I'll admit when I'm wrong and eat crow when it comes time. And, I'll admit that I thought the Phillies would certainly get swept in four games this week out in Chi-town.
I was shocked to see them win the way they did on Saturday and then on Sunday. They were impressive wins against a very good team. Say what you want about Zambrano not pitching on Sunday-the Phillies still faced a very good ballclub and got the job done.
Then yesterday they fell back into the abyss when Kendrick made yesterday's game against the Nationals an abortion. He buried them with another 6-run outing and with Tim Redding on the hill (whom they usually struggle against) they were as good as done.
It's time now for the Phillies to cut the cord on Kendrick and go with Happ in the five spot. I think we've seen enough 6 and 7-run outings to come to that conclusion. At this point they're playing Russian Roulette whenever they send Kendrick out on the hill.
This marks the third time in five starts that Kendrick has allowed 6 runs or more. And, for a pitcher who strikes out as few batters as he does to do that makes it pointless to keep trotting him out there.
It's time to yank him or as Brett Myers would say, "Boom. Get him outta here."
The Phillies are what they are. They're a good baseball team capable of some big nights, but they'll regress on the next day. And, they better watch out because the Nats are the hottest team in the bigs, currently riding a 7-game winning streak.
They will go at it again at 7:10. Hamels is on the hill against Tim Lannan.
No comments:
Post a Comment