Late Night Heroics! Phils score amazing win

by Eric Schwartz

Tuesday October 20, 2009 

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It is almost not fair.
Opposing closers just have no chance.
Jimmy Rollins crushed a two-run double with two outs in the ninth inning off closer Jonathan Broxton leading the Phillies past the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4,  Monday night, giving them a commanding 3-1 lead in the NL championship series.
With Eric Bruntlett on second and Carlos Ruiz on first, Rollins lined a gapper to right-center that rolled all the way to the wall. It was clear from the second the ball hit the outfield grass that Ruiz was going to score without issue.
What a remarkable win for a team that has had a dozen of them over the last two seasons.
The Phils can advance to the World Series for the second-straight year with a win in Game 5 on Wednesday.
Cole Hamels, last year’s NLCS and World Series MVP, will take the mound and will be opposed by either Clayton Kershaw or Vicente Padilla — likely Padilla.
I don’t know what more a fan can ask for than what the Phillies have given. Even when the team is down there is no worry from the fan base anymore because of the way the team has battled back in the past.
The Dodgers had no chance in that ninth inning, even if they didn’t know it. Groove a fast ball to any of the Phillies’ hitters and they will make you pay. It was Rollins Monday night. It will be someone else on Wednesday.
At this point, I don’t know if Mariano Rivera and his vaunted cutter could stop the Phils. Then again I am not sure the Yankees will be in the World Series.
As for the Phils?
They are a sure thing. This series is over!

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