Last year the bullpen nearly cost the Phillies a shot at the playoffs with the likes of Tom Gordon, Ryan Madson, Jose "Joe Table" Mesa, and Antonio "6-Finger Ant" Alfonseca. This season may turn out to be just as bad, as Pat Gillick put together the same crap of Gordon and Madson, but mixed in Tim Lahey, Clay Condrey, and Chad Durbin this time...Deja Vu?
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Chiropractic Hamels v. Tim Redding
I work with a guy who's from Rochester and claims to know Tim Redding. He says he's a nice guy. Even still, I hope he gets hit so hard he never wants to step onto a baseball field again. The opening day loss is merely one...,however, the Phils can't afford another losing April and dropping the first series to the Nationals would be a demoralizing start. Simply put, they need to win. They will win.
First pitch at 7:05 on WPSG (CW) in the Philly area...and on no TV in the Harrisburg area. Crap.
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