Daily News | Rob Thomson needs to be held accountable for the Phillies’ recent struggles
are playing ugly, dumb baseball. They’re doing it over and over and over. Dropped fly balls. Elementary base running mistakes. And the manger ... Oy.Sunday and lost their three-game series in Pittsburgh. They play four in a row beginning Monday at Miami against the Marlins, whom they trailed by a half-game in the wild-card standings going into the series.is 6 p.m. Tuesday. They’ve lost seven of 11.
As for the pitch count, well, a pitcher who has started nine games should be able to throw 100 pitches. As for facing the lineup again, I don’t care if a pitcher is facing a lineup for the fourth time, or fifth, or 15th; if they haven’t gotten a hit on him, then give him some Pepto Bismol, maybe some Depends, and send his woozy butt back out there. There’s no bellyaching in the majors.
First: In the seventh inning, shortstop Turner and third baseman Edmundo Sosa collided on the infield grass while trying to catch a popup. The rule: If the shortstop calls it, it’s his. That’s pretty much true everywhere on the infield — your shortstop is your shortstop because he’s the best fielder — but it’s always true in this situation, as any Little League coach will tell you.
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