The Good News?

i don't think the past, present and future MVP's (howard, rollins, and utley) will go a combined 0-11 with 8 strikeouts again.

Just When I Thought I Was Out They Pull Me Back In

after the phillies crapped the bed against the padres last week, i was ready to call it quits. they looked done. their pitching, for lack of a better word, sucked. cole hammels was on the DL. chase utley and shane victorino were still on the DL. ryan howard was slumping. it just seemed like their goose was cooked. they had a golden opportunity to gain ground on the wild card leading padres and let it slip through their fingers. they were headed in the wrong direction with a 4 game series against the mets looming ahead of them. then...

...utley returns. howard hits. victorino is back. hamels feels good. even adam eaton pitched well! they won the last game of the padres series then rode that momentum to take the first two from the mets. they are only 4 out of the division. the team is feeling good.

i hate to admit it, but i was about to jump ship. with all the emotional energy i have invested in this team, it was a hard choice, but it seemed like the rational choice. i don't know how i would have dealt with another september of "almost". but, you know what, this team does have a chance now. they are fighting. they have overcome adversity. they have what it takes. utley is back. jimmy is still leading by example. ryan howard is willing them to victory. cole is on the hill. the pieces are there.

LETS GO PHILLIES!!!

Root, Root, Root For The Home Team

the phillies set a record for citizens bank park last night and had a walk up crowd of 11,300 for the game last night. that is awesome! its nice to see all the phans sticking with this team. yeah, they got off to that atrocious start, but they are really coming together as of late. late inning heroics the past 2 games. chase utley on pace to hit 500 doubles this season. rowand still batting around .35o. and they are doing this with ryan howard on the DL. lets hope when he gets back to full strength he will be the ryan howard he knows he can be. the phils still have quite a way to go to catch the mets and the braves, but at least they are on their way.

I Never Thought I'd Say This: Let Burrell Play!

the game is in the 6th inning. phils are up 7-4. pat the bat is 3-4 in the game and hitting .333 for the season, so, why in gods good name does sorry charlie pinch run for him with michael borun? does sorry charlie remember any of those other games this year where the phillies have been leading only to have the bullpen blow it and how we might need pat's bat again? i hope this doesn't come back to bite them in the ass tonight.

UPDATE: my dire predictions were wrong. burrell's bat was not needed. i'll gladly be wrong on this one. another big game for rollins, victorino, and utley. ryan howard went 1 for 5 with 3 strikeouts and is now batting an anemic .218. he really needs to get on track soon because this team will need him if they ever want to climb out of the hole the dug themselves. they have now won 3 in a row and 4 of their last 5. lets sweep the nats!!!