Home runs were featured in Game 4 of the NLDS but so was the sterling pitching of Joe Blanton. Jimmy Rollins led things off with a solo homer in the 1st to quiet the Milwaukee fans. Then in the 3rd Pat Burrell drove a ball to deep left for a 3-run homer. Jayson Werth followed with a solo shot to put the Phillies up 5-0. Blanton just kept dealing, giving up just three hits in six innings. In the 7th, Prince Fielder led off with a solo homer. Another hit followed and Blanton gave way to Ryan Madson. I'd forgotten how very good Blanton was in this game. Burrell later hit another homer, this one a solo, and the Brewers tacked on another run as the Phillies won the game 6-2 and the series 3-1.I was about to leave for a movie when I realized that Comcast was showing this game at noon. There went the movie. It was again a TBS broadcast. John Smoltz and Joe Simpson were pretty good but Brian Anderson (?), the play-by-play guy, was again hard to take. Where did they get this guy?
Two more replays to go, on Tuesday and Friday. Then it will be hibernation time till spring training starts.
