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Taguchi Off The Hook With Hit

Todd Zolecki today blogged about So Taguchi’s big two-run double in the ninth inning of last night’s comeback 8-6 win. It was Taguchi’s first memorable moment as a Phillie.

â€œI am a small part,â€ he said. â€œItâ€™s not me. Itâ€™s the team.â€

Paul Hagen wrote about the play. Charlie Manuel added that Taguchi had a great at bat:

“So had a heckuva at-bat,” he said. “He fouled off a couple pitches. The guy kept throwing him away, away, away. The rightfielder was playing in a little bit, and he hit it right over his head.”

Taguchi really did have a great at bat, just getting the bat wheerve the ball was coming in until he could get a strike. And what a strike. I couldn’t believe Taguchi could rope the ball that deep into right field.

Looking back, it was really gutsy going with Taguchi and not Eric Bruntlett in that situation â€” or even sticking with Geoff Jenkins. If Taguchi gets an out there, we’re blasting Jimy Williams for the move. It worked, and boy, what a boost for Taguchi.

Tim Malcolm

Tim first found the Phillies as a little infant at Veteran’s Stadium, cheering on a Juan Samuel game-winning home run in his very first game. With the pinstripes in his blood, he witnessed Terry Mulholland’s 1990 no-hitter, “Steve Carlton Night” at the Vet, game three of the 1993 World Series, countless games during the charmed 2008 championship season and various road excursions. Since November 2007 Tim’s been writing about them daily at Phillies Nation, becoming one of the world’s most popular Phillies scribes. You can catch him on Twitter and Facebook, as well. When he’s not talking about the Phils he’s relaxing with a St. Bernardus ABT 12 or one of his many favored brews.