Results tagged “victorzambrano”

A 2+ hour rain delay didn't deter many fans at last nights Phillies/Mets game at Citizens Bank Park. It didn't deter Jimmy Rollins, either. The red-hot shortstop extended his hitting streak to 31 games - tying the Phillies' all-time record - with a first pitch lead-off homerun. The hit put the Phillies in the lead, which they'd hold until the eighth inning when Ugueth Urbina gave up four runs - three of them earned - en route to a crushing 6 - 5 loss to the New York Mets.

Everyone knows the feeling of when a long-term relationship with a significant other begins to go bad. All of the warning signs are clear, yet they're ignored in favor of blind faith. Such is the feeling that we, the fans, feel whenever we watch our Philadelphia Phillies. Our warning signs are getting clearer and clearer that things are not going to end well this season: lethargic base running, apathetic fielding, and little to no offense. Last night's game (if you want to call it that) against the Mets only served to illustrate this point. The game started off promising. Robinson Tejeda, the Phils' impressive rookie pitcher, was on the mound, entering the game with an ERA of less than two. He would face the Mets' Victor Zambrano. Now, I know that Tejeda is just starting out and most rookie phenoms end up falling on their faces, but "promising" when in reference to the Phillies pitching translates to "not Padilla." Tejeda pitched a very good (but short) four innings and left the game with the Mets leading 2-1 -- not too bad. In the top of the fifth Zambrano looked like he was starting melt down. He beaned Jason Michaels for the second time that game and walked the bases loaded. With two outs and the bases loaded, the game rested on the shoulders of Chase Utley. After getting ahead 3-1 in the count, Utley went down swinging, stranding the three base runners. Enter: Phillies relief pitcher, Geoff Geary. Exit: any chance of winning. Geary gave up 4 earned runs in the fifth before being pulled.