Werth saves Phillies on "Campaign Cheer" Night

Tonight was "Campaign Cheer" night at the ballpark, a creation of the guys over at We Should Be GM's, and the Phillies woke up just in time to give the home crowd a win over the Washington Nationals. Joe Blanton had a short, unsuccessful outing for the Phillies which left the team in a 4-1 hole in the top of the 5th, but the Phillies fought back to tie the game and then eventually win it on a Jayson Werth homer in the 8th inning. Brad Lidge then came in and did what he does best and slammed the door on the Nationals to give the Phillies a 5-4 win. It was an interesting night at the ballpark, to say the least, in Jimmy Rollins' first game at home since his "frontrunner" comments. I wasn't at the game, but from what I heard during the television broadcast, Rollins was pretty heartily booed for most of the night, although there were occasions when you could hear some faint cheering. He got booed loudly each time he got out in his first three trips to ...