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Burnett Shines in Phillies Win
Tuesday night’s game was a nail-biter to the very end, with the Phillies defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in 10 innings with a score of 3-2.
We all love a great Phillies win, don’t we?!
Philly newcomer AJ Burnett allowed 2 runs on 6 hits through 6.2 innings, walking only 1. Out of 105 pitches, 66 of them were strikes. Although he allowed 2 runs to tie the game in the 7th inning, fortunately for Burnett, fans were looking at more than just his pitching stat line.
With the Phillies up to bat in the top of the 3rd inning, AJ Burnett singled on a line drive to Yasiel Pug. Exciting, yes?! Normally I’m happy enough when a pitcher gets a hit at all, but Burnett would soon show fans he wasn’t done at the plate, not at all. In the top of the 5th, Burnett found himself on base again after singling to left fielder Carl Crawford. After heading to second from a hit by Ben Revere, Burnett was sent home when Marlon Byrd doubled, scoring a run for his own cause.
Burnett went 3-3 on the night, and is now batting .444 in 2014. Yes. The pitcher. I know. Awesome.
Not to be forgotten, of course, is Domonic Brown, who lifted the Phillies to the 3-2 lead in extra innings, which would ultimately be the final score. Brown doubled in the top of the 10th, sending Carlos Ruiz home after he reached second base on a fielding error by Carl Crawford.
If there was like a game football to give, I’d give tonight’s to Burnett.
Also of note: Ben Revere went 4 for 5 at the plate, notching his 8th career 4-hit game.
And Papelbon didn’t blow the game.
That’s all for tonight folks, let’s get ready for another one tomorrow! That’s what I love so much about baseball…. a game every day. Glorious.
Zzzzzzzzz.
Phillies Girl Problems: Hatfield Dollar Dog Night
On Tuesday, the Phillies will play the New York Mets at 7:05 PM EST.
While this is a pretty standard NL East matchup, there is a baseball gem hidden within Tuesday’s game that only those lucky enough to attend Citizen’s Bank Park that night will get to experience.
Enter Phillies Girl problems.
While I love where I live out in Scottsdale, and I must admit, I’m a true West Coast girl, there are certain things about not living near my team that just stink.
And one of those things is missing out Hatfield Dollar Dog Night. The Phillies promotional schedule says it all.
“For the first time this season, enjoy delicious dollar dogs while the Phils take on the Mets as Hatfield Phillies Franks Dollar Dog Night returns!”
Why, yes, I WOULD like to enjoy some delicious dollar hot dogs while watching my most favoritest team in the entire world play my most favoritest sport in the entire world.
But I can’t. Because I live in Arizona.
What’s better than going to a ballgame? Going to a ballgame and enjoying some ballpark food. What’s better than going to a ballgame and enjoying some ballpark food? Going to a ballgame and enjoying some CHEAP ballpark food. Especially these days, when enjoying a sporting event with the family involves dipping into the kids’ college funds (not quite, but almost), you simply cannot beat hot dogs for a dollar.
Mets fans attending Tuesday’s game will probably have a field day (see what I did there). They’re used to shelling out $6.25 for a single hot dog at Citi Field, the most expensive in all of baseball.
That’s 6 Hatfield Dollar Dogs for less than the price of ONE Citi Field dog. If that’s not a hot (dog) deal, I don’t know what is.
So, phellow phans, if you’re attending the Hatfield Dollar Dog game on Tuesday, or at any point this season, keep The Phillies Girl in mind, and eat a hot dog (or four) for me.
What I wish I was eating on Hatfield Dollar Dog Nights.
What it feels like I’ll be eating on Hatfield Dollar Dog Nights.
What I’ll actually be eating on Hatfield Dollar Dog Nights.
Like I said. Phillies. Girl. Problems.
And They’re Off!
The 2013 MLB season is officially underway, and the Phils have had a less than desirable start. After dropping the first two games of the season to our NL East rivals, Cliff Lee takes on Kris Medlen tonight as the Phillies look to avoid getting swept in the very first series.
Despite a tough first couple games, I’m not giving up on anyone or anything yet. Baseball is a looooong season, and you can’t write anyone off until we’re a few weeks in. Bad games or good, I’m happy to finally get excited again as the clock hits 7:10 each day…. and actually, in my case, it’s 4:10. As usual, I’ll be hunched over my phone at work, keeping up with the score 😉
With Halladay facing his own set of issues on the mound, hopefully Cliff Lee’s first start will be a positive one. I want to see lots of K’s from Cliff and lots of runs from the rest of the Phils.
Come on, boys. Make ’em cry. Let’s do this.
I’m Back… But For Real This Time
Well, if anyone is a professional at giving you guys false hope… it’s me.
I’m almost ashamed that I so excitedly announced the return of The Phillies Girl Tells All a couple of months ago, when baseball season ended. However, due to “life” and an oddly timed deep depression that just HAPPENED to start after the World Series parade and that I have a strong feeling will end once pitchers and catchers report, I have failed to post a single blog.
Now that baseball season is about to start, I’ve finally realized what a slacker I’ve been. I wish I could change the past and have written way more in the offseason, but then again, if I could change the past, I wouldn’t waste the opportunity writing blog posts.
I’d prevent Chad Qualls from ever wearing a Phillies uniform.
BUT WE DON’T NEED TO GO THERE RIGHT NOW. This post is just a really complicated way to let you all know that with the return of baseball, there will DEFINITELY be the return of The Phillies Girl Tells All. I know my Facebook friends are SUPER pumped right now 😉
I’m back, and I’m ready to tell all… but for real this time.
Let the Countdown to Spring Training Begin
A couple of days ago, I something on TV so incredible, so amazing and so beautiful, I wanted to cry. Well, OK, maybe not CRY, but I got pretty excited.
The very first Spring Training commercial on MLB Network.
That peppy music and the shot of the players hopping around (you know what I’m talking about) is pretty much MLB’s way of telling us ‘Get ready, it’s coming’. And thank God, because off season is long enough, and if it were up to me, there would be NO off season. Just a little vacation break. 2 weeks, tops.
But I digress.
This post is nothing official, I won’t be picking apart who is going to play left field or who’s going to be at first base on Opening Day…. yet. I just wanted to add a quick update and let you know I’m still alive.
For everyone that checks The Phillies Girl Tells All every day, I truly appreciate it, and your views are the kick in butt I needed to get going again. Much like everyone has surely fallen off the Tim Tebow bandwagon, I fell off the blogging bandwagon. Never again.
The Superbowl is in one week, and then its just a hop, skip and a jump until pitchers and catchers report to Arizona and Florida. What are you looking forward to most this Spring Training, for any team?? Leave your comment below!
Which reminds me…. 21 days.
Let the countdown begin.
Winter Meetings Hysteria
It’s an ailment that baseball fans suffer from during the cold winter months. We become agitated, fidgety, and many often find that they cannot get a peaceful night’s sleep. There is no known cure, as the cause of this short-lived, yet debilitating disease occurs yearly when December arrives and every MLB team meets for off-season talks.
Winter Meetings Hysteria.
It’s rare that my TV is tuned to MLB Network 24/7 in the off-season, simply because there isn’t enough news to keep my ADD brain amused. But when winter meetings come around, it almost feels like baseball season again, just without any actual baseball games.
Eh… details. We’re barely a day and a half into the meetings, but it certainly feels like no less than a week.
First of all, I’m pretty sure only a few teams ACTUALLY showed up to winter meetings: Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Miami Marlins, and I think the Milwaukee Brewers are hanging out somewhere near the hotel bar. Everyone else is completely MIA.
Second of all, the question that is slowly eating away at EVERYBODY’S mind… what gold mine did the Marlins hit to be able to afford players like Jose Reyes, Heath Bell, and possibly Albert Pujols? Are you missing any money right now? Seriously, look around. If you can’t find that crisp 20 dollar bill you stashed in your wallet, you aren’t crazy. Their front office has to be collecting spare change from the couch, because otherwise I’m going to have to assume they’re printing their own money in some hidden underground factory.
Sidebar: Don’t believe anyone who says Albert is at home sleeping. Do not fall for this trap. The moment you go to sleep, Ken Rosenthal is going to tweet that the Angels or Rangers or whoever just signed him for 25 years and 800 million dollars.
Seriously, if the Fish filled a seat for every time someone said ‘making a splash this off-season’, they’d definitely break their franchise record of how many fans attended a game. I mean, they’d only need like 100 people.
What would King Albert signing with the Marlins mean for the NL East? Besides 18 games a year of terror and nerve-wracking at-bats for the Phillies pitching staff, essentially it could set off a chain reaction. The Cardinals will look for another marquee-type player, but since they already have Lance Berkman who can play 1st base and he’s already locked up, Jimmy Rollins could pop up on their radar. Then the Phillies will need to pull Plan B out of their pocket…
You see where I’m going here.
All of the free agent madness is coming to a head this week, there’s no doubt about it. Not everyone is going to get signed during winter meetings, and with a surprise offer from mystery team Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim to fuel the Pujols fire, I’ll be surprised if MLB Network even announces any other moves.
Sorry this post was so long, but it’s not like you’re going to sleep anyway. You’ve been infected with Winter Meetings Hysteria. What else do you think will go down this week? Comment below! Keep the TV on, the Twitter open, and the coffee pot stocked.
Let’s sign some ballplayers.
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