The center-field camera has its proponents and detractors, but it's sure an interesting angle to watch pitchers with a lot of movement. Tim Hudson is one of those pitchers, and the CF camera shows the sink and break of his pitches better than the traditional angle. I like it.
Phillies Vs. Braves: Philadelphia, Atlanta Trade First-Inning Runs
Jimmy Rollins -- who could be playing in his last regular-season game for the Phillies -- opened the game by seeing 10 pitches before grounding out to second. Chase Utley popped out to second on five pitches, and it looked like Hudson had a chance to get out of the inning with around twenty pitches or so and no runs allowed.
But Hunter Pence drew a walk, and Ryan Howard doubled to the opposite field. Howard going to left? It happens more than you think, and the double put the Phillies up 1-0.
The Braves came back in the bottom-half of the inning, though. Joe Blanton's quest for a perfect game ended quickly. Michael Bourn singled, stole second, moved to third on a grounder, and scored on a Chipper Jones sac fly. And somewhere, a pundit who hasn't really read Moneyball just started a scathing article about why that philosophy doesn't work.
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