Nationalized: Nationals 8, Phillies 2

by WholeCamels on Apr 16, 2009 10:05 PM EDT

Look at it this way: At least the completely predictable Jack Taschner implosion occurred when they were already down a few runs. Imagine if he blew a lead.

The WPA graph pretty much tells the tale of the game: The Phillies hung in and kept it competitive until the Willingham homer, at which point the Nats basically had it in the bag.

Bad bullpen work, terrible hitting, falling into another early scoring deficit. Not a recipe for longterm success.

The Phillies fall to 4-4, while the Nats finally enter the win column at 1-7.

PLAYER OF THE GAME: Jack Taschner. Two home runs, four runs allowed in one inning of work. You have to applaud that.

The Phillies head back to Philadelphia where they'll play host to a weekend's worth of commemorative festivities for the great Harry Kalas.

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Dude

Yankees BP was waaaayyy worse today. 9 runs in one inning. One GS. It was their home opener, too, I think.

So it could have been worse.

by doubleh on Apr 16, 2009 11:01 PM EDT reply actions

Might be stating the obvious, but...

Giving up these early leads is getting annoying. Following games where the team is consistently trailing is a downer and very exhausting. Can’t we just get out to a nice lead for once??

The Phils have only scored first once, and have yet to lead a game wire to wire.

Steve Jeltz
.210/.308/.268
"Ask not what the Phillies can do for you, but what you can do for the Phillies."

by Steve Jeltz on Apr 17, 2009 1:09 AM EDT reply actions