2008 Running Baseball Thread, Part the Ninth

The Phillies are going to run away with the division.

 

So Atlanta drops the first two of a big divisional series with the Phillies, and Game 3 sees the Braves field a battery of Campillo and Corky Miller?

Clutch.

 

Good to see Joba acutally able to pitch into the fifth inning today.

 

After a 2-for-2 start, Escobar has struck out twice looking. Good job, Yunel.

 

Francoeur strands two more runners. Unbelievable. He's stranded about 120 runners in this three-game set.

 

No, it's not.

 

Another one-run loss, here we come ...

Wait, nevermind. Howard just knocked the puss out of that.

 

.... especially when the only consistency is losing the game in the final couple of innings.

 

buck, maybe your expertise can explain this: Why do you change pitchers BEFORE issuing an IBB?

 

it'll be funny if that intentional walk to Utley sparks a mammoth tear for the big boy. Still got one half inning to go and Lidge might be due for a meltdown.

 

I've been thinking that about Lidge, too.

 

The White Sox are leading the Twins 8-1 after dominating them the past two days. A win would put them 5.5 games ahead of Minnesota with one more against the Twins tomorrow.