"Is it not true...

Senator Kennedy from Louisiana has some questions...

One last time in Chestnut Hill

Would You Swim Here?

Weekend Family Event...

 I've been paid ($$) to care for Marilyn...I thought it would be EZ...Oh boy!

Me & Marylin have known each other since Timmy saved her

as a stray roaming around El Paso Texas!

Timmy & Maureen left Friday morning...

Long story short...

It's Saturday night & Marilyn is sleeping at my place...

Timmy has really spoiled Marilyn.

Eva & Vilk made it to New Jersey & had to leave!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_zu_Beck

Phillies lose & I watched a funny farm animal video...

Made me realize I was pretty much tired of the Phils & their whole drama season.

I find it a relief it is over...and I get back to watching fun farm animal videos...

Back to Buford!

A morning walk on the beach...

I checked the Film

 The Phillie batters struck out 21 times in the last two games...

None of those 21 K's were a called strike...

all were swing & misses & none of those pitches

were in the strike zone...

That's called 'pressing' 

Pressing definition, urgent; demanding immediate attention: a pressing need.

Or some may call it 'choking'...

Oh yea, and Nick Castellano will begin

next season on a 0 for 23

"hitting streak"!

Chagrin...

 

Arizona jumped on Nola early to hand the Phillies their first home loss of their playoff run and set up the first Game 7 in the franchise’s 141-year history.

I Traveled the USA's Least Visited States.

The New York Times, Why You Don’t Need to Rake Leaves...

$1500 or more to rake the leaves on Blossom Hill! That's what The Pro's charge nowadays.

 https://www.yahoo.com/news/why-don-t-rake-leaves-140610397.html

And you are destroying your lawn... according to the scientists...

The last time Timmy's granddaughters raked the leaves he gave them Hot Chocolate & a driving lesson!

The granddaughters don't come around in the Fall No more...

Phillies go up 3-2...Bedlam at the Bank on Monday?

 

Kyle Schwarber sets the tone for the Phillies with a 461-foot homer and a 90 foot single 

Helplessly Hoping the Phillies can win two games out of the next three to be played

Helplessly hoping
His at bat hovers nearby
Awaiting a chance
Gasping at glimpses of the crowd
A gentle true spirit
He runs, wishing he could fly
Only to trip at the sound of 'you're out!

Wordlessly watching
He waits in the dugout
And wonders
At the empty place inside
Heartlessly helping himself to bad dreams
He worries
Did he hear a your out? Or maybe your safe?

They are one team
They are not alone
They are nine together
They are for-or each other

Stand by the stairs of the dugout
You'll see something
Certain to tell you things are getting better
The game is not over it's getting better
It's lost in a batter who lingers
Saying he is lost
And choking on his time at bat

They are one team
They are not alone
They are nine together
They are there for-or each other

Eddie & Susan have officially left the Blue Steps Studio behind...

Phillies got in game three!

•  Three hits
• No Home Runs, and
• Nobody had an RBI!

What the heck happened? It is a strange looking baseball field...

Looks like a Museum

The Box Score looks even worse

stifling looking, but they had the AC on

not a pleasant looking place...

The slow motion baby goat video you probably didn’t know you needed to see…

Oh to be young again!

Phillie Fan gets nailed & jumps up smiling...

He'll probably get a Phillies jersey signed by 

all the bullpen pitchers!

Two nothing...

 Diamondbacks overpowered!

0	0	0	0	0	.233
4	0	1	0	0	0	.250
4	0	1	0	0	0	.217
4	0	0	0	0	0	.172
3	0	0	0	0	0	.167
2	0	0	0	0	1	.182
3	0	0	0	0	0	.167
32	0	4	0	0	1

a-grounded into fielder's choice to for Carroll in the 8th

• BATTING
• 2BMarte (2, Nola)
• Team LOB6
• Team RISP0-3 (Gurriel Jr. 0-1, Pham 0-1, Walker 0-1)

• FIELDING
• AssistsGurriel Jr. (Cave at 3rd base)

Phillies Hitting

HITTERS
K. SchwarberDH
aJ. CavePH-DH
T. TurnerSS
bE. SosaPH-SS
B. Harper1B
A. Bohm3B
B. Stott2B
J.T. RealmutoC
G. StubbsC
N. CastellanosRF
B. MarshLF
J. RojasCF
TEAM

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	AVG
3	3	2	2	2	1	.219
1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000
2	2	1	1	1	2	.500
1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
4	1	1	0	0	1	.385
4	1	1	2	0	0	.179
4	2	2	0	0	0	.250
4	1	2	3	0	0	.300
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2	0	0	1	0	1	.345
3	0	1	1	0	1	.350
4	0	0	0	0	0	.069
32	10	11	10	3	6

a-doubled to left for Schwarber in the 8th

b-flied out to right for Turner in the 8th

• BATTING
• 2BRealmuto (3, Mantiply); Cave (1, Cecconi); Marsh (2, Mantiply); Bohm (3, R. Nelson)
• HRTurner (3, 1st inning off Kelly 0 on, 1 Out); Schwarber 2 (3, 3rd inning off Kelly 0 on, 2 Out, 6th inning off Kelly 0 on, 0 Out)
• RBICastellanos (7), Realmuto 3 (10), Turner (4), Schwarber 2 (4), Marsh (2), Bohm 2 (4)
• 2Out RBIRealmuto 2, Schwarber, Marsh
• SFCastellanos
• Team LOB5
• Team RISP5-7 (Rojas 0-2, Marsh 1-1, Realmuto 2-2, Stott 1-1, Bohm 1-1)

• BASERUNNING
• CSHarper (1, 2nd base by Kelly/Moreno)
• SBStott (2, 2nd base off Mantiply/Moreno)

• FIELDING
• ETurner (4, fielding)

Diamondbacks Pitching

PITCHERS
M. Kelly(L, 1-1)
J. Mantiply
R. Nelson
S. Cecconi
A. Saalfrank
TEAM

IP	H	ER	K	PC-ST	ERA
5.2	3	4	6	89-51	3.00
0.1	3	3	0	16-8	9.00
0.2	4	3	0	29-18	27.00
1.0	1	0	0	14-8	0.00
0.1	0	0	0	1-1	0.00
8.0	11	10	6	149-86

• PITCHING
• IBBCastellanos (by Mantiply).
• First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedKelly 12/22; Mantiply 3/6; Cecconi 1/3; R. Nelson 3/7; Saalfrank 1/1
• Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesKelly-12-10-16-12; Mantiply-3-0-1-4; Cecconi-2-2-1-3; R. Nelson-5-2-5-6; Saalfrank-0-0-0-1
• Ground Balls-Fly BallsKelly 4-6; Mantiply 1-0; Cecconi 1-1; R. Nelson 0-2; Saalfrank 0-1
• Game ScoresM Kelly 50

Phillies Pitching

PITCHERS
A. Nola(W, 3-0)
J. Hoffman
M. Strahm
O. Kerkering
TEAM

IP	H	ER	K	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	3	0	7	82-58	0.96
1.0	0	0	2	10-7	9.00
1.0	0	0	1	25-14	0.00
1.0	1	0	3	21-14	0.00
9.0	4	0	13	138-93

• PITCHING
• First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedNola 11/22; Hoffman 1/3; Strahm 1/4; Kerkering 1/4
• Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesNola-17-11-15-15; Hoffman-1-4-1-1; Strahm-2-2-8-2; Kerkering-8-3-2-1
• Ground Balls-Fly BallsNola 9-3; Hoffman 0-1; Strahm 1-1
• Game ScoresA Nola 73