Archive for July, 2008
« Previous EntriesShane’s reign as the Phils’ best hitter may be short, but it’s sweet
Thursday, July 31st, 2008The Phillies’ offense is suddenly looking good again, led at the top of the order by the hot bat of Shane Victorino.
Victorino drove in three runs last night, including one that came on his seventh home run of the month. He is hitting 327/370/624 in July and has hit six home runs in his […]
Brett all that against the Nats
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008Before this season is over the Phillies are going to need Brett Myers to pitch great against great offensive teams. Last night he didn’t get a chance as he faced the Washington Nationals, the worst offensive team in either league.
Meek offense or not, though, Myers gave the Phils his best start in […]
Call it a comeback
Monday, July 28th, 2008The Phils put 22 runs on the board in the final two games of their series with the Braves, leaving many fans believing their bats may have finally awoken. Given the way they’ve been pitching, let’s hope so.
Atlanta scored 27 runs in the three-game set and the Phils got more miserable work from the […]
Big bats, big pen help rally Phils past their ace
Sunday, July 27th, 2008If the Phillies needed some life from their bats and some help from their bullpen, they got both yesterday. Cole Hamels gave up nine runs in the fourth inning, but the Phils roared back with seven in the fifth. Greg Dobbs capped the rally with a three-run homer that put the Phils up […]
Lidge spares the Phils the misery of another close loss
Saturday, July 26th, 2008The list of tasks on the Phils to-do list is short but daunting: get the hitters hitting and the bullpen getting some people out. Right now they’re not real close on either front.
The Phils scored three runs of fewer for the third straight game last night and the fourth time in five games. […]
Mets light the Phils up again and, well, you can’t change lights and stuff
Friday, July 25th, 2008The Phillies ended the day yesterday out of first place in the NL East for the first time since May 31. It’s about time. The way they’ve been playing, hitting particularly, lately, they don’t look like they belong anywhere near first place.
Speaking of stuff you worked hard to earn and then let slip […]
Phils desperate to find Myers a travel guide to New York that includes the strike zone
Thursday, July 24th, 2008It was reasonable to expect that the return of Brett Myers was going to be a wild ride for the Phils and it was. Just not the wild ride the Phils were looking for. Myers walked four Mets in a miserable first inning. He pitched okay after that, but the Phils’ hitters […]
Thousands mistake last night’s game for something they tivoed in 2007
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008Just about everyone associated with the New York Mets would have you believe that the collapse of 2007 is all but forgotten as the team presses forward with a new attitude and a new manager. And maybe it was. But I’m pretty sure they remember it now, cause in last night’s game the […]
Welcome to your nightmare, welcome to my breakdown
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008Did you see The Big Kahuna? It’s about salesmen. At one point young salesman Bob says something like it’s time for the others to throw him and the water and see if he can swim. Kevin Spacey’s grizzled veteran Larry Mann breaks it down for him: “I think you’re missing the point […]
Just think how much merrier a soul King Cole would be if anyone ever got a hit
Monday, July 21st, 2008The merry would be off the charts. They would need to invent new merry-measuring tools.
Cole Hamels is pitching up a storm and the rest of the Phillies seem to be content just to watch. Hamels went eight innings in Florida yesterday, holding the Marlins to two runs on four hits while striking out […]