Philadelphia Phillies storyline: beat the system

Carlos Ruiz of the Philadelphia Phillies was a 1-man wrecking crew in the chop shop last night. I, on the other hand, have the emotionless Mac. Can I outsmart the algorithm of the computer? I will keep score in Tal’s Handy Scoreboard.

TAL'S HANDY CAPS

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Chooch Clears The Bases-Loaded 8th With A Double

CAP-SIZE HINDSIGHT:

Penthouse Occupancy for the 15-13 outcome: 4

The Crystal Champagne Toast is a salute to Chooch.

He accumulated 7 RBI, including a 3-run bat-flipping bomb and a sacks-clearing double for 3 RBI. He went to the Steak House, devoured 7 filet mignons and a king-size tater in the 7th during his 3 for 5 meal. He was joined on the top floor by Laynce Nix with Polly Polanco and Shane Victorino. Polly and Vic each had 3 for 6 performances.

Rally Tal & Cap in the 3rd: 3 were plated by Nix’s two-bagger with all the bases occupied. That had followed 3 singles and a free pass. The 7th was compacted to a base on balls, a knock and a blast. During the 3-tally 8th, there were 2 hits and a walk before the 3-RBI double.

Laynce Nix Doubles In The 3rd At The Ted For 3 RBI

The House Of Cards collapsed with a 6-run advantage after 5 singles and a grand slam in the 5th. The 12-8 lead was immediately surrendered by a hole in the 8th-frame bullpen.

The Leather Warehouse displayed the glove of John Mayberry Jr. in the 7th with consecutive defensive feats for the first two outs.

The Outhouse locked in HP Umpire James Hoye for a called third that was a poor decision, and it was almost a 9th-inning game-ender.

A House Call sent Jim Thome to Clearwater for a warm-weather healing and rehab at-bats.

Kentucky Joe Fires A Heater During The 2nd Against The Cubs At The Bank On April 28

PRECAP PITCH:

Joe Blanton:

He is 2-2 with a 3.55 ERA without his lone relief appearance. His outings have been: 2 excellent, 1 good and 1 bad for the year to date. That said, he usually draws the 4 or 5 hurler from the opposing dugout.

	STARTER	RECORD	TM	STARTER	RECORD	DAY & TIME
1	RHP Kyle Kendrick	0-2, 6.59 ERA	@ Nats	RHP Stephen Strasburg	2-0, 1.13 ERA	Friday, Night
2	RHP Vance Worley	2-1, 1.97 ERA	@ Nats	LHP Gio Gonzalez	2-1, 1.82 ERA	Saturday, Day
3	LHP Cole Hamels	3-1, 2.78 ERA	@ Nats	RHP Jordan Zimmermann	1-2, 1.89 ERA	Sunday, Night

Randall Delgado Faces The Bucs On April 28 At The Ted

Randall Delgado:

He was the emergency replacement for Tim Hudson during April, and he won by default in March. However, he is still here: Jair Jurrjens was demoted to Triple-A, and will need 2-3 additional solid showings before he returns. Delgado is a gaping hole in their rotation.

DELIVERY = PITCHER’S 2012	DEFINITION OF SEASON
Over The Top	Excellent
3-Quarter Sidearm	Good
Sidearm	Above Average
Short Arm	Approximately Average
Submarine	Below Average

Quality number of the pitcher: 1 – 5

Slot on his club: 1 – 5

Ranking is 1 to 5 & 15 for the less adventurous.

HURLER	Joe Blanton	Ian Kennedy
NUMBER	A Four	A Three
CLUB SLOT	Five	One
FOR 2012	Short Arm	Short Arm
'12 RANKING	4th of 5 Categories	4th of 5 Categories
LAST START	Split Finger	Sinker
LAST HIGH OR LOW	4th of 15 Categories	6th of 15 Categories

	PITCH	INN	ER - R- H		PITCH	INN	ER
1	Gyroball	9 (CG)	0 - 0 - 3	10	Screwball	6	4
2	Fastball	9 (CG)	0 - 0	11	Knuckleball	5	3
3	Cutter	9 (CG)	3	12	Forkball	0 - 4.2	Monstrosity
4	Split Finger	7	2	13	Eephus Pitch	0 - 2.2	Disaster
5	Curveball	7	3	14	*Palm Ball	Ejected
6	Sinker	6.1	3	15	*Spit Ball	**Ejected+
7	Slider	6	2		*Breaking Ball	Injured
8	Changeup	6	3		*Fosh	Rain Interrupted
9	Slurve	5	2		*Knuckle Curve	Pitch Count
	** = Suspended				* = A 2nd Pitch Also

STATS APOCALYPTIC HORSEMEN DOC HALLADAY
DOC'S LINE: 5 INN, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 7 K & 90 DARTS


ACE	W - L	ERA	INN+	CONV	CG	SO	BAD	INN	H	R	ER	BB	IBB	SO
Total	11 - 8	3.05	7.0	19 of 27	0	0	3	185.2	160	64	63	35	0	169
Halladay	04 - 5	3.98	7.0	08 of 11	0	0	3	072.1	069	32	32	14	0	056
Lee	00 - 2	2.82	7.0	05 of 07	0	0	0	051.0	041	16	16	08	0	047
Hamels	07 - 1	2.17	7.0	06 of 09	0	0	0	062.1	050	16	15	13	0	066

TAL'S HANDY SCOREBOARD

COMPUTER ALGORITHM VS. TAL:

Philadelphia Phillies storyline: under the radar

Philadelphia Phillies storyline: burn rate

MAC:

The program acronym is for Methodical Algorithmic Computerization or Mac. That is the feed system that has dogged me the entire month, but it allows me now to probe for a compatible solution. This only involves readers who were directed here from Fox Sports. The 2 updated links in this section were recently passed over by a computer’s judgment. Does the national-and-all-major-sports machine understand Phillies commentary better than local fans? I discovered that the buttons and lights objected the most to the storyline when I submitted only that part. So, when the electrodes decide a Nitecap Insight isn’t to their liking, I’ll give my transferred readers a viewing opportunity the next day. I’ll keep score of acceptable to rejected commentary, because I don’t want a large readership excluded or my time wasted.

Philadelphia Phillies: best MLB player of all time, 4 options is tomorrow’s review with a poll.

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