Phils vs. Pirates, 8/17, In-Game Blog
Hey, which softball team in the Champs n' Charity Classic loaned their uniforms to the Pirates?
Those unis are hideous.
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Well, not a good start to Howard's night. With runners on first and second he popped out on a 3-2 pitch that probably was ball four, inside and a little high. I'll say this: He made an effort to take the ball the other way, and getting pull-happy has been his No. 1 crime this season. It just wasn't the right pitch to hit the other way.
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J.D. Durbin's first inning: Four-pitch walk, Freddy Sanchez RBI single, Adam LaRoche hot-smash right at Howard for a line-drive double play, Jason Bay 320-foot fly out.
Very Eaton-esque.
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A much-improved effort by Durbin in the second - 1-2-3. Now the Phils need to get to Gorzelanny. The fact that five of their six outs have been in the air could be a good sign for the second time through the order. That means Gorzelanny is keeping pitches up in the zone. There's a lot of room in left field at PNC Park, but it's never a good idea to let hitters get under pitches.
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Jimmy Rollins double ... I rest my case.
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OK, I figured out what those Pirates uniforms remind me of:
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You could smell that home run coming ... Rowand gives the Phillies the lead. Time to check how many of his 20 homers this season have done that. It seems like most of them have.
(Answer to that: Rowand has had four go-ahead homers and four game-tying homers. Not as many as I thought.)
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Prediction: Charlie doesn't ask Howard if he wants to sit against Paul Maholm. He just sits him. Otherwise, this has been an impressive effort by the Phils. Pat Burrell's homer was the 1,000th hit of his career.
Those unis are hideous.
---
Well, not a good start to Howard's night. With runners on first and second he popped out on a 3-2 pitch that probably was ball four, inside and a little high. I'll say this: He made an effort to take the ball the other way, and getting pull-happy has been his No. 1 crime this season. It just wasn't the right pitch to hit the other way.
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J.D. Durbin's first inning: Four-pitch walk, Freddy Sanchez RBI single, Adam LaRoche hot-smash right at Howard for a line-drive double play, Jason Bay 320-foot fly out.
Very Eaton-esque.
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A much-improved effort by Durbin in the second - 1-2-3. Now the Phils need to get to Gorzelanny. The fact that five of their six outs have been in the air could be a good sign for the second time through the order. That means Gorzelanny is keeping pitches up in the zone. There's a lot of room in left field at PNC Park, but it's never a good idea to let hitters get under pitches.
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Jimmy Rollins double ... I rest my case.
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OK, I figured out what those Pirates uniforms remind me of:
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You could smell that home run coming ... Rowand gives the Phillies the lead. Time to check how many of his 20 homers this season have done that. It seems like most of them have.
(Answer to that: Rowand has had four go-ahead homers and four game-tying homers. Not as many as I thought.)
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Prediction: Charlie doesn't ask Howard if he wants to sit against Paul Maholm. He just sits him. Otherwise, this has been an impressive effort by the Phils. Pat Burrell's homer was the 1,000th hit of his career.
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