Phillies vs. Rangers - Box Score - June 29, 2008

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And That Happened
Published 6/30/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Craig Calcaterra) at ShysterBall
... Rangers 5, Phillies 1: The Phillies pull a 12-14 June out of their rears yet still somehow find themselves a game up as July dawns. One wonders how ugly things would be in Philly if the Braves hadn't entered the season depending on a rotation of Methuselahs and if the Mets hadn't spent the majority of the month as a side show. ...

THT Daily:THT Daily: Phew
Published 6/30/2008 by Dave Studeman at THT Live
... ? He has now lost for the fifth time in six starts for a grand total of 11 pre-All-Star break losses. Yesterday he gave up seven runs in four innings, and 16 runs over his last 14 innings. Wasn't there some notion in the early going that of the A's wanted to compete this year they needed to keep Blanton, but if they wanted to tear it completely down, they'd deal him? Man, false dichotomies suck, don't they? Rangers 5, Phillies 1 : The Phillies pull a 12-14 June out of their rears yet still somehow find themselves a game up as July dawns. One wonders how ugly things would be in ...