Friday, May 12, 2006

Irony in Philly





So I'm sitting here at work watching the Reds game, and I stumble upon this sweet, but bitter for Phils fans, irony.
The Phillies starting pitcher is Cole Hamels, who was just called up two days ago to Philadelphia to replace sausage server Ryan Madson. Madson, strangely, is 3-1 this year as the Phils' fifth starter, but his ERA is in the high 6s and he gives up loads of hits and walks. Hamels was selected as a stopgap to fill the Phils' leaky rotation more tightly than Madson.
And Hamels just outdoes himself. He's pitchig a gem in this game (1 hit), albeit a blemished gem (5 walks) but regardless, he's a win candidate with a 2-0 lead.
The Phils bring in Madson to relieve Hamels and, in true bus boy fashion, he gives up a 900-foot home run to Austin Kearns, strikes out Adam Dunn (Ryan Seacrest can do that) and gives up another solo shot to Edwin Encarnacion. Remember, Madson is a righty, and Kearns and Encarnacion bat right handed. So in about 3 minutes, Hamels goes from a 2-0 lead with a bag of ice on his arm to a no-decision waiting to happen with disdain for his predecessor.
Weird? Yes, but what's strangest is this: Madson is going to get the win.

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