The life of a fan whose team is out of the money is sometimes pretty hard to bear. Sitting on the couch wondering what might have been while you stare bleary-eyed at out of towners all enjoying their minutes in the sun. Sometimes though, it’s actually not so bad. Last night was one of those [...]
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The Florida Marlins made up for their dismal showing in Washington earlier in the week, but going into division leading Philadelphia and sweeping them. Hanley Ramirez led the way going 4-6 with three RBI and three runs scored as the Marlins won 12-3 to complete the weekend sweep. Chris Coghlan joined Ramirez while racking up [...]
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Nick Johnson with a blast
The Florida Marlins needed to get a win and get back on track, and luckily they were able to do that tonight. They got all the runs they needed in the first two innings in Philly, but held on to win 3-2. Nick Johnson homered in the first and was followed [...]
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The Phillies played a game on Saturday that entailed 29 hits and 20 runs, lucky for them, they had 14 of those 20 runs, winning 14-6. Jimmy Rollins saved starter Rodrigo Lopez by hitting a grand slam in the bottom of the sixth inning. The Phillies took an early 3-0 lead, but squandered it by [...]
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