Bombs over Blackburn

Written by Mike Mariano | 19 June 2010

I was in attendance last night, but because I got the tickets so late in the day I ended up being a little late to the game.  I walked into the stadium after the first inning and a half and I'm cursing myself for missing three runs and Ryan Howard triple.  The team hasn't been scoring much so missing a three run inning was like missing the whole game.  Wrong.

Not a second after I found my seat (nine row behind the visiting dugout, who knew) Chase and Ryan went back-to-back jacks.  It was just what I needed.  It's been such a shitty couple weeks of Phillies baseball and my first game in attendance since the skid, they start dropping bombs.  Howard ended up with 4 hits: 2 HRs, a triple and a double.  The big man was MURDERING Twin pitching.  It was a sight to see the team back in action and rolling offensively again.

Gotta love Joe Blanton getting the job done.  Fat Joe just went out there and got hit around but without letting up any runs until Nick Punto (!) went yard off of him.  The Twins fans in my section had a conversation in all seriousness that they weren't sure if Nick Punto had ever hit one before.  For those wondering at home, it was the 12th of his career.

The Phils are 3.5 back in the division right now, a series sweep over the Twins would be just what the doc ordered.