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Phillies’ So Taguchi Beneficiary Of Famous Reverse PW Cover Jinx
How about that? After new acquisition Joe Blanton set a Phillies record on the day off (with 7 cheesesteaks eaten in one trip to Pat’s), he pitched last night in typical fashion: 6 innings, 5 runs, an impressive 1:3 strikeout:walk ratio. The Phillies, though, rallied in the ninth inning — and they weren’t even facing this year’s Least Deserving All-Star and Worst All-Star Ever, Billy Wagner. After the Phillies loaded the bases in the top of the ninth, Carlos Ruiz was in prime position to make another rally-killing double play but managed to hit the ball high enough to make it just a fielder’s choice; he got an added bonus when Jose Reyes screwed up and got nobody out. So Taguchi, 0-for-16 as a pinch hitter this year, came up to the plate. The recent PW cover story subject hit one over the head of (who else?) Inning-Endy Chavez — who was thrown out twice at home last night — and the Phils tied the game. Jimmy Rollins doubled in two more runs and the Phillies eventually won, 8-6. After the jump, So Taguchi’s game-tying hit. I have a request: Watch the Redlasso video (it’s crashing my Firefox 3, so standard warning applies) and listen if you hear Sarge cheering in the background during the play. It could just be a fan, but it didn’t show up on the Mets broadcast I saw in highlights.
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I thought it was Chris Wheeler cheering in the background. He’s done it for 20 years.
Definitely someone cheering. Wheels would be louder, because he was “on mic” that inning. Could certainly be Sarge.
That cheesesteak record is a joke, right?
That was a really good story on So Taguchi btw. You hardly hear anything about him (probably for good reason).
Get me on the cover right before Toronto this year and you’ll have plenty of calls go your way in 2009.
what an awesome article! thanks for sharing!
That sounds like Sarge to me. He’s done it before and the small moments where he becomes a fan are the only times I ever like him.