I needed this game more for myself than I needed it for the team. It's huge to get a good win against an NL East team, but to be struggling the way I was, it was more for that than for anything else." Millwood's record is now 7-5, and who knows ... maybe this could be his turnaround for the season. Personally, I tend not to be pessimistic when rooting for the Phils, but I don't think it will be a major turnaround. If Millwood pitches his next two games like he did tonight, maybe then I'll have a little bit more faith in him. Regardless, we're going to need him HEALTHY and CONFIDENT in the post-season. As for the rest of last night's game, the Phils had 12 total hits, with each starter getting at least one, besides Millwood. Rollins had two hits and stole two bases. Thome reached base four times, with a homer, single and two walks. He had three RBIs on the night, and is hitting .291. His homer was 345 feet. Abreu's, by the way, was .410. They were both blasts. Besides the homers, the Phils had no extra-base hits. 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, July 17

posted at 9:58 AM

Ooh, that's a win that feels nice, isn't it?

There was never really a point in last night's game when I felt that the Phils had lost control, and that's how it should be every game. Hitting, pitching ... it was the performance of a soon-to-be championship team.

Though there was a toss-up for who should earn GameStar, I went with Abreu because, despite the many Phils fans who stubbornly choose to hate him no matter what he does, he is making a great leader for the team.

Abreu had two RBIs last night with a homer and a single. He's hitting consistently, now .307.

The Star runnerup is, of course, Millwood.

Seven innings, just three hits against him. This is the Millwood we're paying so much damn money for.

Said Millwood (Courtesy of this MLB.com article): "It may sound selfish, but I think I needed this game more for myself than I needed it for the team. It's huge to get a good win against an NL East team, but to be struggling the way I was, it was more for that than for anything else."

Millwood's record is now 7-5, and who knows ... maybe this could be his turnaround for the season. Personally, I tend not to be pessimistic when rooting for the Phils, but I don't think it will be a major turnaround. If Millwood pitches his next two games like he did tonight, maybe then I'll have a little bit more faith in him. Regardless, we're going to need him HEALTHY and CONFIDENT in the post-season.

As for the rest of last night's game, the Phils had 12 total hits, with each starter getting at least one, besides Millwood.

Rollins had two hits and stole two bases.

Thome reached base four times, with a homer, single and two walks. He had three RBIs on the night, and is hitting .291. His homer was 345 feet. Abreu's, by the way, was .410. They were both blasts.

Besides the homers, the Phils had no extra-base hits.

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