Yesterday, the ace of the Phillies had an uncharacteristically off day. Today, another ace of the Phillies had an uncharacteristically off day. A curse? Some sort of illness spreading through the clubhouse? A fault in our stars? None of the above, in all likelihood; just the vagaries of baseball. Still, that will be of little solace to the Philadelphia faithful, who in a hurry have gone from crowing over their team taking the first two from the detested Yankees in their home stadium to sheepishly watching their heroes drop an opener to the lesser of baseball’s two hosiery-themed clubs.
Sad Showing on the South Side: White Sox 6, Phillies 2
