Dreams sufficiently dashed? They probably should be – at least insofar as pre-trade deadline aspirations go. Not a bad offensive showing, but the pitching forgot they were facing the Astros.
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Jeff Samardzija was better than Adam Wainwright.
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18 Jun 2013
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*Throat-clearing sound, and elbow in your ribs.*
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that lineup just kills me, it is sooooo retarded
Take 3-4 from the Phills, and then loose to the 38-55 Astros. WOW! If they don’t win the next 2 games, let the trading begin.