So long, in fact, that Charlemagne threw out the first pitch, George Washington sang God Bless America, and Emperor Snozzlarg XXXIII of Omicron Persei Eight caught the final out.
Or whatever. I don't know. Point is, this was a long game. It was a long nine-inning game. Long enough, in fact, that it is the longest known nine-inning game ever played by the Phillies.
Ever.
Ever known, anyway, because Elias Sports Bureau only keeps records back to 1987; but it seems likely.
So... after the Phillies announced this would be a Sean O'Sullivan start, the Dodgers were all like, "well, we'll bullpen game this bitch," and started Yimi Garcia, who, in six years of professional ball, has started 10 games.