The game ended around 2:15 in the morning. It started at 10:07. I fell asleep somewhere in the second inning, with J.A. Happ suddenly, disappointingly pitching like a rookie. I woke just before two, with Jimmy Rollins in the act of scoring on a Ryan Howard sac fly to give the Phillies a 6-5 lead in the top of the 9th. Rollins was on third thanks to yet another heads-up play by Chase Utley. Yes, he is the man. Then Brad Lidge came in and I was catapulted out of bed. If not exactly commanding, Lidge was in the end victorious. Baby steps, baby steps.
Game time temperature was 35F and dipped into the mid-20's. Not good for the players, not good for the poor fans. I missed much of what was a thriller but caught the high-stress end. The Phillies took Game 3---thanks to the bullpen. Happ was lifted after three; Rockies' starter Hammel was chased in the fourth. Scott Eyre left--oh, no--in the 7th with an ankle injury.
Game 4 today is a rematch of Game 1: Cliff Lee vs. Ubaldo Jimenez.
