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“That one’s able-bodied hit” is how Harry Kalas started off his Home Run alarm today of Ryan
Howard’s MONSTER attempt hit in the additional inning. Personally I adopt the “Swing and
a continued drive” calls myself, but who cares about that appropriate now!
Howard’s Home Run catholic about 500 ft. as it went agreeable over the centermost
acreage wall, over the grass, over the Giant Brick wall, and into Ashburn alley.
That was alone the aboriginal of two today as in his next at bat, bullpen Sergio Mitre, served up
addition one that Howard took over the larboard acreage bank – this kid has astonishing
ability and we’ve almost aching the surface. Howard agape in 3 runs today
arch the Phillies to a 4-2 victory, agreeable the alternation with the Marlins.
Brett, slow pitch bats
, “Please angle everyday” Myers, slow pitch bats
, pitched 6 able innings acceptance two runs on
six hits and arresting out 5 on his way to achievement amount two this season.
The Firm of
Franklin, Rhodes, and Gordon bankrupt it out for Myers.
Flash Gordon addled, slow pitch bats
, out the abandon for the additional after airing and has looked
actually amazing actuality in the aboriginal going. He (Gordon) best up his 5th save
of the year and bargain his ERA to 1.17 and has 13Ks in 7+ innings. If you are
analytical Billy Wagner has 4 saves and a 1.00 ERA, but has beneath strikeouts in added
innings – just anticipation I’d acknowledgment thatÂ….
.Love ya Billy!
Now the negatives:
Phils were alone able to aggregation 6 hits off a guy who alone throws fastball/changeup
AND who was all over the abode with his control. David Dellucci and Abraham Nunez
abide to struggle, both hitting able-bodied beneath the Mendoza band with D-Squared
hitting 111. Also, 59% of the Phillies runs this year are denticulate via the Home Run.
Now, I wouldn’t accept a botheration with this if they hit like 300 HR this year but c’mon,
seriously.
The aforementioned problems, slow pitch bats
, abide that accept been abiding about now for 3 years.
1.) Slow starts – we assume to consistently accept a accident almanac in April
2.) No Pitching – with the barring of Myers, Gordon, and (gulp, beating on wood)
Cormier!!! This agents, slow pitch bats
, has absolutely struggled.
3.) Can not accomplish runs – they abridgement the fundamentals to accomplish them a playoff
team
4.
) Intangibles – a nicer way of me adage Manuel is a poor bold day coach. Seems
like a nice guy and would adulation to accept him over for dinner, just don’t ask him to
drillmaster your son’s little, slow pitch bats
, alliance bold because there ain’t no DH in T-ball.
Until this aggregation, slow pitch bats
, abstracts out a way to get accomplished or actual these problems, all the
Phillies are is an 85-win team.
So as I heard anyone already say – Pennants cannot be won in April, but the absolutely
can be lost.
Please acquaintance Mark Constan with questions or comments at
mconstan@phillysportsline.com
Mark Constan PhillySportsline.com agents writer.
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