While all the circumstantial signs point to Isiah actually being the one who ODed, one thing is for certain, blaming whatever happened on his daughter is absurd. Even if it was his daughter, you tell reporters to bug off and that it's a private matter and ask them to respect that during a difficult time. But Isiah couldn't do that, he had to make sure people didn't think less of him. Way to throw your family under the bus Isiah. Hopefully there will be better days ahead for the Thomas family.
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The World Series is knotted at one game apiece after terrific pitching performances by the Phillies' Cole Hamels and the Rays' James Shields in Games 1 and 2.
The story so far has been the Phillies' inability to drive in runners in scoring position, as discussed by ESPN's Jerry Crasnick here. Heading home to the band box that is Citizens Bank Park will help, but wherever he's playing these days, Ryan Howard looks lost at the plate. He's batting .250 with no home runs and 11 Ks in 40 at bats in the postseason.
If the Phillies can snag another win tonight or in Game 4, I think they've got a good shot to win it, because I don't think the Rays are beating Hamels in Game 5. And if it comes down to Game 7, you can bet you'll see the lefty out of the bullpen at the very least, giving him an opportunity to piece together one of the greatest postseason pitching performances of all time.
In four starts this postseason, batters are hitting just .182 against him, while Hamels has posted 27 strikeouts (to just eight walks) and a 1.55 ERA. That said, he's a young guy, will he run out of gas? It will be fun to watch for sure.
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