Tuesday night it was Brett Myers and his fatal predilection for gopher balls. Last night it was Tom Gordon giving up a grand slam to Dan Uggla in the bottom of the 9th of a 2-2 ball game. Cole Hamels went 8, giving up 2 runs on 3 hits, and striking out 13. But in the top of the ninth, with the bases loaded and 2 outs, Jayson Werth tried inexplicably to lay down a bunt. Maybe Jayson's time on the DL clouded his brain. Maybe south Florida is just too hot for the Phillies? Jorge Cantu already has about 100 home runs in the series. Seems to me that every June in recent memory has featured a disastrous trip south. Tonight it's salvage mode with Jamie Moyer up against loose-cannon Fish ace Scott Olsen. Ugh.
By the bye, rookie lefty Andrew Miller, who came over with Cameron Maybin from the Tigers for Dontrelle Willis and Miguel Cabrera, was also fab. That trade is starting to look lopsided.
And the IronPigs swept a doubleheader last night from the Buffalo Bisons at Coca-Cola Park. Go, 'Pigs.
