An old promotional card which features Phillies Famous Threads by Bill Williams.OK, so I caved in and spent the evening switching between the Phillies and the 'Pigs. In the end, the Phillies game was better. Joe Blanton was solid for seven, giving up just one run (a homer to Ryan Ludwick) and four hits. Braden Looper almost matched him but he gave up two homers (Gregg Dobbs and Ryan Howard). In the 9th Brad Lidge immediately got lead-off better Albert Pujols to ground out to short and soon had his 27th save in 27 tries. Phillies won 2-1. If this is the real Joe Blanton, please stay standing.
Carlos Carrasco debuts this evening with Lehigh Valley. I'll be watching the game on TV.
