"It was a little fly ball," said Braves manager Bobby Cox of Ryan Howard's opposite-field three-run homer. "It goes out here and Cincinnati. Maybe Houston [with] the short porch.
I’m pretty sure 391 ft would have left a lot of parks from where it was hit. It wasn’t like it went to dead center.
The great thing about this is it seems the park is starting to get into everyone’s head now, and not just the Phillies pitchers. Maybe that’s why it seems like the team has a home field advantage this year.
Something else to watch is Josh Towers has cleared waivers. There was a lot of buzz going around that the Phillies were looking at Towers at the deadline. Another name that has been popping up, but I think in this case is just speculation, is David Wells. I can’t see Wells coming here or the Phillies being all that interested, but after how bad Eaton has been and the success of other aging pitchers like Mesa and Alfonseca, who knows.
Right now it all depends on Freddie Garcia. If the team thinks he will be back at the end of the month and ready to go I see Gillick holding tight and riding what he’s got.
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