NOTE: Phillies/Rays Game Five postponed until Wednesday night at 8:37pm.
If this is Mother Nature’s song, it ain’t a pretty tune.
Are you a Phillies fan and feel gypped? Join the rainy parade.
It took me a while to convey my thoughts onto the computer, mostly because I am filled with a bit of rage and some anger and some resentment toward the Gods and Momma Nature herself.
As everyone in the tri-state area undoubtedly knows, Game Five of the Phillies/Rays series is suspended until further notice, stuck in park through 5 ½ innings. The game is tied 2-2 and the Phillies lead the series three-games-to-one, but the inclement weather changes everything. And the clouds don’t seem to want to stop crying.
But isn’t that what Philly is all about. Phils’ fans are all crying out loud too. Crying because they feel cheated that a World Series Championship could be won two days after it started. Crying because they are upset at the umpires and the commissioners handling of the game. Crying because there is no way that game should have been played as long as it was.
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Grab a tissue, because it won’t end there. The weather forecast shows more uncertainty in the next 12-24 hours, but the wet stuff will continue, this much is known. The rain and the wind and the chilly conditions are on the menu, making this World Series one of the craziest maybe ever.
To recap the game itself, Cole Hamels had been cruising until Carlos Pena knocked in B.J. Upton in the top of the sixth inning to tie the game at two. The Phillies got two in the first inning on a bases loaded single by Shane Victorino. However, their woes continue with runners on base, this time leaving nine on through five innings. There is no doubt in anyone’s mind that the Phillies should have more than two runs on the board, but their inability to hit in the clutch is proving too much to handle. It’s getting old, fellas.
Hamels finished with a stellar line score. He went six innings and gave up two earned runs through tumultuous circumstances. The staff ace pitched about as well as he could given that he barely threw any breaking pitches because he just could not grip the ball. Hamels also was hit on his hand during a bunt attempt, so the biting wind possibly hindered his ability to throw anything other than a fastball.
Scott Kazmir did not pitch very well for Tampa Bay, but got out of the jams when he needed to. The terrible situational hitting by the Phillies also helped him.
When (or if) the game resumes tomorrow (as I write this sentence, MLB has announced it is postponing the game until Wednesday night at 8:37) or on New Years Eve, the Rays will likely bring David Price out to the mound, which would be a very tough match up for the Phils’ lineup. Phillies pitching coach Rich Dubee said that he would not bring a starting pitcher out to finish the game, but that decision may change in time.
So with the game tied and the conditions in doubt, we wait. We continue to wait for a championship in Philadelphia, because that’s how it goes here. If you thought it would be easy, you’re sorely mistaken. The baseball Gods wouldn’t have it any other way. Especially as they all hover over Broad and Pattison.
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