Where indeed have these 'Pigs been? Getting down by 4 in the 1st, coming back with 3, then tying it up, and going ahead with clutch 2-out hits? And making the most of runners in scoring in position? J.A. Happ, a hard-luck loser all season, gave up 4 runs in the 1st without recording an out, then settled down and let his team pick him up with 8 runs. Jason Jaramillo had two pick-offs and Happ had one. Relievers R. J. Swindle and Matt Childers gave up three runs but held the Norfolk Tides off in the 9th for the exciting 8-7 win. The IronPigs have now won 5 of their last 6 games. Minor league fans tout Happ as a starter but I wonder how his stuff would go in the majors. But he's a lefty, which immediately makes him attractive to many. So is R. J. Swindle, who throws some hysterically, seriously slow balls, way below the radar. One ball last night seemed to come out of another time zone.Pretty scary this morning to read about Chris Coste likening Brett Myers' performance last night to the "Adam Eaton syndrome." The Braves shellacked Myers for 8 runs in 4.1 innings. The Phillies got 6 back but a 9th-inning rally fizzled on the warning track.
