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Posts Tagged ‘WHAT A FUCKING DOUBLE PLAY!’

Sep
27
2008
Posted by meech.one at 8:14 pm ET 9 Comments

Here’s the deal:  The Philadelphia Phillies were up 4-2 going into the bottom half of the ninth inning with the flawless Brad Lidge taking the mound to close out the game and clinch the NL East for The Fightins.  After a leadoff strike out of Emilio Bonifacio, Lidge (uncharacteristically) gave up a base knock to Roger Bernadina and walked Ryan Langerhans before allowing an RBI single to Anderson Hernandez. Then, with only 1 out and the lead trimmed to 4-3, Christian Guzman hit a single to center to load the bases for Ryan Zimmerman.

The sold-out crowd at Citizens Bank Park grew restless. After 40 straight saves, could this be the game where Brad Lidge would finally blow one? Afterall, he had only induced two double plays ALL YEAR.

Suddenly, with a 1-1 count to Zimmerman and a chance to secure the NL East on the line, this happened:

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