Phillies crowd got what it asked for: ‘Beat L.A.’
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Amid the chants of the Phillies crowd -- ‘Beat L.A., Beat L.A.’ -- doubts apparently began forming about just how good this Joe Torre was anyway. Well, maybe not.
But suddenly the Phillies were up 4-1. Then it was only 4-2. And then it got worse and became 8-2.
When the chants kept up, and as the Phillies kept scoring, doubts did grow, at least for the Times’ Bill Plaschke. Maybe, as he puts it, the Dodgers just weren’t that good. And it seemed more painful knowing that one of the Phillies best hitters in the game was -- their pitcher.
As Plaschke writes:
The Dodgers didn’t just leave Citizens Bank Park field Friday, they were thrown out by a Phillies team that pushed them to the door just before snatching their swagger. Gone is the clubhouse music. Gone are the hopeful smiles. Gone is the idea that Manny Ramirez can carry them. He hit a three-run homer Friday, he’s batting .375 in the series, and the Dodgers still haven’t won a game.
TJ Simers, however, says Manny is far from giving up and recalls how shots of Crown Royal worked once, and maybe they can work again . In 2004, no ball club’s comeback was ever sweeter, and the Crown Royal is said to have played a key role.
Anyway, the Dodgers are back home for Game 3 is on Sunday. It starts at 5:15 p.m. Pacific time and is on Channel 11. The chant ‘Beat Philadelphia’ just doesn’t sound right. But ‘Beat the Phils’ does, doesn’t it?
By the way, Manny is the all-time postseason leader in home runs with 27. Bernie Williams is second with 22 and tied at 18 are Reggie Jackson and Mickey Mantle.
-- Debbie Goffa