October 04, 2007
Sweaty Balls
Morales wipes sweat off his face while he's on the mound, and the third base umpire calls a ball. That seemed to spook him a bit as he goes to a full count on Ruiz before giving up a long double to centerfield. The Phillies have men on second and third with one out.
Update: Helms doesn't try to score on a slow roller by Kendrick with the infield in. It was one of those swings that looked like it would hit the ball harder than it actually did. Two down.
Update: Rollins drives a 2-2 pitch into the left-center gap for a triple, and the first Phillies lead of the series. He's driven in all three runs today, and has the tough half of the cycle. That brings out the MVP chant.
Update: Utley finally makes contact but flies out to centerfield. The call for going to the mouth got Morales out of his rhythm, as he would step off the mound after each pitch to wipe his face.
Has anyone hit for the cycle in the postseason? mlb.com lists everyone who's hit for the cycle here (http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/rare_feats/index.jsp?feature=hit_for_cycle) but I can't tell if any are postseason cycles.