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Dick Jerardi: Was that Mia Hamm in Ashburn Alley?
Dick Jerardi: Was that Mia Hamm in Ashburn Alley?
This Spin alone is no doubt worth the 10 grand, but maybe not all that extra cash the Phillies would have gotten for NLCS tickets out there.
Who wins?
DAVID MAIALETTI / Staff photographer
Pat Burrell is well received after belting a sole homer that put Phillies ahead in sixth inning.
Usain Bolt running 100 meters or Manny jogging 90 feet while admiring his screaming, 420-foot double off the top of the railing in center? Hayes, who was in Beijing, said Bolt wins by 10 meters.
By the way, Manny's double had to go 60 feet longer than
Burrell's home run and 50 feet farther than Utley's. He just hit it to the wrong place. Anywhere else, maybe they're still playing.
"I thought Manny Ramirez's ball might have a chance to get out,'' Phils manager Charlie Manuel said.
Definitely a chance, but it got there so fast and was so far away from the dugout, it had to be hard to follow.
Faster than Bolt
Had a great view of Rafael Furcal's throw to first from the hole to get Carlos Ruiz to end the second. Might have taken a second to cross the diamond. It never went above or below first baseman James Loney's glove.
Calming effect
Crowd was not the same after Manny's rocket. It was almost like it was the first time they realized two teams were playing.
Secret not revealed
When somebody asked Brett Myers the secret to Charlie Manuel's success in handling pitchers, Myers said: "I don't know. I guess that's why it's a secret.''
Strange numbers
Through three innings, Cole Hamels threw 55 pitches, yet gave up just one run. There would be no complete game on this night, but he was keeping the Phillies in the game.
Meanwhile
Every Phils' out save one through three was a groundout from the great groundball pitcher, Derek Lowe.
Closer
Felt like we were closer to third during the Ryan Howard shift than Dodgers third baseman Casey Blake was. He was three steps to the right of second base. Howard kept hitting the ball where all the people were.
Actual threat before
