My Fellow Phans,
My apologies for being post-less for so long. I took a reprieve, a vacation if you will down to the fine state of New Jersey. A lot has seemed to change since I left.
I recall going down the shore with the Phillies sinking with a 7 game deficit in the division. Now they have seemed to turn things around (knock on wood).
I have to give credit where credit is due. Our offensive has been impressive this last week. Raul Ibanez has shown that he still has some offensive talent and Jayson Werth decided to pull his head out of his behind and play baseball. The starting pitching deserves some kudos too as they pitched well for most of the week.
The Washington series was a bit disappointing. The first two games were filled with questionable starting pitching and resulted in losses. Thankfully we were able to salvage the last game of that series. The Phillies still have 9 games left with the Nats this season, we can't afford to be scraping out the final games of each of those series.
I did want to make a few comments on a few players.
- Ryan Howard was hurt on Sunday and it is reported that he is on his way back to Philadelphia to have his leg examined. Lets hope and pray that this precautionary. Can the Phillies win without their two top hitters injured? Yes, they can. Sadly, it will be very hard to accomplish. However, the Phillies have the lineup to compensate with the potential loss of Ryan Howard. Werth and Ibanez will need to continue to do what they're doing and Rollins, Polanco and Domonic Brown will have to contribute at a steady. However, until we know the whole story, these ideas are just premature.
- Speaking of Domonic Brown; this guy has been impressive since the day he was called up. He is already a fan favorite even though he has not really done anything in the majors yet. From what I've seen this guy has the talent to be quite a player in the big leagues. With the possibility of losing Ryan Howard, Mr. Brown may have an even bigger role than he expected coming back. Let's hope he lives up to the hype.
- Brad Lidge is the weak point of this Phillies team. Most of our bullpen has struggled this year, but even those other guys have had their good innings. Outside of Sunday's shutdown inning, which I am still amazed to have scene, Lidge doesn't seem to have many good innings. I would just like to point out that Lidge has 4 blown saves this year and that we trail in the division by 3 games.. hmm..... Maybe its time for option # 2?.....
- The final comments, I will save for the new guy; Mr. Roy Oswalt. Now, we cannot judge a book by its cover so I think he needs to be cut some slack for his first start. Granted, he struggled against a weak hitting Nationals team. I think his next start is against Florida and it will be his next chance to prove to Philadelphia that he was worth giving up our prized left hander who will be sorely missed around here.
I would like to conclude by thanking J.A. Happ for all he did around these parts. Granted, he was hurt this season, I would like to offer my thanks for the strong showing he put up start after start while wearing a Phillies uniform. Thank you J.A., you will be surely missed around here. Good luck in Houston!
Until we meet again Phillies Fans; Happy Readings and Go Phillies!
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