August 28, 2007
Dr. Howard is Fine
Ryan Howard delivers a home run in the bottom of the tenth to finish a 4-2 comeback victory over the Mets. It was a massive shot, hit the opposite way to left field, putting the Phillies just four games behind the Mets. The Mets bullpen wastes a stellar effort by Tom Glavine who pitched a short shutout, giving up eight hits (all singles) over seven innings, but walking none. But Philadelphia tied it off Feliciano in the eighth, then won it off Mota in the tenth.
Adam Eaton pitches okay, giving up two runs in 5 2/3 innings. He's now given up six runs to the Mets in 18 2/3 innings this year. But the bullpen allowed just one hit over 4 1/3 innings of work, keeping the Phillies in it until the home run heroics of Howard.
At least one reader understands the full double entendre of the headline.
Deep trivia: the line "Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine, Dr. Howard" comes from the only Stooges short ever nominated for an Oscar. Men in Black, 1934.
It didn't win. Something called La Cucuracha did.