Perfection

Jamie Moyer leads Phils to 3-0 victory; is now 9-0 against Florida in career



The Phillies got the kind of performance out of Jamie Moyers last night that you need out of your staff ace normally to stop a losing streak. Cole Hamels did his best to give them that kind of performance on Wednesday night, but the Phillies' offense couldn't muster much of anything. And, oh yeah-Tom Gordon imploded.

But, last night was another story. Jamie Moyer took a no-no into the 6th inning and allowed no runs and just two hits in 8 innings last night.

By the way, enough with the "flirting with a no-hitter" nonsense. You don't "flirt" with a no-hitter unless you go beyond 7 innings. I'm not taking anything away from Moyer, but he didn't flirt with a no-hitter last night. He pitched no-hit ball for a little over half the game.

Brad Lidge did what he always does and sealed the deal in the 9th for his 18th save.

The Phillies' offense still struggled to put up runs in the sultry Miami weather. By the way, did anybody catch Scott Olsen in the 7th inning? He was so soaked from the humidity that sweat was dripping off his hat.

Kind of reminds you of the awful weather we just endured this week.

Jimmy Rollins came out of the witness protection program and had a pair of hits last night. Utley, Burrell, and Feliz also had a pair of hits for the Fightins. All told they had 11 hits, but manufactured just 3 runs. The simple reason, runners left on base-22 to be exact!

As we have often seen the offense will go through some doldrums here and there, but on the most part when the weather heats up the Phillies' bats heat up as well.

Don't worry about the offense. What we need to worry about is the pitching. While the bullpen has been unbelievable; will they continue to be lights out? And, lets face it, Eaton and Myers are inconsistent at best. Hamels, Moyer, and Kendrick are your only reliable options on the staff.

C.C. Sabathia is the guy you'll keep hearing about this summer heading into the firesale season. But, will Brett Myers be enough to get it done? I'm not sure about that. The Indians will surely want prospects included.

We'll have to see about that.

The Phils continue their epic 9-game road trip tonight when they take on the St. Louis Cardinals who have been snake-bitten by injuries. They lost Wainwright and Pujols within the span of two days this week.