ColeHamelsSmokesCamels 15, Cunnilingus 0

For those who became aware that the Phillies' Colbert Hamels struck out 15 Redlegs batters tonight, the obvious question which springs to mind is, "What was Cole Hamels smoking?"
That's an easy one, isn't it?
"Cole Hamels Smokes Camels."

Tonight's outcome was considerably better than the frustration of throwing away Jon Lieber's super-stud pitching performance.
And, the nice thing about tonight was that a Pitcher Named Colbert, not a Pitcher Named Cunnilingus picked up the W.

No, wait!
His name is "Coutlangus," not "Cunnilingus."

Either way, the victory tonight came at the expense of Eric Milton, the poster child for "Why Larry Bowa Got Fired."
It was Aug. 20 in '04 when Milton was sportin' a 13-2 record for the Phils.

Then, he went 1-4 during the final month-and-a-half.
Bowa got the axe -- but, at least Miltie got a big, fat contract from the Reds.

Milton pitched a lot worse than his 8-15 / 6.47 numbers indicated in '05.
And, although he was 8-8 laast year, his ERA remained an atrocity.
Now that he's 0-3, ya gotta wonder if the Reds have yet to figure out that, "yes" ... they overspent for Eric Milton.

Overspent, all right ... quite severly.
And irrevocably.

Maybe 15 strikeouts (and an around-the-horn triple play) is what the Phils need as impetus for winning 22 of the next 29 games to climb right back into the race.