***Official 2007 Philadelphia Phillies Thread***

[StevieG]

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I honestly can't [censored] imagine why Charlie would go to [Alfonseca], even with the fact that Geary et al. had thrown so much. I'd take a 50% Geoff Geary over a 100% Antonio Alfonseca any day of the week and twice on Sunday.


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I really think Manuel decided to take a chance and go with him in order the non-walking-dead in the bullpen a rest.

If the Phils had gotten a bigger inning in the top of the 6th when they pinch-hit for Hamels (and I think Cholly was really counting on that) then he could also have gotten what he wanted and taken a chance on Alfonseca.

As it was, he got neither. And on top of that, he wound up pitching Geary AND Lohse anyway.