Brian Howard gets the credit for this headline, plus he filled in for me on the radio so I could go cover this game. Thanks, Brian!
Chris Young: 5.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K - 3.06 ERA. Rangers lose 2-0.
Statue of Michael Jack Schmidt.
Oooooh.
Down below, a man with an acoustic guitar plays one of the worst versions of "Patience" imaginable.
Small picture of large man at the plate.
Night falls on South Philly.
Hard to make out on the Jumbotron, but that is indeed the Phillie Phanatic dressed as a light Jedi Knight vanquishing the Texas Rangers mascot (some sort of giant horse) dressed as a dark Jedi with the help of a kid from the stands (unaffiliated).
A painting of Steve Carlton from the Leroy Neiman school of fine sports art.
Seen in the press box, both wearing Hawaiian shirts: Dallas Green, Harvey Yavner.
