Alright, Followers, so sometimes we just can't get it done. Big Joe looked sharp and they still smack us for 4. Where were the bats today? Hungover on Werths's floor? You can't win them all but that's doesn't mean I have to write about it. Some days the loss is just so boring that it's like trying to find a Jew is Baghdad when it comes to putting it into sentence form. Fuck it. We're all Phillies fans here, right? Why read about what? The game sucked, we got tomorrow to win the series. Right now we can all look at the screenshot that staff contributor Scott Alberts brought to the table today. We need more assholes like this instead of grown-ass men who call themselves dj's running onto our field.
In other news.........
I'm saving the video tour of the National Library of Australia for Monday's edition because no one read that I respect reads blog on Sundays. Until tomorrow sweet Followers, fuck new york and lose some weight!
JSIII
i read blogs on sundays! its my only day to sit and do nothing, drink tea and do all the crosswords in the age.
ReplyDeleteBit of a dull day down the park. The whipping winds was certainly a factor. It was obvious from the gitgo that balls werent going to be deposited over the walls, it would be a matter of who could string together line drives and find holes and in the end, the Knaves did and Phils didnt. Fat Joe did take a 1-hitter into the sixth, but he was fouled off on a ridiculous amount of times and had difficulty putting batters away. During the sixth inning this war of attrition shifted in the Braves favor as instead of Blanton missing bats, the Knaves started connecting on what may have been a gassing Blanton. No real goats of the game to speak of as the Phils just scattered their hits and never really got anything going. Even though the pitching has stepped up as of late, JC Romero is still a cause for concern as he was a mess. Thankfully Mackinin yanked him before his stint got real ugly. I think what JC needs is to pitch a bit more in low leverage situations and for him to work on his control....So, all in all, not the desired result, but one that can be sort of shrugged off. However, this makes todays game significant as I can not accept dropping a home series to a bunch of rummies like the Knaves and Hamels has to follow up his previous gem with a strong start (as in something close to 7+ IP with 3 or less runs. It is still windy this morning and its going to be a chilly day so I'll happy to watch this on the telly rather than take it in from Section 416
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't call Romero's outing a complete disaster. He did log a strikeout. It may take him a few outings to get up to speed, but he'll be fine in the long term.
ReplyDeleteScott - I was down in the concourse directly behind home plate at the time and that K was gifted by McCann hacking at a way high ball 4. I am certain that if Mackinin didnt run out there with the hook pronto, that would have ended up ugly
ReplyDeleteI would also like to thank you for providing that awesome screen shot. Its not just Vagina Man, you have the old scowling dude who looked like somebody who went to Connie Mack Stadium back in the late 60's for the sole purpose of yelling "You fucking monkey" while throwing half-full cans of Ortliebs at Richie Allen, the Charlie Manson greaseball guy, the A-Rod ex-wife lookalike and the man behind him who would love to take him on a day trip to New Hope to buy some macrame.