Tonight's game marks the official start to the unofficial second half of the baseball season. The Phillies have to come out swinging, lest the team be reduced to a smoldering pile of rubble with a "For Sale" sign on it. Ok, not really. But the Phillies could certainly use a win right out of the gate to quiet some of the chatter that inevitably results from all the midseason/All-Star Break navel-gazing. And building some momentum wouldn't be the worst thing, would it?
And who better to take the ball for the Phillies than newly minted one-game winner Cliff Lee! He squares off against Christian Friedrich, who [insert interesting fact here]. Fascinating, right!?
I invite you to discuss the game below.
