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08/10/2003 Archived Entry: "Phillies Journal - 2003"
Phillies Journal - 2003
by Max Blue
PROLIPSIS
Prolipsis is the Greek word for superstition. It also happens to be the name of the god of baseball in Pennsylvania. She lives on Mount Pocono, and she has it in for the National League team from Philadelphia. It goes back to the early days. In 1916 Prolipsis cast a 100-year curse on the Phillies because she was outraged that Phillies’ pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander would give up a crucial homerun to a bandy legged outfielder from Brooklyn named Casey Stengel in a pennant-deciding game.
Prolipsis was up to her old tricks today in San Francisco—teasing Phillies fans with caught line drives and deep flyballs just short of the wall. But she upped the ante when she gave us hope that Pat Burrell is finally out of his season-long slump. A game-tying homerun in the 8th followed by a game-winning big fly in the 10th? This is too cruel, oh Baseball god.
PAT THE BAT
Is he really over the hump?
Out of his season-long slump?
Or is it a trick?
Like a Hollywood flick?
To leave us once more in the dump?
Saturday, August 9, 2003. PacBell Park. Philadelphia 8 San Francisco 6 (10 innings)
