Sunday, October 5, 2008

nice and easy does it for bluegrass joe

The view from the left field stands in a super-charged moment last Thursday night in Philadelphia.

Joe Blanton made his biggest start today as a Phillie and was wonderful, going six strong and giving up only one run on five hits in a 6-2 win that clinched the NLDS series. He kept the Brewer hitters off-balance throughout. The Phillies starting pitching has been pretty much spectacular in this series. Hey, the bullpen too! Jimmy Rollins led off the game with a solo homer, hit into the right field seats on a 3-2 pitch. Pat Burrell provided much of the rest of the firepower, with a single, a three-run homer, and a solo shot. Jayson Werth also had a solo homer. Ryan Madson was great out of the 'pen and Brad Lidge was Brad Lidge. The Phillies took the series 3-1. Congratulations! Next up, the National League Championship Series vs. the Dodgers. It starts Thursday night in Philadelphia. Kudos to Joe Blanton, who was a stud!