Welcome to the Philadelphia sports fan blog -- Phlog, for short. I've been talking about getting this running for a while, and I've finally matched deeds to words. The timing seems about right, too. The Phillies have crept back into the National League East (and Wild Card) races, Eagles hype is beginning its annual pre-training camp buildup, the NBA Draft is less than two weeks away ... and then there are the Flyers.
The Phillies seem to have recaptured our attention -- at least for a few days -- selling more than 42,000 tickets to the first game of this weekend's series with the Tigers. And the fans got what they wanted -- home runs, of which the Phillies launched five (but only one with a man on the bathpaths). This Phils team seems intent on living and dying by the home run, and solo home runs aren't going to cut it. But home runs won't matter much when your pitching staff -- which often seems as reliable as a bottle of Chinese cough syrup -- gives up 12 runs. Teams that do that a few too many times have to make other plans for October. Jamie Moyer (6 ER in 3 2/3 last time out) will be playing Wiffleball with the Tigers on Saturday.
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