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6/18/2013 Marlon Anderson interview (Passed Ball Show)
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The Phils defeat the Nats in walk-off fashion with a run in the bottom of the ninth, winning 5-4.
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Home, Sweet Home for the Phillies
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MTR Morning Show Best Of 6-17-13
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The Phils win their second straight game as they once again come from behind, as they defeat the Rox, 8-7.
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The Phils defeat the Nats in walk-off fashion with a run in the bottom of the ninth, winning 5-4.
The Phils defeat the Nats in the bottom of the ninth with a walk-off single, winning 5-4.
The Nats took the lead in the top of the first as, with two men on, and with one man out, Jayson Werth hits an RBI single, scoring Anthony Rendon, who had earlier walked, then moved up to second base as Ryan Zimmerman is hit by a pitch, giving the Nats a 1-0 lead. The Phils tied it up at one-all in the bottom of the second as Ryan Howard hits a lead-off home run, his eighth home run of the year. The Phils took the lead in the bottom of the third as, with the bases loaded, via a triple by Michael Young, a walk by Jimmy Rollins, who then stole second base, and a walk by Howard, and with two men out, Delmon Young hits a two-run... Home, Sweet Home for the Phillies
After an abysmal road trip where the Phillies lost 7 out of 10 games, this team had to be relieved to be back in Philadelphia last night. They took an absolute beating from the Brewers, Twins and the Rockies. If you Google the meaning of “bad baseball,” this road trip should be used as an example.
But things looked a tad brighter after last night’s 5-4 walk-off win against the Nationals. John Lannan returned to the rotation after a knee injury and pitched well; Ryan Howard finally broke out of his home run drought; and Domonic Brown seems to be getting hot again. He even delivered the game-winning RBI single in the 9th.
Despite the win though, I simply cannot stop thinking about the awful road trip. In particular, I am greatly disturbed by the events that have taken place... MTR Morning Show Best Of 6-17-13
The guys break down game 5 of the NBA Finals as the Spurs take a 3-2 series lead headed back to Miami , also discussed : Phil Mickelson has more U.S. Open heartbreak - on his birthday (oh and by the way, Father's Day)... Phillies woes continue and Hamels just can't get any run support... A new segment : goodbye predictions of the day.
MTR Morning Show Best Of 6-17-13
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James and Joey[/caption]... The Phils win their second straight game as they once again come from behind, as they defeat the Rox, 8-7.
The Phils win their second straight game coming from behind as they defeat the Rockies, 8-7.
The Rockies took the lead in the bottom of the first as, with two men on, Carlos Gonzalez hits a solo home run, his nineteenth home run of the season, tying him with Dom Brown for the lead in the NL, giving the Rockies a 1-0 lead. The Rockies increased their lead in the bottom of the second as, with the bases loaded, via a single by Todd Helton, a walk by Tyler Colvin, moving Helton up to second base, and an infield single by Yorvit Torrealba, on a grounder that second baseman Freddy Galvis couldn’t field cleanly, as Helton and Colvin both moved up a base, and with one man out, Juan Nicasio helped his own cause by hitting a two-run single, scoring Helton and Colvin, giving the Rockies a... Recapping the largest comeback in MLB history on its anniversary
The largest comeback in MLB history is 12 runs, most recently by the Cleveland Indians in 2001 against the Seattle Mariners. On 8/5/2001, they trailed 12-0 and 14-2 before winning 15-14 in 11 innings. The Detroit Tigers rallied from a 13-1 deficit to beat the Philadelphia Athletics on 6/18/1911. The other time a team rallied trailing by 12 runs was on 6/25/1925, where the Philadelphia Athletics came back trailing 15-3 to beat the Cleveland Indians.
What I find most interesting about this game was the fact that it was 15-3 going into the bottom of the 7th and 15-4 into the bottom of the 8th. A 12 run comeback is impressive, no matter when the rally occurs. But, the Athletics 13 run 8th inning is worth the recap.
As far as well known regulars... The Phils end their five-game losing streak as they come from behind to defeat the Twins, 3-2.
The Phils avoid a sweep, as they end their five-game losing streak by hanging on to defeat the Twins, 3-2.
The Phils took the lead in the top of the first as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Ryan Howard comes through with an RBI single, scoring Ben Revere, who had started the game off with a single, stole second base, then stopped at third on pitcher Kevin Correia’s fielding error of Jimmy Rollins’ grounder to the mound, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead, while Rollins, who was safe at first on Correia’s error, would stop at second base. The Phils tried to add to their lead in the top of the sixth as, with two men on, on back to back singles by Michael Young and Rollins, with M. Young stopping at second base, and with two men out, Young tried to score... 7 weeks from now, who will still call themselves a Philly?
The Phillies won the last game in a three game series against the Twins, 3-2, the Phillies had 16 hits, several bases loaded and could only mustard up 3 runs! The main reason they were even in the game was due to Cliff Lee, this is the 4th time this season he has stopped a losing streak, now it was not because the offense game to play it was solely because Cliff pitched a great game. Oh by the way the phillies had 29 men LOB, so no matter what is used as an excuse for their poor production they can't even force a run in.With that many opportunities I promise you I could have generated at least 1 more run, even if I was hit by a pitch. And I haven't played baseball in over, well lets say many years.
This team is appearing to be a shadow of what it was, players living off their résumé...
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6/11/2013 Lou Collier interview (Passed Ball Show)
The Quandary that is the 2013 Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are in a quandary. Are they a legitimate playoff team or is it time to break the team up? Do they need a full rebuild or just a retool? Callers on talk radio shows want the extremes. One caller on MTR Radio said that the Phillies should get rid of all of the veteran players and start from scratch. When they win a few games there is optimism about the 2013 season. When they lose a few fans are ready to call for a fire sale. What should GM Ruben Amaro do? There is no need to act so quickly or drastically.
At the moment Amaro should watch, evaluate, and plan. While baseball writers, fans, and talk show hosts all act as if they know how this season will turn out for the Phillies, it is still too soon to tell. Consider if Chase Utley comes back healthy and swinging...