First, as everyone seems to know, this blog is dedicated to the
Phillies out of loyalty and nostalgia and to the Red
Sox out of love, passion, and obsession. While the majority of my posts deal with the
Sox, I'd be crazy to not add something about the late game magic that the
Phillies conjured up last night!
Even with the Red
Sox two 9
th inning homers in as many days, last night's
Phils take the cake. They entered the last frame down 3 zip.
Jose Valverde comes in to try for a save for the
Astros. First batter is
Chris Snelling. He jacks one, making it 4-1. The next batter,
Chase Utely, gets plunked. Next,
Ryan Howard K's. This brings up
Pat Burrell, who
promtly homers. It's now tied at three.
Geoff Jenkins strikes out, but takes first on a passed ball. This brings
Pedro Feliz, who doubles. Jenkins doesn't see (uh, ignores) the stop sign and scores in a super close play at the plate. Jenkins was either safe or the recipient of some cosmic karma after the bogus game ending slide last week that gave the
Mets a win over Philly.
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