Philly wins the series 4 games to 2 to win Clemente Championship.

Game 1 & 2

Well the first game was notted up at 1 run a piece after 9 innings then in the top of the 13th Philly put a run across in the bottom of the 13th Indiana loaded up the bases and then the next 2 batter made outs and the chess moves started by both managers and the finial result came to Mike Gonzalez versus Placido Polanco and Polanco was up to the challenge by hitting a Grand Slam over the left field wall. Game 2 was another thriller with Philly put 2 runs across the plate in the top of the 1st off John Smoltz and another one in 6th, Indiana put a run on the board in the 8th and Indiana had the top of their lineup in the 9th Sizemore lead off the inning with a Double off Lirano now the next three batters are Reyes, Pujols and A-Rod pretty impressive but not to Lirano as he just struck out all 3 to end the game and even the series at a game a piece. As told Rob we seem to know that this series is going to be a close one and no one will sweep. He said it is going to be a chess match and I believe him.

Game 3

Ben Sheets and A-Rod were the difference in Game 3, as the Indy Redbirds defeated the Philly Phantastics by a score of 5-3. Ben Sheets threw a gem, scattering just 5 hits and striking out 12 hapless Phantastics in 7 and 2/3 innings of work. With Philly relying on it's offensive prowess to win games, Sheets did everything within his power to squelch each Phantastics rally before it really got started.

Offensively, the 4th inning gave Indy the only runs they would need for the game with Albert Pujols driving home an RBI single followed by a majestic 3-run homer which Alex Rodriguez blasted high into the sunny autumn sky. Philly starter Cole Hamels was solid outside of that inning, but the Philly offense did little to cut into the 5-1 deficit. Finally in the 8th, a Derek Jeter double against the tiring Sheets plated two Philly runs to make it 5-3, but the trio of Fabio Castro, Jason Isringhausen, and Trevor Hoffman slammed the door and sealed the victory for the visiting Redbirds.

Game 4 turned out to be another dramatic contest, as Derek Jeter's 9th inning walk-off grand slam sealed the win for the Phightin' Phantastics by a count of 8-7. The Philly fans left with plenty to cheer about, but the game didn't start off quite so nicely for the Philly faithful. The sellout crowd of 50,000+ booed starter Justin Verlander off the mound after giving up 7 runs and 8 hits in just two innings of work.

But the Philly pen rose to the occasion, with Scott Proctor, Francisco Liriano, and Brian Fuentes combining to neutralize the potent Redbirds attack in 7 shutout innings. Things still appeared bleak, as Philly entered the 9th down 7-3. But their offense woke up in the clutch, with 5 consecutive batters reaching base and culminating with Derek Jeter's unlikely game winning slam versus tough-luck Indy closer Trevor Hoffman. With the big win, Philly evens up the Best of 7 series 2 games to 2.

Game 5

The Phantastics struck early, touching up Redbirds starter for 6 runs in the first two innings of the game, and Francisco Liriano continued his amazing relief run with 5 shutout innings as the Phantastics defeated Indy by a score of 9-6. Bobby Abreu was clutch for Philly, delivering a go-ahead 3 run double in the 8th inning. With the win, Philly takes a 3-2 series lead back to Indiana where Game 6 will be played this evening.

 Game 6

 BOXSCORE: 2007 Philly Phantastics At 2007 Indiana Redbirds 10/4/2007

[1] Phantastics AB R H RBI AVG Redbirds AB R H RBI AVG
B.Abreu RF 5 1 1 0 .174 G.Sizemore CF 3 1 1 0 .286
D.Jeter SS 6 0 2 0 .407 J.Reyes SS 6 0 0 0 .321
L.Berkman LF 5 1 1 2 .333 A.Pujols 1B 5 0 3 0 .296
S.Rolen 3B 6 0 1 0 .375 A.Rodriguez DH 5 1 2 1 .435
W.Helms 1B 5 0 2 0 .385 J.Posada C 3 0 0 0 .316
J.Drew CF 5 0 0 0 .143 A-J.Tyner PR 0 0 0 0 .000
C.Lee DH 4 0 0 0 .217 C-M.Olivo C 1 1 0 0 .000
C.Utley 2B 4 0 0 0 .250 J.Bay LF 5 1 0 0 .235
J.Estrada C 3 0 2 0 .385 M.Cameron RF 6 0 1 0 .231
B-M.Redmond C 2 0 0 0 .250 M.Lowell 3B 4 0 0 0 .200
D-T.Nixon PH 0 0 0 0 .000
E-P.Polanco PH 1 1 1 4 .400
T.Iguchi 2B 4 0 0 0 .071
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
[1] Totals 45 2 9 2 Totals 43 5 8 5

A-Pinch Ran For Posada In 9th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Estrada In 9th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Tyner In 10th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Lowell In 13th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Nixon In 13th Inning

Phantastics..... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 9 1
Redbirds........ 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 5 8 1

[1]Phantastics (4-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Verlander 7 1/3 2 1 1 4 7 0 105 2.19 A1 C9
R.Johnson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0.00 D1 D1
F.Liriano 4 1/3 4 0 0 2 4 0 80 0.68 D2 F1
S.Proctor LOSS(0-1) 0 1/3 1 2 2 1 0 0 12 54.00 F2 F4
R.Soriano HOLD(2nd) 0 2/3 0 1 1 0 1 0 12 11.57 F5 F7
M.Gonzalez BS(1st) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 ---- F8
[1]Totals 12 2/3 8 5 5 8 12 1

[1]Redbirds (5-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
R.Oswalt 8 6 1 1 3 5 1 116 3.04 A1 D5
T.Hoffman 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 30 0.00 D6 E5
F.Castro 1 1/3 1 1 1 0 1 0 18 4.91 E6 F1
C.Meredith 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 ---- F2 F2
B.Wickman WIN(1-0) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00 F3
[1]Totals 13 9 2 2 3 8 1

ATTENDANCE- 38,710 DATE- Thursday, October 4th 2007 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Wally Bell, Joe Brinkman, C.B. Buckner, Ted Barrett
T- 4:35
LEFT ON BASE- Phantastics: 8 Redbirds:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Phantastics: 1 Redbirds: 2
ERRORS- J.Verlander, R.Oswalt
DOUBLES- W.Helms(1st), A.Pujols(1st), A.Rodriguez(3rd)
HOME RUNS- L.Berkman(3rd), P.Polanco(1st)
STOLEN BASES- G.Sizemore(1st), M.Cameron(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- C.Lee, M.Cameron
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Olivo, M.Lowell
SACRIFICE FLIES- L.Berkman
WALKS- B.Abreu, C.Lee, C.Utley, G.Sizemore-3, A.Pujols, A.Rodriguez, J.Posada,
J.Bay, T.Iguchi
STRIKE OUTS- L.Berkman-2, S.Rolen, W.Helms, J.Drew, C.Utley, M.Redmond-2,
G.Sizemore, J.Reyes, A.Pujols, A.Rodriguez, J.Posada, J.Bay,
M.Cameron-3, M.Lowell, T.Iguchi-2
GIDP- B.Abreu, W.Helms, J.Bay
WEB GEMS- Top 1st: Tadahito Iguchi robbed Bobby Abreu of a base hit.

The Indiana Redbirds offense put up 4 runs on the scoreboard in the 13th
inning and defeated the Philly Phantastics in 13 innings by a score of 5 to 2
at US Cellular Field.

The score was knotted at 1 after nine innings. Indiana came out the victor in
the 13th inning. The big moment was provided by Placido Polanco who came
through for the home fans when he caught a hold of a fastball for a Grand
Slam homerun (his 1st of the season). Indiana finished with 8 hits in the
victory.

Bob Wickman(1-0) went 2/3 of an inning allowing no runs for the win. Scott
Proctor(0-1) took the loss in relief. He gave up 2 runs and 1 hit in 1/3 of
an inning.

BOXSCORE: 2007 Philly Phantastics At 2007 Indiana Redbirds 10/5/2007

[1] Phantastics AB R H RBI AVG Redbirds AB R H RBI AVG
B.Abreu RF 1 0 0 0 .167 G.Sizemore CF 4 0 1 0 .281
D.Jeter SS 4 1 1 0 .387 J.Reyes SS 4 0 0 0 .281
J.Drew CF 2 0 1 1 .174 A.Pujols 1B 4 0 0 0 .258
L.Berkman DH 3 1 1 1 .333 A.Rodriguez DH 3 0 0 0 .385
S.Rolen 3B 3 1 0 0 .333 J.Posada C 2 0 0 0 .286
M.Anderson 1B 4 0 0 0 .250 J.Bay LF 3 1 1 1 .250
C.Utley 2B 4 0 0 0 .214 M.Cameron RF 3 0 0 0 .207
B.Hawpe LF 3 0 1 1 .250 M.Lowell 3B 3 0 2 0 .278
J.Estrada C 4 0 1 0 .353 T.Iguchi 2B 3 0 2 0 .176
A-M.Redmond C 0 0 0 0 .250
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
[1] Totals 28 3 5 3 Totals 29 1 6 1

A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Estrada In 9th Inning

Phantastics..... 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 5 0
Redbirds........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 6 0

[1]Phantastics (5-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
K.Escobar WIN(2-0) 8 5 1 1 1 6 1 94 2.57 A1 C9
F.Liriano SAVE(4th) 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 16 0.63 D1
[1]Totals 9 6 1 1 1 9 1

[1]Redbirds (5-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Smoltz LOSS(1-2) 9 5 3 3 8 3 1 133 5.06 A1
[1]Totals 9 5 3 3 8 3 1

ATTENDANCE- 46,132 DATE- Friday, October 5th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Gary Darling, Lazaro Diaz, Derryl Cousins, Fieldin Culbreath
T- 2:48
LEFT ON BASE- Phantastics: 6 Redbirds: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Phantastics: 3 Redbirds: 2
DOUBLES- J.Drew(1st), G.Sizemore(2nd)
HOME RUNS- L.Berkman(4th), J.Bay(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- B.Hawpe, M.Lowell
WALKS- B.Abreu-3, J.Drew-2, L.Berkman, S.Rolen, B.Hawpe, A.Rodriguez
HIT BY PITCH- J.Posada
STRIKE OUTS- S.Rolen, M.Anderson, C.Utley, G.Sizemore-2, J.Reyes, A.Pujols-3,
A.Rodriguez-2, J.Posada
GIDP- D.Jeter-2, J.Reyes, J.Bay-2

Kelvim Escobar(2-0) and John Smoltz(1-2) locked horns in a pitcher's duel with
Escobar and the Philly Phantastics coming out on top of the Indiana Redbirds
3 to 1.

Philly drew first blood jumping out to an early lead in the first inning
scoring 2 runs on 3 hits. After an out was recorded, Derek Jeter got things
rolling when he hit a single. J.D. Drew followed and he doubled knocking in
a run. Lance Berkman then blasted a solo shot (his 4th of the season). That
was all the offense they were to need. Philly had only 5 hits for the night.

Escobar got relief help from Francisco Liriano who gained credit for his 4th
save.

BOXSCORE: 2007 Indiana Redbirds At 2007 Philly Phantastics 10/7/2007

[1] Redbirds AB R H RBI AVG Phantastics AB R H RBI AVG
J.Reyes SS 5 2 1 0 .270 B.Abreu RF 3 1 1 0 .185
M.Cameron RF 3 1 1 1 .219 D.Jeter SS 4 0 1 2 .371
A.Pujols 1B 5 1 2 1 .278 L.Berkman LF 3 0 0 0 .296
A.Rodriguez DH 5 1 2 3 .387 B-J.Willingham PH 1 0 0 0 .000
J.Bay LF 4 0 1 0 .250 C-B.Hawpe LF 0 0 0 0 .250
J.Posada C 2 0 1 0 .304 W.Helms 1B 4 1 1 0 .353
N.Punto 3B 4 0 0 0 .214 S.Rolen 3B 4 0 1 0 .323
A-M.Lowell 3B 0 0 0 0 .278 C.Utley 2B 4 0 2 1 .250
P.Polanco 2B 4 0 0 0 .286 C.Lee DH 4 0 0 0 .185
G.Sizemore CF 4 0 2 0 .306 J.Drew CF 3 0 0 0 .154
J.Estrada C 3 1 1 0 .350
D-M.Redmond C 0 0 0 0 .250
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
[1] Totals 36 5 10 5 Totals 33 3 7 3

A-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Punto In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Berkman In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Willingham In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Estrada In 9th Inning

Redbirds........ 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 10 0
Phantastics..... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 7 0

[1]Redbirds (6-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Sheets WIN(1-0) 7 2/3 5 3 3 1 12 0 106 4.60 A1 D2
F.Castro HOLD(1st) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.50 D3 D3
J.Isringhaus HOLD(2nd) 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 16.20 D4 D5
T.Hoffman SAVE(2nd) 0 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.00 D6
[1]Totals 9 7 3 3 1 12 0

[1]Phantastics (5-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
C.Hamels LOSS(0-1) 6 1/3 8 5 5 3 4 1 117 3.86 A1 D3
R.Soriano 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 46 6.23 D4 E4
B.Fuentes 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 E5
[1]Totals 9 10 5 5 5 5 1

ATTENDANCE- 47,317 DATE- Sunday, October 7th 2007 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- C.B. Buckner, Ted Barrett, Wally Bell, Joe Brinkman
T- 2:45
LEFT ON BASE- Redbirds: 9 Phantastics: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Redbirds: 1 Phantastics: 1
DOUBLES- M.Cameron(1st), B.Abreu(2nd), D.Jeter(2nd), W.Helms(2nd), S.Rolen(5th)
HOME RUNS- A.Rodriguez(4th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Reyes(2nd), G.Sizemore(2nd)
WALKS- M.Cameron-2, J.Bay, J.Posada-2, B.Abreu
STRIKE OUTS- M.Cameron, A.Pujols, A.Rodriguez, P.Polanco, G.Sizemore, B.Abreu,
D.Jeter, L.Berkman, W.Helms, S.Rolen-3, C.Utley, J.Drew-2,
J.Estrada-2
GIDP- J.Bay, C.Lee
WEB GEMS- Top 3rd: Derek Jeter robbed Nick Punto of a base hit.

Ben Sheets mowed down 12 Philly batters at Ameriquest Field where the Indiana
Redbirds beat the Philly Phantastics 5 to 3.

Sheets(1-0) put on a good performance. He surrendered only 5 hits and 1 walk
in 7 and 2/3 innings lowering his ERA from 5.63 to 4.60. Philly had a chance
to come back in the 9th but they came up short.

Trevor Hoffman earned his 2nd save. Cole Hamels(0-1) was given the loss. He
pitched 6 and 1/3 innings and surrendered 8 hits and 3 walks.

Rob Hite was impressed with Sheets and his 12 strikeouts. 'It's tough to
generate runs if you can't make contact with the ball.'

BOXSCORE: 2007 Indiana Redbirds At 2007 Philly Phantastics 10/8/2007

[1] Redbirds AB R H RBI AVG Phantastics AB R H RBI AVG
G.Sizemore CF 4 0 0 1 .275 B.Abreu RF 4 1 0 0 .161
J.Reyes SS 5 0 0 0 .238 D.Jeter SS 5 2 3 4 .400
A.Pujols 1B 5 1 2 0 .293 L.Berkman LF 4 1 1 0 .290
A.Rodriguez DH 4 2 3 1 .429 W.Helms 1B 3 0 1 0 .350
J.Posada C 5 2 3 1 .357 S.Rolen 3B 4 0 3 2 .371
J.Bay LF 3 1 1 1 .259 C.Utley 2B 4 0 0 0 .222
T.Nixon RF 1 1 1 0 .500 C.Lee DH 3 2 1 1 .200
A-M.Cameron PH,RF 3 0 0 0 .200 J.Drew CF 4 1 1 0 .167
M.Lowell 3B 3 0 1 2 .286 J.Estrada C 3 0 0 0 .304
T.Iguchi 2B 3 0 1 1 .200 B-M.Thames PH 1 1 1 11.000
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
[1] Totals 36 7 12 7 Totals 35 8 11 8

A-Pinch Hit For Nixon In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Estrada In 9th Inning

Redbirds........ 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 7 12 0
Phantastics..... 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 - 8 11 1

[1]Redbirds (6-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
R.Oswalt 7 2/3 8 3 3 0 4 1 123 3.16 A1 D5
F.Castro 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.15 D6 D6
J.Isringhaus 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 10 27.00 D7 D8
T.Hoffman L(0-1) BS(1st) 0 2 3 3 1 0 1 13 5.06 D9
[1]Totals 8 11 8 8 2 4 2

[1]Phantastics (6-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Verlander 2 8 7 7 2 2 0 67 6.28 A1 B7
F.Liriano 3 2 0 0 3 5 0 66 0.52 B8 D3
S.Proctor 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 43 5.40 D4 E4
B.Fuentes WIN(1-0) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 13 0.00 E5
[1]Totals 9 12 7 7 6 12 0

ATTENDANCE- 50,465 DATE- Monday, October 8th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Derryl Cousins, Fieldin Culbreath, Gary Darling, Lazaro Diaz
T- 2:44
LEFT ON BASE- Redbirds:10 Phantastics: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Redbirds: 0 Phantastics: 2
ERRORS- D.Jeter
DOUBLES- A.Pujols(2nd), A.Rodriguez-2(5th), J.Posada(1st), M.Lowell(1st),
S.Rolen-2(7th), J.Drew(2nd)
HOME RUNS- D.Jeter(2nd), C.Lee(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- G.Sizemore
WALKS- A.Rodriguez, J.Bay-2, T.Nixon, M.Lowell, T.Iguchi, B.Abreu, C.Lee
HIT BY PITCH- M.Lowell, W.Helms
STRIKE OUTS- G.Sizemore-3, J.Reyes, A.Pujols-2, A.Rodriguez, J.Posada-2, J.Bay,
M.Cameron, T.Iguchi, D.Jeter, W.Helms, C.Utley, J.Estrada
GIDP- T.Iguchi
WILD PITCHES- F.Liriano

Derek Jeter collected 4 RBI with one swing of the bat at Ameriquest Field as
the Philly Phantastics won in dramatic fashion coming back to beat the
Indiana Redbirds by the count of 8 to 7.

Philly came through with the game-winning runs in the bottom of the 9th inning
as they scored 5 runs on 3 base hits. The key at-bat was by Jeter who came
through for the home fans when he caught a hold of a fastball for a Grand
Slam homerun (his 2nd of the season). Philly had 11 hits for the night.

The win was credited to Brian Fuentes(1-0) who went 1 inning allowing no runs.
Trevor Hoffman(0-1) absorbed the loss in relief. 'That was exciting!,' Jeter
said. 'I would have paid money to watch this one.'