Game 2 - Saturday Night, April 2nd in Philadelphia
One Sentence Summary: Cliff Lee struck out 11 on the way to winning his first game with the Phillies since Game 5 of the 2009 World Series.
What It Means: The Phillies are 2-0 to start the 2011 season. The last time the Phillies opened the season at home and won their first two games was 1980.
What Went Wrong: Not much. Lee allowed a two-run home run to Carlos Lee in the sixth.
Featured Card: This is Lee's 2011 Topps Opening Day card, the first 2011 release to feature him back in a Phillies uniform.
Steve Bedrosian with Roy Halladay |
Field Report: What an electric night at the ballpark, despite the fact my extremities were numb from the cold. Jenna and I enjoyed Phillies Franks, a bag of peanuts and a soft pretzel to break in the season. We were very impressed with the new and improved HD Phanavision, and I was impressed with the new jumbo 2011 Topps cards hanging just outside Ashburn Alley and presenting the starting line-up.
I picked up the 2011 Topps Phillies team set, as well as the annual team-issued set of player postcards. I'll have more on these sets as the season progresses.
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