Disgusting is how I describe this past series against Atlanta. I got sucked in, like so many. And, here we are again wondering what in the world the Phillies are doing.
Once you think they're on a roll, they lay a complete turd against a bottom feeding Atlanta Braves team. Brett Myers all of a sudden has reverted back to his evil twin before the stint in the minors. And, the offense went to sleep the past two nights.
Thankfully the Mets have been equally horrendous of late and the Phils still are holding onto a 1 1/2 game lead. With three to play, their magic number is three because the Mets still have four games to play. So, if the Mets win all four, the Phils have to win all of their remaining games or else they could risk finding themselves sitting at home in October, because the Brewers are tied with the Mets for the wild card.
Myers has allowed 16 runs in his past 8 1/3 innings. Ouch! Do the math and that's an ERA in excess of 17.30. And, it couldn't have come at a worse time. What's even worse is that with the rain coming this weekend the Phils might have to play a double-header on Sunday or Monday and their playoff rotation will get screwed up.
Looks like Joe Blanton may be counted upon in game one, SHOULD they make the playoffs. Do you want Blanton as your game one starter?
I didn't think so.
The Phillies are cementing themselves as the Chicago Cubs of the NL East because it seems like something goes wrong with this team every year.
Even though I'm down on this team I'm holding out hope that they can catch fire after making it in. The Cardinals did it and did the unthinkable in beating the Tigers to win the World Series in '06. And, don't forget the White Sox stumbled down the stretch and got hot once they got in.
It is not impossible, it's just these things don't happen to Philadelphia teams. And, they wonder why we're such a negative lot.
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