I had to turn the Phillies off in the second inning, after they hit into the second of two inning-ending double plays. Much later when I checked the score online, I read that Louise Bourgeois had died, at age 98, two days after suffering a heart attack in her Manhattan home. Another luminary gone.
Not much to say about the Phillies game. After the offense put on a small spurt to get back into it, the bullpen blew up and the Braves won going away. Their 9-3 victory puts them in first place in the East, while the Phillies sink like stones.
In the past eight games, Utley, Howard, and Werth are hitting a combined .133. Is that even possible? Joe Blanton, meanwhile, has not been much good since coming off the DL. A combination of nagging, serial injuries and down years may make this a lost seasons. Hard to believe, Harry.
