The first pitch Wednesday was at 7:07 p.m. The first boo unleashed from the Citizens Bank Park stands was at 7:08. The game was over by 7:59, when Carlos Gonzalez launched a Jeremy Hellickson change-up into the seats, and Colorado raced toward a 7-2 annihilation of the Phillies.
Slideshow The sun set soon after Gonzalez's homer. It will rise again Thursday, when the Phillies play a matinee against the National League-leading Rockies, and 117 more baseball games after that.
This much is certain.