JEROME WILLIAMS, formerly of the Phillies' rotation, was the 13th pitcher to take the mound in Wednesday night's game against the Mets, a game that would only go down as memorable if you are a masochist seeking the prescription for post-traumatic stress disorder.
OK, it wasn't that bad, but when Williams entered, the two National League East foes were coming off a bottom half of the sixth inning that took 37 minutes to play. And there was stiff competition from the top of the first, a frame that took 28 minutes to play.
No, there was no joy in soon-to-be Mudville, as the Phillies and Mets attempted to play two games in less than 24 hours beginning Wednesday night with Hurricane Joaquin and his stormy friends ready to take over the Mid-Atlantic region.