The Phillies beat the Cubs today in a doubleheader. That puts another keg in the Cubs' coffin.
At the end, excitement maintained its hysteria.
Reggie Smith of the Dodgers and Gary Matthews of the homers hit Braves in that game.
Even though the ball was doubled, they got it anyway.
Finley is going over to get a new piece of bat.
That's Hendrick's 19th home run. One more and he reaches double figures.
That's the fourth extra base hit for the Padres - two doubles and a triple.
Davis fouls out to third in fair territory.
There's a shot up the alley. Oh, it's just foul.
You didn't have to say it was gone. It was gone before it got outta here. It was going that fast.
Kent Abbott is in the on-deck circuit.
Those numbers with Tony are so often and so interesting.
Many people think the Cards at the end of the wire will cross the finish line first.
If ever an error had "F" written on it, that grounder did.
From the way Denny's shaking his head, he's either got an injured shoulder or a gnat in his eye.
Ozzie makes a leaping, diving stop, shovels to Fernando and everybody drops everything.
Edwards missed getting Stearns at third base by an eyeball.
Last night's homer was Stargell's 399th career home run, leaving him one shy of 500.
Gaylord Perry and Willie McCovey should know each other like a book. They've been ex-teammates for years now.
It's off the leg and into the left field of Doug Rader.
It's a base hit on the error by Roberts.
Right now Andy Larkin is pitching just like young Andy Larkin.
The last time Pena faced the Padres, the Dodgers scratched for a run to tie the game and then went on to win 4-0.
Thomas is racing for it, but McCovey is there and can't get his glove to it. That play shows the inexperience, not on Thomas' part, but on the part of Willie McC ... well, not on McCovey's part either.
Bob Davis has his hair differently this year, short with curls like Randy Jones wears. I think you call it a Frisbee.
