But i loved it when Ruiz applauded when Kratz connnected.
i post this Jerry, because Halladay's performance tonight was VITAL for looking into our future:
"The importance of Halladay's outing can't be overlooked. The Phillies were two games above .500 (26-24) when he was placed on the DL with a shoulder strain at the end of May. They had been without their Nos. 3 and 4 hitters, Chase Utley and Ryan Howard, all season, but they were surviving and hanging around, just four games out of first.
By the time he rejoined the rotation on July 17, the Phillies' season was hanging by a thread. In his absence, the team went 14-27. Not having Halladay every fifth day doesn't account for all of that. But it's hard to argue that it didn't have a major impact.
In his three previous starts since he was activated, Halladay went 0-1 with a 5.82 ERA. So his dominant outing Saturday was a reason to believe that he can bounce back strong next season."
Noted announcers have recognized Brown is making contact consistently since his call up rather then wildly swinging and missing--but it is, can he field LF>
i respect Domonic saying he wanted this chance to find out FOR HIMSELF whether he can ever be MLB regular.Later, Max
Glad to see crowd being true fans and cheering the Phils thru the night.
With Halladay performance tonight after only his 2nd DL time in his career, i believe both Halladay and Lee have the type of arms that can make them winners to they are 38-39--like a Carlton or Seaver or Maddox and the ultimate one, the late GREAT Warren Spahn( i rate only Carleton the best Lefty, with long creer--but Koufax, accepting he was FINISHED at 31!--remains the greatest Lefty, ever)--he went to age 44 in a 20 MLB year career), that type( Greg Maddox went on and on, on via Wits and his great control to put the ball where he wanted it---his fast ball was like 88/89 in his last years)
i being an "old timer" like to educate to the immortals from the past--here are Lefty Spahn career record which does not include he RULES for Home Runs hit by Pitcher who never switched to a position player(such as Babe Ruth)
MLB debutLast MLB appearanceCareer statistics Win–loss record Earned run average Strikeouts|
| April 19, 1942 for the Boston Braves | |
| October 1, 1965 for the San Francisco Giants | |
| 363–245 | | 3.09 | | 2,583 |
"Along with many other major leaguers, Spahn chose to enlist in the United States Army, after finishing the 1942 season in the minors. He served with distinction, and was awarded a Purple Heart. [2] He saw action in the Battle of the Bulge and at the Ludendorff Bridge as a combat engineer, and was awarded a battlefield commission. [2]
'Spahn returned to the major leagues in 1946 at the age of 25, having missed 3 full seasons. Had he played, it is possible that Spahn would have finished his career behind only Cy Young in all-time wins. Spahn was philosophical':"People say that my absence from the big leagues may have cost me a chance to win 400 games. But I don't know about that. I matured a lot in three years, and I think I was better equipped to handle major league hitters at 25 than I was at 22. Also, I pitched until I was 44. Maybe I wouldn't have been able to do that otherwise."
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