Houston, we have a problem!
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The Phillies-Astros game lasted 16 innings last night. That’s an entire game length AFTER they stopped serving beer! But those sober fans got to see an unusual defense. After Ryan Howard was called out on a crappy check swing strike call (blind people could see he didn’t go…), he voiced outloud the same four letter words many fans probably yelled at the TV that same moment, and Napoleon-complex ump Scott Barry threw the usually calm and collected Howard out of the game. That led to an interesting conversation between Charlie Manual and the bullpen:
Manual: “Who’s eligible to play?”
Bullpen: “Roy Oswalt.”
Manual: “Put him on.”
Oswalt: “You need me to pitch?”
Manual: “Not quite. Pick a number between 3 and 9.”
Oswalt: “Seven”
Manual: “Great, take left field next inning.”
Ibanez went to first and Oswalt to left, the first Phillies pitcher to play a position in 39 years. He actually made the first out of the inning, catching a high pop up most likely while chanting “catch the ball, not the light…” Unfortunately, he also ended up being the last out of the game and the Phils lost 4-2 but both teams have well exhausted their rosters. Hey Oswalt, if that pitching thing doesn’t work out, looks like the Phillies can use some backup position players!