The team to beat.
The Good: That was an unbelievable start by Hamels. That may have been his most dominate performance of his career. Rollins continues to blow everyone away with his run production. Something not very common for a lead-off hitter. That catch Rowand made in the outfield may have been the second greatest catch by a Phillies outfielder ever. Next to his broken-nose-grab of last year.
The Bad: Getting the win was the most imortant part of last nights game. But I thought that Hamels should’ve been left in to close out the game. He was never really in any trouble of giving up any runs (except the bases loaded jam which he got out of). I would’ve liked to see him get a complete game shutout. But when that’s all there is to complain about after a game, I’d call it a good day.
We all now what might happen today. We all now that the Phillies are the closest ever, since ‘93, to making the playoffs. Once again I don’t want to get ahead of myself, but I cannot believe what might happen. My mind does not have the complexitiy to understand that the Phillies could be in the playoffs. These players have absolutely over-performed getting themselves here (or maybe they’ve just underperformed the last few years). I don’t want to start talking about their chances in the playoffs because they have to get there first. So I’ll save those thoughts for tonight or possibly tomorrow night.
Well, no one said it was going to be easy. And there’s no more proof in the statement then the fact that Eaton is going to start for the Fightin’s. But if he can shock everyone with a decent performance, I’ll never criticize him again (for at least another week). I just can’t help but laugh when I look at his ERA. He’s getting paid millions of dollars for an ERA of 6.33. How is that legal. However, against Washington this year in 3 starts, he is 1-0 with a 5.71 ERA. I guess that’s an improvement.
Last start (9/21): W / 5.0 / 3 ER / 5 H / 5 BB /2 SO / Washington
Starting for Washington will be Matt Chico. He comes in with a 6-9 record and a 4.75 ERA. He has a sneaky delivery and good control of his fastball, curve, and change-up. But he sometimes can get knocked around when he believes he throws harder then he really does. He can’t exactly blow peple away. In 1 start against Philadelphia this year, Chico lasted 4.2 innings allowing 4 runs.
Last start (9/24): W / 5.1 / 3 ER / 9 H / 2 BB / 0 SO / New York
Last words . . . WE’RE IN A PENNANT RACE!!!
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Posted on September 29, 2007 by Soss | Filed Under Phillies, Philadelphia, Professional Sports, Philly Sports, Baseball
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