Thursday, March 20, 2008

Pirates-Phillies, bottom of second

It's mano-a-mano time: Snell vs. Ryan Howard.
The big guy swings through a changeup, then Snell misses outside twice. High, 3-1.
Careful.
Not careful enough.
Howard drives it over the left-field fence, giving the Phillies a 1-0 lead.
Impressive stuff. Kuds to Snell for not backing down, but in the regular season, discretion may be the better part of valor.
The scoreboard here is awesome. Phillies' players photographs appear in full color against a backdrop of a beach and a swaying palm tree.
Nyjer Morgan makes a running catch of a shallow fly to center by Chris Coste. Morgan is ready, but beating out McLouth is a stern challenge.
It's 1-0 Phillies, whose only World Series title came in 1980. Ever.

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