O-o-T-S - Final Interleague Series

[Frayed Knot]

Several "regional" matchups going on in this final IL weekend of the season.
AL leads 113-96 at this point and will almost certainly "win" the series for the 5th straight year.


Cubs drew first blood in the all-Chicago series 5-4 this afternnon (Friday day game at Comiskey!)

- Marlins @ Tampa (Johnson & Shields)

- Ohio series Cincy @ Cleveland

- and the 'Beltway' teams, Washington @ Baltimore


and then there are those of particular interest to us:
- Philly is at Toronto (Hamels v Romero)
Rollins is apparently going to be benched for at least two games on account of he ain't hitting

- Boston @ Atlanta (Becket v Jurrjens)

[Frayed Knot]

Phils also down 4-0 (in the 5th) but Toronto probably had to earn theirs rather than have it handed to them on a fuckin' platter.

[Gwreck]

Hamels ejected from that game for arguing balls and strikes.

[Frayed Knot]

Phils lose, Braves lose, Marlins losing w/2 out in the 9th

[Frayed Knot]

J.A. Happ & his phellow Philly phriends toss a 5-hitter at the Jays during a 10-0 Sat. afternoon win -- so we gots some work to do tonight.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

The Braves lose to the Sawx 1-nil, a decision we can all get behind.

[Frayed Knot]

Marlins lose to the Rays in the 9th -- tie-breaking Sac Fly followed a single, SB and WP



And Bruce Freakin Chen surfaced in KC tonight. Everyone's favorite Chinese/Panamanian was OK for 3 innings but eventually took the loss v the Pirates.
Now 32 and more than a decade removed from being one of the better pitching prospects in baseball, he hadn't pitched at all for a year or so and not in the majors for several years before re-surfacing in the Royals' system this year and got called up for today's game.

[nymr83]

welcome back bruce! i liked that guy.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

3 home runs for the Blue Jays give them an early 4-1 lead on junkman Jamie Moyer in Sunday's game...


... which Brian Tallet promptly coughs up with walks, singles, and a 2-run triple to Chase F. Utley. 5-4, Phils, after 4.

[Frayed Knot]

Philly wins - Atlanta wins - Marlins lose.


* Blue Jays first blow a 4-1 lead, then get the first two on in the 9th against Lidge in a 1-run game but can't score: Pop-out - Pick-off!! (the pinch-runner off 2nd) - Ground-out


* Braves beat Boston 2-1; Rookie call-up Tommy Hansen now 4-0
The Braves are pitching (lost 1-0 yesterday) and have the back of their pen straightened out now (Soriano & Gonzalez) but still aren't hitting.