Does it get better for Philly sports fans than what went down around 9:30 last night at the sports complex?
In the Wachovia Center, The Flyers were dispatching the Caps to go up 2-1 in the opening Stanley Cup playoff series.
About the same time, across the street, the Phillies were just about given up for dead, trailing the Astros 3-0 going into the bottom of the 9th.
Rally cap time.
The Phils, spurred by a two-run homer by Pat Burrell, tied the game, then decided to win it in rather unusual fashion.
Geoff Jenkins struck out. But he still reached first on a passed ball. What happened next is a little hard to believe.
First off, for some reason the Astros were not guarding the line, in the 9th inning of a tie game. So of course Pedro Feliz slaps a ball right down the line and into the left-field corner.
Jenkins will never be mistaken for Leroy Burrell on the bases. So it was not a surprise to see third-base coach Steve Smith put up the “stop” sign. Which Jenkins promptly blew right through and chugged toward the plate.
It was close, but Jenkins scored. Phils put up 4 in the ninth to win it.
All’s right with the world.
Next you’ll be telling me the Sixers made the NBA playoffs.
In the Wachovia Center, The Flyers were dispatching the Caps to go up 2-1 in the opening Stanley Cup playoff series.
About the same time, across the street, the Phillies were just about given up for dead, trailing the Astros 3-0 going into the bottom of the 9th.
Rally cap time.
The Phils, spurred by a two-run homer by Pat Burrell, tied the game, then decided to win it in rather unusual fashion.
Geoff Jenkins struck out. But he still reached first on a passed ball. What happened next is a little hard to believe.
First off, for some reason the Astros were not guarding the line, in the 9th inning of a tie game. So of course Pedro Feliz slaps a ball right down the line and into the left-field corner.
Jenkins will never be mistaken for Leroy Burrell on the bases. So it was not a surprise to see third-base coach Steve Smith put up the “stop” sign. Which Jenkins promptly blew right through and chugged toward the plate.
It was close, but Jenkins scored. Phils put up 4 in the ninth to win it.
All’s right with the world.
Next you’ll be telling me the Sixers made the NBA playoffs.
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