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After 2,549 at-bats in the minors and on his 48th in the big leagues, Kyle Phillips hit his first Major League home run, a solo shot to put the Padres ahead in the top of the tenth inning. With the beefy, frightening-looking George Sherrill pitching, the also beefy, but not-so-frightening Phillips got a breaking ball that he sent rocketing out of Turner Field. Sure, if he was in Petco Park it probably would have been a shallow fly to right, but he wasn’t. Location is often very important.   Phillips, who sells Cadillacs in the offseason, said after the game: The only thing I was thinking running down to first was, ‘Please, please, please (be a home run).’ I remember touching first and letting out a little yell. I remember touching home. From first base to third base to home, I don’t remember a thing. ”  Also of note is Jordan Schafer’s perfomance since returning to the Major Leagues on May 24th. Schafer is 7-for-24 with one double, but has managed to draw six walks. It’s given him a strangely satisfying .292/.433/.333 line, which, despite the lack of power, is a lot more useful than Nate Mclouth’s .238/.332.341 Click through for Phillips’ highlight. 

After 2,549 at-bats in the minors and on his 48th in the big leagues, Kyle Phillips hit his first Major League home run, a solo shot to put the Padres ahead in the top of the tenth inning. With the beefy, frightening-looking George Sherrill pitching, the also beefy, but not-so-frightening Phillips got a breaking ball that he sent rocketing out of Turner Field. Sure, if he was in Petco Park it probably would have been a shallow fly to right, but he wasn’t. Location is often very important.  

Phillips, who sells Cadillacs in the offseason, said after the game:

The only thing I was thinking running down to first was, ‘Please, please, please (be a home run).’ I remember touching first and letting out a little yell. I remember touching home. From first base to third base to home, I don’t remember a thing. ” 

Also of note is Jordan Schafer’s perfomance since returning to the Major Leagues on May 24th. Schafer is 7-for-24 with one double, but has managed to draw six walks. It’s given him a strangely satisfying .292/.433/.333 line, which, despite the lack of power, is a lot more useful than Nate Mclouth’s .238/.332.341

Click through for Phillips’ highlight. 

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