Sandwich Awards: Phillies trio has the munchies

Friday, August 21, 2009 | Print Entry

Get out those submarine rolls. The Generic Sandwich Awards are back. But before we salute this week's most sandwich-worthy feats, it's time for …

MUNCHIES OF THE WEEK

• Since I was deluged by questions about Thursday night at Citizens Bank Park, let's take a look at the astounding series by the Phillies' pitching staff against Arizona. First off, Phillies pitchers went through the entire series without issuing a walk. According to Baseball-Reference.com's amazing Play Index, it's only the second time in the past 23 years that any National League team made it through a whole three-game series without walking a hitter. The other: May 6-8, 1996, when the Braves did it against the Rockies, in games started by Steve Avery, Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine.

• Last time a Phillies team did that: June 4-6, 1976, against the Giants, in games started by Jim Lonborg, Steve Carlton and Jim Kaat.  
 

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    Jayson Stark has been a senior baseball writer for ESPN.com since 2000. His regular contributions include the newsy Rumblings and Grumblings column and his tilted look inside baseball's numbers and quirks, the Useless Information Department.

    Stark also makes regular television appearances on "SportsCenter," "The Hot List" and "Baseball Tonight." He is a regular ESPN Radio guest of "Mike & Mike in the Morning" (Wednesdays), "GameNight" (Thursdays) and the "Sports Bash" (Tuesdays), as well as numerous other shows on the network.

    Before arriving at ESPN, Stark worked for the Philadelphia Inquirer for 21 years. He was twice named Pennsylvania's sportswriter of the year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

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