THIS HAPPENS!
It started with Chase Utley, Ryan Howard and Pat Burrell with consecutive home runs in the first inning. Seventeen runs later... It just hurts thinking about it. "Seventeen runs later?"
It wasn't a good night for Todd Wellemeyer. In fact, if you were basing your weekend on how Friday night's game was going to go, it would be like getting stood up for a date by answering the door with a pie to the face and a hit in the lower abdomen.
To add insult to injury, Tony LaRussa and Russ Springer got tossed by an overzealous home plate umpire Larry Vanover after Springer sent some chin music toward Howard in the eighth. Howard had hit two home runs in the game, but it was way too late for that.
But it got better...
In the bottom of the eighth, the Phillies retaliated by returning fire via Rudy Seanez (remember this guy, who used to throw 100 MPH with John Rocker in the Braves bullpen years back?) who threw one behind Brendan Ryan.
Does Seanez get tossed? Hell no! But Jose Oquendo did while arguing. I don't get it. I thought when you started tossing guys it wasn't arbitrary? It kept the game safe. Evidently, Vanover has issues with the Cardinals. Springer was throwing intentionally and Seanez just lost control when the pitch went BEHIND Ryan?
That's pretty shallow Vanover. And to think, umpires are on the field to keep the game 'fair'.
If we're complaining and it's 20-2, there's only one thing left to do... start throwing your second basemen.
Aaron Miles threw a scoreless ninth retiring Jimmy Rollins, Shane Victorino and Eric Bruntlett. Shockingly, Vanover didn't toss Miles, although I'm sure there were some evil squints relayed at each other.
About the only good thing about this game is this: It was only ONE loss. Despite giving up 20 runs and having everything go wrong, it was only one loss. Today, if the Cardinals win, it really doesn't matter.
Oh, by the way, Chicago lost to Toronto last night 3-2, so even more it didn't matter. Thank you, A.J. Burnett!
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