We keep a box on the side of the blog listing the Phillies' record in games we have gone to this year (so far, every Sunday home game and the three against the Red Sox). We've had good luck catching winners in Philadelphia in past years, even during the Terry Francona era when they were less than contenders. But this year, they're a pedestrian 5-6 when we're in the park: 4-4 on Sundays, 1-2 against the Sox.
If we lived near Baltimore and blogged about our experiences with our Sunday package at Camden Yards, the record would be 1-6. The Orioles, a better-than-expected 47-50 this year, haven't won on a Sunday since April 6, the first of the season. Including road games, they're 1-15 on Sundays. That's a .062 winning percentage. Remove those games, and their winning percentage jumps to .567, which would be good enough to vie for the wild card.
They've even started to entice fans to come to Sunday games by offering free tickets if they actually witness a winner. I'm going to start watching the scoreboard for them when we're at Citizens Bank. This Sunday, the O's host the Angels.
Tonight's action: The Phillies are off, recovering from Charlie Manuel's tongue-lashing and preparing for a series in New York that will feature the Philly debut of Joe Blanton and re-debut of Brett Myers with first place on the line.
After being swept by the Angels, the Red Sox are playing in Seattle past my bedtime. They trail the Rays by 1.5 games.
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