Let’s start things off by watching Bill Pullman’s famous speech from the movie Independence Day:
That was inspirational. Makes you feel all fired up, right? Well, today’s Phillies game was pretty much the opposite of that. Vince Velasquez and Manny Machado teamed up to put the Phillies in an early hole, and the offense did little besides hit into double plays. The result was an 11-1 loss to the Padres.
If anyone chose to attend today’s game, I can understand. There are worse places to spend Independence Day than at the old ballpark, even if the team has not exactly put their best foot forward on holidays this year.