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How do you like your Dodger Dogs?
As I predicted - through the sheer thought that the law of averages had to come around - this series was due for home runs. The Phillies have supplied them.
First Rollins, leading off the game by battling Jeff Suppan to a 3-2 count before launching one to the right field bleachers, quieting the annoying ThunderSticks in Miller Park.
Then Shane Victorino's bloop double and an intentional walk to Ryan Howard paves the way for a three-run bomb from Pat Burrell. Two pitches later, Jayson Werth drills a dinger all the way to Green Bay.
This thing appears over folks... even for those of you who have to think negatively with this franchise... it's over.
We're at 5-0 in the fourth. Overshadowed by his longball-hitting teammates, Joe Blanton is dealing. The big righty has allowed one baserunner - a first-inning single.
He's retired 10 batters since while working on a one-hit shutout.
Unless Brad Lidge blows up - which is at least a distinct possibility, although not with a five-run cushion - get ready to read a lot about Joe Torre, Larry Bowa, Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers.
First Rollins, leading off the game by battling Jeff Suppan to a 3-2 count before launching one to the right field bleachers, quieting the annoying ThunderSticks in Miller Park.
Then Shane Victorino's bloop double and an intentional walk to Ryan Howard paves the way for a three-run bomb from Pat Burrell. Two pitches later, Jayson Werth drills a dinger all the way to Green Bay.
This thing appears over folks... even for those of you who have to think negatively with this franchise... it's over.
We're at 5-0 in the fourth. Overshadowed by his longball-hitting teammates, Joe Blanton is dealing. The big righty has allowed one baserunner - a first-inning single.
He's retired 10 batters since while working on a one-hit shutout.
Unless Brad Lidge blows up - which is at least a distinct possibility, although not with a five-run cushion - get ready to read a lot about Joe Torre, Larry Bowa, Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers.
posted by Ryan at
2:20 PM
2 Comments:
Hey if you are going to give "two thumbs down" one day for not hitting (most certainly deserved at that point), then you should give a two thumbs up the next day when Pat Burrell hits two home runs and a single - one of which won the game and the series for the Phillies.
Fair enough.
I actually meant to change the "thumbs up" from rollins to burrell after burrell hit the second home run, but there was obviously a lot going on at the park yesterday and forgot to make the switch.
i think we can agree there were three guys worthy of two thumbs: burrell, rollins (for getting the team going in the first, a pretty big mental momentum swing following the previous day) and blanton.
But you're right, Burrell was more than deserving...
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