Timmy didn't have his A game today, likely due to his flu but was still able to shutout the Phillies over 6 innings which is good enough for our bullpen. 👍 We were able to take 2/3 in Philly which is awesome to do against a tough opponent in their city.
Sorry, guy. I'd like to see the Pirates do well this season, too. But I'd rather see the Phils do better. If it's any consolation, we have series coming up with the Reds, Cards and Brewers and we're gonna try just as hard to beat them for ya.
You guys really got shafted Tuesday night. I really feel bad about that for ya.
Ramon Ramirez (SF pitcher) clearly threw at Victorino. Shane took a couple steps toward the mound, allegedly with the intention of asking "Hey what's up with that?" although possibly with spicier wording. Ramirez came flying off the mound tossing his glove aside, clearly looking for a fight. Catcher Whiteside tackled Placido Polanco who was on first base. After that the benches cleared and it degenerated into the usual baseball "brawl" with people pretty much just milling around. Ramirez, Whiteside and Victorino were ejected. This game will likely end up as the answer to a trivia question in a couple years, something along the lines of "When did Ryan Howard pinch-run for Shane Victorino?" (Power hitter Howard isn't exactly fleet of foot, while they don't call Victorino "The Flying Hawaiian" for nothing).
He was just involved in the general milling around. BTW since coming to Philadelphia he's batting .382 with 2 HRs and 7 RBIs. This makes me wonder what's up with Houston -- the Phils have made a number of deals with the Astros over the last few years. Seems the players really blossom when they come to town; Lidge's 48-for-48 year in 2008, Oswalt who had been 1-7 at the time of the trade last year going 7-1 after joining the Phils. Meanwhile we send J.A. Happ, a promising young pitcher with a 12-4 record and a 2.93 ERA in 2009 to Houston and this year he's 4-14 with a 6.28 ERA. Is there something in the water there that makes baseball players not perform well in Houston or something? Really puzzling.
