Baby Snakes: Phillies 6, Diamondbacks 2

by WholeCamels on Jul 28, 2009 12:44 AM EDT

In Phoenix tonight, the Phillies showed why they're the champs -- a little bit of luck, some timely hits, and clean defense. And the Diamondbacks showed by they're mired in the second division -- poor defense, and an inability to put the game away early.

Jamie Moyer strugged at the outset, getting into a bases loaded, no out jam in the second, and a 1st and 2nd, no out jam in the third inning. Total Diamondback runs in those innings? Zero.

The Phillies, despite being outhit 9 to 6, made their hits count, scoring their first two runs on a left-center field bomb from Ryan Howard in the fourth, and would add another run in the fifth on a Jimmy Rollins RBI double, and three in the sixth, in large part due to the D-Backs failure to convert three double play grounders. Giving this Phillies team extra outs = terrible idea.

From there out, Moyer toyed with the young D-Backs lineup, allowing a total of six hits and four walks in 6 1/3 innings pitched, with no runs scored. Both D-Backs runs scored in the eighth inning, on a mammoth leadoff blast from Mark Reynolds off a still struggling Ryan Madson. The Snakes tacked on another run on a Chad Tracy RBI single later that inning. Brad Lidge worked a perfect ninth in a non-save situation.

Nice game, and a nice win, with Dan Haren looming tomorrow.

Zappa ATJ

Frank Zappa - Baby Snakes (live in Munich) (via YourArf)

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over the course of an entire Zappa concert, you gotta figure that his backup singers and band had to sing some of the strangest phrases. “Tiny hole! Tiny hole!”

That said, tomorrow night’s game ought to be a goodie. Good like those Catholic girls, in the rectory basement.

by Wet Luzinski on Jul 28, 2009 12:58 AM EDT reply actions

strange phrases

I think “Andy Devine had a thong rind” might be at the top of the list.

http://www.thegoodphight.com

by WholeCamels on Jul 28, 2009 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions

Not to nitpick but Moyer went 6 2/3.

But yea, good game, good to see Moyer get out of jams.

by SJPhillyVT on Jul 28, 2009 1:04 AM EDT reply actions

With a 6-0 lead, I am curious as to why Cholly only had Park pitch 1/3 of an inning. In my mind, with that lead, I have Park pitch the 8th and Madson the 9th. Just because the Pitcher’s spot is due up doesn’t mean that the PH has to be used. In fact, I am sure Park could have hit better than the Beard there.

by WanderingMoses on Jul 28, 2009 10:49 AM EDT reply actions

I thought the same thing...

But he probably wants to get Madson and Lidge some work due to their recent struggles. Game was awesome last night…living in Phoenix and only getting to see games in person once a season pretty much sucks. But the Phils made it count and I even got a Jayson Werth foul ball souvenir…win win win!

World Ph*cking Champs! That was fun - let's do it again...

by Jordan Ellel on Jul 28, 2009 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions