Thursday, August 1, 2024

Game 108 - Yanks Complete Sweep, Phils Limp to Seattle

2024 Topps City to City #CTC-9
Yankees 6
Phillies 5
Game 108 - Wednesday Afternoon, July 31st in Philadelphia
Record - 65-43, 1st Place, 6 1/2 games ahead of the Braves

One Sentence Summary:  The slumping Phillies got swept by the Yankees, losing this matinee game, 6-5.

What It Means:  The Phillies are making me fairly cranky these days, with crappy play on the field and now a gaudy Independence Blue Cross large advertising logo on their uniform shoulders.  It looks dumb, and it's too big.

More relevant, the sweep at the hands of the Yankees snaps a 62-series sweepless streak, the longest in franchise history, dating back to June 2023.  The previous franchise high streak had been 58 series, between September 1992 and April 1994.  (H/T @tgpschmenk)  The Phillies lead in the division hasn't been as small as 6 1/2 games since June 2nd.

What Happened:  Cristopher Sanchez and Jose Ruiz allowed six Yankees runs to score in the game's first six innings.  Alec Bohm, Nick Castellanos and Bryson Stott all had multi-hit days, with Castellanos driving in three runs.

Featured Card:  The month of July was nightmarish for the Phillies and Bryce Harper, as the team went 10-14 overall and have lost 10 of their last 13 games.  Harper batted .149 for July (10 for 67) with four home runs and nine RBIs, and he's mired in a 1 for 30 slump dating back to the series against the Twins.  I hope a trip out west to Seattle and Los Angeles results in some found hits.

3 comments:

Phillsphan said...

I just re-found this website/blog after many years. I really enjoy the custom cards based off of the Topps templates. What printer do you use to make them? What kind of paper? I am interested in making my own cards as well.

thank you
Jim

Jim said...

Hello and welcome back! I actually don't print these cards any more, and I enjoy them digitally.

I have thought about finding a professional printer to print complete sets from time to time, but I've not gone ahead with that yet.

Phillsphan said...

Hi,
Thanks for the response. Love the site!!
take care
Jim