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08/19/2003 Archived Entry: "Phillies Journal - 2003"
Phillies Journal - 2003
by Max Blue
THE PITCH
Here’s the pitch: the team is 69-54, a game up on the loss side over Florida with 39 games to play. A winning percentage of .561 will mean 22-17 in the final 39. The Phillies top four pitchers are: Wolf and Myers 12-7, Millwood 12-8, and Padilla 11-8. That’s 47-30 with a winning percentage of .610; times 39 = 24-15. Enough to win the wild card? Maybe. In 1980 the Phillies won the National League East by a single game over Montreal when they got a 5-0 September from Marty Bystrom, a rookie righthander. Amaury Telemaco is not a rookie, but if he pitches in September like he did two days ago against a good-hitting St.Louis team, it might be enough.
Hang onto your hats, we’re off on a 13-game road trip.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN, AUGUST 19-31, 2003
We’ll stop in Milwaukee first,
Never mind that they are the worst.
They’ve got Richie Sexton,
He could put a hex on,
Our 10-year without, pennant thirst.
Glassboro, August 19, 2003
