The Phillies on Wednesday notched their first playoff victory since the 1993 World Series, beating the Brewers 3-1 in Game 1 of the ALDS. Cole Hamels was dominant, and the game's only drama took place in the 9th inning, when Brad Lidge came in the game, gave up a run, and threw more than 30 pitches, in the process of closing out the game and keeping his no-blown-saves streak intact.
Should the Phils have let Hamels finish the game? Nah. He's the ace pitcher and he's going to be needed for the rest of the playoffs. 100 pitches through eight innings is enough, especially since Hamels has already thrown more innings so far this year than any time in his career. Relax, fans, they got a win! s
As for TBS- is it just me, or does Dennis Eckersley look exactly the same now as he did in 1990? Same hair, same mustache...
Posted by Stephen Silver at October 2, 2008 03:20 PM