Bullpen blows it… again

For the second time in five games, the Phillies had the lead heading into the later innings and for the fourth time in five games, the Phillies came out on the losing end.  After a great 8 inning outing from starter Kyle Kendrick (why they didn’t leave him in to pitch the 9th, I have no idea), Ryan Madson came in to attempt to collect his fourth save in as many chances this season.  As it turned out, the Braves had different plans.  Troy Glaus hit a two-out, two-run homerun and immediately following, Jason Heyward added to his legend by depositing a changeup into the right field seats at Turner Field.  After a 1-2-3 inning pitched by Billy Wagner, Jose Contreras gave up a walk-off home run to struggling right-handed hitter Nate McClouth.

Enough about the Phillies…

How bout them Flyers baby!

They’re up 3-1 in their opening round series with the Devils after winning convincingly by a score of 4-1 last night.  While watching the game, I couldn’t help but notice the way that the officials tried to insert themselves into the game.  There were 16 minor penalties last night… IN A PLAYOFF GAME!  Nobody wants to see that crap.  Unneccessary calls disrupt the flow of the game and isolate the true hockey fan.  The Flyers will try to eliminate the Devils tomorrow night in game 5 of their series at the Prudential Center in Newark.  They will have to do so without the help of both Jeff Carter and Simon Gagne who are both out with foot injuries.

On an unrelated note, how gay are Pittsburgh Penguins fans?