Cliff Lee was terrific for nine innings today. Ubaldo Jimenez was terrific for four... unfortunately, he pitched six. Lee did exactly what the Phillies got him to do, and the Rockies bats had no answer. Add a bit of wind and some timely hits and agressive base running by the Phils, and you have a pretty easy win for the Phillies.
So, what do we know after game 1? We know that a great pitching performance can make a team look bad. We know that the Rockies are going to have to win one game in Philly in order to win this series. And we now know that that win will not be game one!
Another note: I HATE the five-game series format in the division series. The best-of-five means that the loser of the first game must win three of the next four to advance, and that gives too great an advantage to the winner of game one. There's no need to minimize the division series... they can cut out some of the off days and easily make it a seven-game series just like the league and world series are. So hey, MLB... get with the program! Don't lengthen the season, but make the division series a best of seven like the other playoff series are!
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