My Fellow Phans,
It seems like ages ago when the Phillies finally won a game. However, yesterday they actually won one on their own with a 2-0 extra inning victory. It was the first of the roadtip; and no, I will not count the Cubs win as a Phillies win since the Cubs lost that game giving it to us. So technically we had a 2-6 roadtrip. Granted it could have been better and it could have been worse so I'm not sure how to look at it.
Our offense is still struggling to do anything. It seems like the only players producing at the plate are Ryan Howard and Placido Polanco these days. Yes, I know that some players have thrown in the occasional hit, but nothing steady enough to call them solid producers.
Yesterday was no different. Thankfully for the Phillies, Cole Hamels was brilliant and kept the game scoreless as the Phillies fumbled chance after chance to plate a run. Outside of Halladay's perfect game, this may have been the best pitching performance of the season. Hamels allowed one hit and faced the minimum through his 8 shut out innings. Talk about impressive.
The Phillies found a scapegoat yesterday for their offensive woes when they fired Milt Thompson. I'm disappointed in this action. It's not Milt's fault that the Phillies hitters have decided to stop working counts and getting good pitches to hit as they did so well at the start of the season. The Phillies needed someone to blame for their struggles and sadly he was the one. Honestly, I would rather see Ruben Amaro fired, but that is a completely different post which could very well pop up in the future.
So now the Phillies head home with the Rockies waiting. We never did acquire Roy Oswalt so now two-faced Kyle Kendrick will get to face current NL CY Young Winner, Ubaldo Jimenez. The most intriguing part of that game will be getting to see Jimenez pitch for a whole game. The guy has been brilliant this year and as a baseball fan, I look forward to seeing him pitch.
As for the Oswalt note, I won't get into that now. Ruben Amaro balked at the possibility of picking up his option for 2012. Oswalt's salary is significantly higher than Cliff Lee, who I might add is pitching a level above Oswalt at this time. Crazy how you could have had a better starter for less money huh? Are any of the guys we got for Lee playing well? I heard the top player in that deal, Phillippe Aumont was recently demoted to clearwater. Great deal there Amaro. Just a small example of why he needs to go, but I digress.
Until we meet again Phillies Fans; Happy Readings and Go Phillies!
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