The moment presented itself: Early in the game, down a couple runs, three Phillies had singled themselves on base. Juan Samuel, putting more faith in Christian Yelich’s arm than he probably deserved, had thrown up a stop sign for Vince Velasquez at third, loading the bases for the Phillies’ young clean-up hitter.
Maikel Franco stepped into the box, haters and doubters cackling from the shadows. By the time he was back at home plate moments later and disappeared into the sea of high fives, their awkward sighs faded into the evening’s spring breeze.
Yes, folks. That was one of major highlights of this game.