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HOME RUNS BY THREE KEVINS
The Phillies game was pretty weird today but it was cool:
A)
Because it was weird
B)
Because they won
They fell behind early and it was 4-0 Giants then it was 5-2 Giants going into the bottom of the 8th inning. It looks like a loss but a pair of 2 run shots by Kevin Flora and Kevin Jordan gave the Phillies a 6-5 lead.
But, of course, it was too early to relax. The Giants scored 2 runs in the top of the 9th to retake the lead. It looked the Phillies would once again find a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. But Kevin Stocker led off the bottom of the 9th with a solo home run to knot the score at 7.
So the Phillies had three homers by guys named Kevin—None of whom are exactly what you would call home run specialists. I guess this is to be expected. You can’t really expect the long ball from guys with a name like Kevin. It’s just not a home run kind of name.
And the Phillies ended up winning the game in the 10th inning on an infield single that should have rolled foul save a rookie mistake by the pitcher. It must really suck for the Giants to lose a game like that on home runs by three guys named Kevin
and an infield single that should’ve gone foul.
But I’m just thankful that Kevin Elster didn’t smack a home run during the game. I’m not sure the human psyche is equipped to handle 4 guys named Kevin hitting home runs in the same game. That might well be the signal that the apocalypse is coming if it ever does happen.
8-20-95
