European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 9, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday in 2007 stars and stripes Page 37 Philadelphia on the verge of loss Rockies put Phillies within one of dubious Mark by Pat Graham the associated press Denver Rodrigo Lopez had a lot weighing on his mind As he waited out a first inning rain hed just Given up three runs and two homers and was frantically searching for Lopez found the solution he was looking he came out of the rain delay a different retiring 13 of 14 batters he faced As the Colorado Rockies beat Phil Adelphia 63 to hand the Phillies loss in franchise Histo in a batting Cage below the Sta playing Light toss with pitch ing coach Bob he Sim ply made a decision to Stop Nib bling at the i knew i could make adjust said who endured a rain delay lasting one hour and 22 i just said to Why Are you being so careful i attacked the asked what the difference in Lopez was from before the rain delay to manager Clint Hur dle simply they didst hit Lopez 52 retired the final 10 batters he faced before being lifted for a Pinch hitter in the he struck out walked one and allowed five hurdle said he lifted Lopez Only because he threw a lot of pitches trying to stay warm As the bad weather remained in the he probably threw enough pitches for the equivalent of eight hurdle after the the Phillies showed Little concern Over the impending embarrassing Philadelphia losses Are the most by any team in any Philadelphia played its first game on May losing 43 to the Providence Ive Learned to shut a lot of things manager Charlie Manuel that not annoy ing to that was something i didst have nothing to do Ryan spi Lborges hit a two run Homer and Todd Helton drove in two runs As Colorado won its fifth straight game since a 19 Road the Rockies 142 Home record since june 2 is the Best in the a Ryan Howard and Jimmy Roll ins homered for the Phillies in the first Jamie Moyer 77 was taken out in the sixth after giving up a single to Rockies Pinch hitter Jeff the 44yearold Moyer went innings and allowed eight hits and five David Philadelphia Greg loses his footing after striking out in the ninth inning of saturdays 62 loss to the loss was the in the Phillies the most of any professional sports i have to take full Respo Sibili Moyer spi Lborges two run Homer to left in the fifth tied it at it was the fifth of the season for who also singled in a run in the sixth and finished with three with this group of its hard to crack the said who was Rilling in for Willy Taveras in we have great Helton went including a first inning rib double off the Brightfield to improve his average against Philadelphia to the highest career average versus the Phillies of any Active major Brad Hawpe had two including an rib single in the Sev for Matt Holliday went ending a 25game Home hitting Bedard Dazzles with 15 strikeouts in 2hit shutout of Texas by David Jiminez the associated press Texas As Erik beards strikeout total in Baltimore Jay Gibbons could Only shake his head in Dis be that As Good As Ive Ever seen a Pitcher the orioles designated Ive never seen so Many bad swings in my these Guys didst have a Bedard struck out 15 to tie a franchise record and allowed Only two hits in his first career Complete leading the Ori Oles Over the Texas rangers Bedard 74 faced the mini mum 27 Desi Relaford singled with one out in the first and Sammy Sosa singled leading off the but Bedard induced double play grounders to erase each the 15 strikeouts were the most by an american league Pitcher this san Diego Jake Peavy struck out 16 against Arizona on april Bedard struck out the Side in the fanning Travis Metcalf to end the Baltimore catch or Ramon Hernandez rushed to the Mound and gave Bedard a big congratulatory Bedard took his career est pitching performance in we won and that the Bottom Bedard if i throw a Complete i throw a com plete if i i at the end of the we won and that what Gibbons homered in the second and Brandon Fahey had an rib single in the ninth for which posted its fourth shutout of the Bedard bounced Back from one of his worst outings of the season on when he allowed six runs in innings against the Chicago White Ive never seen anything like orioles manager Dave Trembley it was just strike one after he didst walk it was Erik be Dard and the Guys behind around the fifth inning you Felt that one run would be Brandon Mccarthy 46 Al Lowed two runs and four hits in six struck out three and walked two in his second Start since coming off the disabled list with a Blister on his right Middle but the rangers help him As Bedard kept them off bal Ance with a mix of fastballs and six Texas batters took a called third two in the he May have gotten some help from the rangers manager Ron Washington but he pitched a very Good you have to tip your Cap to Mays opinions vary on which play in the Field was his greatest from Back Page launched a perfect throw to Nail Billy trying to score after the Brooklyn manager Chuck Dressen scoffed at the magical id like to see him do it Dressen the dodgers knew Mays they recognized what a that was about his third est Irvin Mays believed the Best one came against the Brooklyn dodgers in ebbets Field when he ran Down a line drive by Bobby launched himself through the special player he Vas speared the Ball and was knocked Union v scions when he he backhanded the Ball with the bases Irvin fell Down and knocked himself but he still held on to the another time against the in the de into right it Debyl nit by Carl Furillo did a 360degree turn and Willie was a Little like Jackie Robin Brooklyn Pitcher Carl Erskine when he it was he did things to energize the and he was so i always imagined Willie was like babe took second on an went to third from what i heard about they on a wild pitch and scored on a double play said babe Ruth had such perfect at age he earned his second he never threw to the wrong he Allstar game map never made a bad base running Willie was like Willie just played All out All the and if you happened to get him out during the Ball hed beat you with his Glove or his Willie never got he just played every Willie was just an exciting player and made plays that you prac it was in the Allstar setting that Mays did some of his Best typical was the 1968 game at in a season when pitchers dominated hit Mays built the Only run of the game when he led off the first inning with a sin five years Mays drove in two runs and scored two others and was the map in the nos 53 Mays played in 24 Allstar games in 20 years and set records for extra base triples and stolen i think it was Ted Williams who said they invented the Allstar game for Willie Banks he was right about and i was the Best player i Ever longtime manager Leo Durocher put it if he could Durocher once said of his Center id Many
