9:21pm

okay gang…..welcome to another edition of CORKY BLOGS.  tonight we’re doing what I’m sure is the world’s only live blog following max scherzer’s first start.  corky is actually a phillies fan, and wishes that this phenom was on the phillies staff.  but he’s not.

we’ll get started in 10-15 minutes.  feel free to drop any comments you want and we’ll discuss them.  any topic.  corky’s going to drop mud.  he’ll be right back.

9:38pm

corky wants to know if it is really possible that ryan howard is hitting .167????? that’s RETAHDED!!!! what up with that big cat?  we’re guessing the phil’s are a little glad right now they didn’t pay him $150 million in the offseason?

chris wheeler just said that scherzer has a huge head jerk.  takes a huge head jerk to know one, eh, wheels?

the flyin hawaiian ends scherzer’s no-hit bid on the first pitch.

nothing puts fear in an opposing team like a 1-2 punch of victorino and eric bruntlett.

scherzer’s first pitch to utley:  98 MPH!!!!!

scherzer follows that up with an 88 MPH CHANGE UP!!!! holy shit says corky.  holy shit!

ryan howard sac flies victorino in, spoiling scherzer’s shutout bid in the first inning….and throwing his induction into the hall of fame into doubt.

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