THE SHALLOW Center household decamped for vacation on Cape Cod last week, and perusing wire copy in the Boston Globe allowed me to keep half an eye on the Phillies. From afar things looked typical -- a nice win here, an ugly loss there, lather, rinse, repeat. While I was away, from Friday the 15th through Saturday the 23rd, the Phils went 3-5, with yesterday's win at St. Louis making it 4-5 since my departure. They remain stuck at three games over .500 and three behind the Mets. And, of course, they lost a starting pitcher to injury, with Jon Lieber sacrificing his body in a heroic attempt to, uh, back up home plate. Business as usual, in other words. Would it kill the Phillies to surprise a guy once in a while?
Typical Phillies.
However, they do have a chance to "surprise" you if Kyle Kendrick keeps pitching like he has and if J.D. Durbin or J.A. Happ manage to be an adequate fill-in for Lieber.
Posted by: GM-Carson | Tuesday, June 26, 2007 at 07:42 AM
Too many "ifs," Carson, too many "ifs."
Posted by: Tom Durso | Tuesday, June 26, 2007 at 01:20 PM