1993 Phillies: Series was lost before Carter’s homer

October 25th, 2008 by admin
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1993 Phillies: Series was lost before Carter’s homer
Members of the Philadelphia Phillies club that lost that series are used to hearing laments about how they squandered a ninth-inning, 6-5 lead, especially now that the current team is making the franchise’s first appearance in the Fall Classic since that fateful Game 6.

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Analysis finds Rays with advantage heading to Philly
Who’s pitching is more important than where as the World Series resumes Saturday night in Philadelphia.

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Phillies’ Howard not concerned by funk (AP)

Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon answers questions from the media before workouts Friday, Oct. 24, 2008 in Philadelphia. The Rays will play the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 3 of the Major League Baseball World Series on Saturday.

Ryan Howard had a special delivery waiting for him at his locker. Boxes full of fresh bats were ripped open, the knobs poking out and ready for the Phillies slugger to grab. Maybe some new wood will help Howard end his postseason power outage. The season’s major league home run (48) and RBIs (146) leader is in a long-ball funk.


Blue Jays sign former Orioles LHP Loewen (AP)
The Toronto Blue Jays acquired two of the top four picks in the 2002 draft on Friday, signing converted pitcher Adam Loewen to a minor league contract and claiming right-hander Bryan Bullington off waivers. Bullington was selected by Pittsburgh with the top overall selection and Loewen was taken fourth by the Baltimore Orioles.

Officials defend Yankee Stadium finances (AP)
New York City officials told a congressional panel Friday that they didn’t do anything improper in shepherding through $1.3 billion in financing for a new Yankee Stadium, but the assurances did little to mollify the congressman who is investigating the deal. At issue was a six-fold increase in the city’s assessed value of the land, to around $200 million.

Phillies put men on base, leave them there
Even after their World Series-opening victory, the Philadelphia Phillies had taken issue with their inability to hit in the clutch, having left 11 runners on base.

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