willdo.philadelphiaweekly.com - 4/16/2008
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Wow, really? The Phillies score four runs in the ninth and rally to beat the Astros 4-3 after getting only four hits before the ninth. And people on messageboards are going wild : "WE'RE ALL GONNA GET LAID." See?
Looks like Geoff Jenkins might actually have been out at home plate. So things really do even out . (Though I'm still mad about this , I suppose.) And the Flyers won , too! ...
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Pat the Bat Goes BOOM!
The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae —
... Pat Burrell hit the game tying, two run homer in the bottom of the ninth to put the Phils in position to win an exciting come from behind game over the Astros. The700Level.com flickr group member extraordinaire stksave27 captured this great photo of the ball coming off Pat's bat. He also has a nice one of Jenkins winning run. DMac has the video of the final play.
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Jose Valverde Honors Brad Lidge With A Lidgesque Performance
Walkoff Walk —
... Geoff Jenkins ran through the stop sign at third base on his way to scoring the winning run. In Philadelphia, this is called "defensive driving". Third base coach Steve Smith tried to hold Jenkins at third because there was just one out. In baseball, this is called "a smart move". Jenkins isn't Don-Mattingly-slow but he's not exactly fleet-of-foot either. Still, he scored because home plate ump Bill Miller made a bad call, so he's the Philadelphia hero of the day. Tony Luke gave him a free ...
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The lineup had the look of a manager searching: Geoff Jenkins leading off, followed by Jayson Werth. That's what happens when Phillies skipper Charlie Manuel's two leadoff candidates, Jimmy Rollins (sprained left ankle) and Shane Victorino (strained ...
