Phillies season 9

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Good thing the Phillies kept David Bell and traded Polanco instead of moving him to third. Good decision making there.

Also a good thing the Phillies didn't re-sign Eric Milton:

The 50-50 Club

Only one pitcher in history has ever served up 50 home runs in one season. That was Bert Blyleven, who did it nearly two decades ago (in 1986) -- and has never looked at gophers the same since.

But this year, our man Bert might be getting company. Heading into the final three weeks of the season, Reds pitcher Eric Milton had given up exactly as many homers (39) as Blyleven did at the same stage of his historic 50-bomb summer.

Granted, he since has fallen behind -- by allowing just one homer Tuesday, on the 19th anniversary of Blyleven's serving up a five-spot. But that doesn't mean Milton doesn't have all the credentials needed to reach the hallowed half-century mark, too.

He warmed up by allowing 43 gopher balls last year. And this year, he has cranked out one four-homer game, four three-homer games and more two-homer games (six) than no-homer games (five). So a few more like those, and 50 here he comes.

But wait. There's more.

Milton also has given up 53 doubles this year. Which means that if he can get to 50 homers, he'd be the first 50-50 man in pitching history.

And through his first 31 starts, he'd already allowed 98 extra-base hits. Which means he could easily blow by Jose Lima (108 in 2000) for the most extra-base hits doled out by any National League pitcher in the last quarter-century.

And now that he's arrived at 40 homers, he has joined Robin Roberts (three times), Blyleven (two) and Phil Niekro (two) as the only multi-season 40-bomb offenders of all time.

So we don't know if Doris Kearns Goodwin cares about this man's historic season. For that matter, we don't even know if Bert Blyleven cares. But the rest of us will be hanging on every pitch.

[MDS]

Phillies have chances to score in first and second, then Lawrence Jones hits a long HR in the 3rd.....3-0 Bravos.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Myers should've been out of that inning before Larry hit the 3R HR. He threw a 2-2 curveball to Giles that was a fargin strike and it was called a ball.

Too many LOB's tonight, boys. Way too fargin many. Better start the scoring machine.

David Bell got a hit off of a RHP....shocked!

[PhillyPhreak54]

Todd Pratt is the master of bad swings.

Jeez, Pratt. Do you swing with your eyes closed? Fargin horrible.

[MDS]

He was these god awful at bats, but when all is said and done, he hits .250. I have no clue how.

They are getting Sosa's pitch count up, he will probably be done by the 6th. And the Braves bullpen stinks.

[Sgt PSN]

There goes Abreu with another non-clutch home run. 

[MDS]

He sucks.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Phils are going to win.

Get yer brooms out, bitches.

[MDS]

Myers continues to not pitch like the ace he wants to be.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Looks like I might be safe from having to jump back on the bandwagon after all.  They be losing.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Boo Myers!

Way to give up the leadoff HR, buddy. Jackass.

We might not win this now.

6-2 Braves.

Larry just hit a 2R bomb off of Ryan "choke" Madson.

Madson sucks this year.

[MDS]

There was no reason to bring Madson into this game. Where is Tejeda? He can be used.

Still 4 run game, 9 outs left.

[Sgt PSN]

All the Braves runs come via the longball.

Braves have commited 3 errors and the Phils haven't managed to plate a single run off of them. 

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Choking.  Dogs.

[PhillyGirl]

FF, 3 out of 4 from the Braves isn't choking.