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Phils Save the Day Against Flying Tarp

Sunday, July 08, 2007 10:23:21 PM

Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard, left, joins pitcher Cole Hamels in holding down the tarp as a storm, packing high winds and torrential rains, enveloped Coors Field in Denver, and forced a delay in the baseball game in the seventh inning of the Phillies' 8-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies, in Denver, Sunday, July 8, 2007, at Coors Field. (AP Photo/The Denver Post, John Leyba)  *8 ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS OUT; NO MAGS; NO SALES DENVER (AP) - A strong burst of wind caught the tarp as the Colorado Rockies' grounds crew tried to roll it over the infield during a seventh-inning rain delay on Sunday, sending crew members flying into the air.

And when the tarp doubled over, covering some of the workers, several Philadelphia players rushed out of the dugout to help stabilize it.

Shane Victorino grabbed a corner, dug in and began wrestling it toward left field. Ryan Howard held a section down with a knee, and Michael Bourn started heaving sand bags onto the tarp to weigh it down.


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