Well, not much needs to be\u00a0said about this team that we haven’t already said numerous times before.\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0Jimmy Rollins ![\"rollins](\"http:\/\/media.nj.com\/phillies_main\/photo\/nlcs-dodgers-phillies-baseball-e01f7d8ad8213949_medium.jpg\")
game-winning double was just another\u00a0amazing moment in a post-season, and two-year period,\u00a0that has been full of amazing moments.\u00a0 Obviously great to see\u00a0J-Roll, the\u00a0longest-tenured Phillie, get that hit.\u00a0 A lot of the\u00a0thoughts I had during the game seem irrelevant\u00a0after that bottom of the 9th, but here are some:<\/p>\n
-The Howard homer in the first was great.\u00a0 They showed that statistic that Randy Wolf had given up one home run to\u00a0a\u00a0lefty all year, and the next pitch went out.\u00a0 Great start coming off the blowout on Sunday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n
-You could argue that Blanton was affected by pitching out of the pen lately.\u00a0 He looked great for three innings, then looked very hittable in the 4th, 5th, and 6th innings.\u00a0 Not sure why Charlie let him hit in the 5th, but it’s just another example of Charlie wanting to avoid using his bullpen.<\/p>\n
-Speaking of the bullpen, lost in the miraculous ending was the fact that the bullpen, with Park, Madson, Eyre, and Lidge, put up three scoreless innings.\u00a0 That’s a good sign.<\/p>\n
-Matt Stairs has become well-known for saying, “I’m always looking to hit a home run,” which most hitters won’t say.\u00a0 I wonder if that helped get into Jonathan Broxton’s head in the 9th last night.\u00a0 Broxton had to have last year’s homer in the back of his mind, and pitching with a 1-run lead to a guy that is just trying to hit it out, you have to think he had some fear of putting one in the strike zone.<\/p>\n
-I loved a quote from Howard after the game.\u00a0 Talking about Carlos Ruiz scoring the winning run, Howard said, “I haven’t seen him run that fast since rookie ball.”\u00a0 It’s just a reminder that a lot of the guys on this team came up through the minors together, have grown as players and teammates together, and now they have a chance to win back-to-back championships together.\u00a0 Pretty cool.<\/p>\n
-Check in tomorrow night for a live blog of Game 5, as the Phils look to wrap up the series and take their second straight NL pennant!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Well, not much needs to be\u00a0said about this team that we haven’t already said numerous times before.\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0Jimmy Rollins game-winning double was just another\u00a0amazing moment in a post-season, and two-year period,\u00a0that has been full of amazing moments.\u00a0 Obviously great to see\u00a0J-Roll, … Continue reading