"It was definitely one of those things that has stuck out in my mind, to this day. As I remember it, it was a four-game series, and he either hit a walkoff home run or a walkoff double or something like that to beat us every night.
Well, according to Hackash's research, the homers came on July 10 with Werth catching, one on July 28 with Werth at DH and the other on Aug. 25 (with Werth watching from the bench).
Details, details. The point is that a decade ago, Rollins already was showing the ability to rise to the occasion.
"Ever since then, I kind of looked at Jimmy Rollins in that light," Werth said. "And the other night was another testament to that."
* 2: Times in the last three games that the Phillies scored 10 or more runs. In the previous 81 postseason games in franchise history they'd done that just twice.
* 7.38: Dodgers' NLCS earned run average. During the regular season, Los Angeles led the majors with a 3.41 staff ERA.
* 13: Years since a National League team successfully defended the pennant. In fact, only three NL teams have done it in the last 30 years: Atlanta in 1992 and 1996 and, now, the Phillies.
Third-base umpire Tim McClelland admitted making two glaring mistakes during Tuesday night's Yankees-Angels game, continuing what has been a string of questionable decisions during the postseason.
Lamell McMorris, spokesman for the World Umpires Association, issued the following statement yesterday:
"We understand that throughout this season's MLB playoffs there have been several controversial calls made by Major League umpires. Major League Baseball selected these umpires to work the postseason based on merit and their outstanding performance during the regular season. The 68 Major League Baseball umpires are the best in the world, but they are also human. They will continue, as they do every day, to go out on the field and attempt to make every correct call possible."
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