One thing about last night is for certain: If we’re depending on a team that is 30 games under .500 to bail us out of trouble, we are in some serious trouble.
At this point Kyle Kendrick is a bona fide liability, with a capital “L.” (A more appropriate letter doesn’t exist.) There goes my theory that Kendrick performs better at home! The next time he’s called into Charlie Manuel’s office and told he’s going to Japan — well, Kendrick better start packing, because it won’t be a joke.
Happ, Kendrick’s possible replacement in the order, didn’t look much better last night, but it was pretty damned hard to look worse. A valiant effort by the offense and four innings of shutout baseball from the bullpen wasn’t enough to rally back in Florida’s 10-8 victory last night.
Meanwhile, up in New York, it looked for a brief time as if the Mets might fall to the Nationals, but three runs in the sixth inning secured them the victory. The Mets bullpen, now permanently missing Wagner but somehow incredibly better, held down their 10-8 lead. Delgado was once again a monster, with two home runs and three RBI; it was his second consecutive multi-home run game.
So, here’s the situation: The Phillies are 2.5 games behind the Mets with 17 games to play (New York has 18 games left). However… the Mets have Santana and the Phillies have — Hamels? Myers? Moyer? Will any or all of them be enough? Is Blanton going to do what he was brought here to do and eat some damned innings already?
And just what do the Phillies do about the Kendrick situation? If he stays in the rotation, they have no shot at winning the division, or even a wild card for that matter. It’s either Happ, or Eaton, and given what I know about Eaton I’ll take my chances with Happ.
The offense, the starters and the bullpen all have to show up together, in every game, for the rest of the season. Two out of three won’t cut it: Last night the starter failed miserably, and the other two elements couldn’t overcome the damage. This is not how you earn a trip to the postseason.
It ain’t over ’till it’s over, a wise man once said, but man, is it getting close.
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September 10th, 2008 at 9:53 am
dear everyone who loves J A Happ -
be careful what you wish for
yours truly –
the future
September 10th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
Dear Future,
Please bring back Adam Eaton.
Love Always & Forever,
Glutton for Punishment.
September 10th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
too bad you all dropped 2 of 3 from that team 30 games below .500.
Have you considered maybe making Cole Hamels pitch a little more?
Or maybe Chase Utley can sneak into the Mets’ locker room and go Tonya Harding on Delgado’s knee?
September 10th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
Okay, that was not me.
September 10th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Steven,
Too bad your team still sucks.
September 10th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
Chamomiles “June Carter” Davis.
September 10th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
Howard: Now I’ve got a bat–
Utley: –And I’ve got a bat
Both: Let’s get together and SCORE SOME FUCKING RUNS ALREADY
Utley: Lets’ go
Both: Time’s a-wastin’…
September 10th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
Pat Burrell made the lineup last season way better because he was on fire in the 2nd half, the fact that he has been BUM CENTRAL since the break has been a killer and Werth and Victorino are not good enough to balance out the lineup and with Utley funking it up as well, its been a bitch to deal with.
September 10th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
Over at The 700 Level, Matt summed up this stretch of games perfectly:
These are the gut-check games, Fightins.
That’s “gut-check,” guys. Not “gut-punch.” Milwaukee’s next, and that series for all intents and purposes is going to determine the Phillies’ fate this season.
September 11th, 2008 at 11:01 am
Kendrick sucking…
Offense floundering…
Mets winning…
Phils struggling…
Hope diminishing…
That pretty much sums it up for me…
Although… If The Mets can lose a few to the Cubbies when they play them, maybe the Phils can sneak one pastem, and get that Division? Maybe? Anyone? Ahh… who am I kidding. Things are pretty bleak at the moment… thank god it’s Eagles Season.
September 11th, 2008 at 11:39 am
PhiPhan,
This Milwaukee series is pretty much their season as far as I’m concerned. If they win three of four, or,God willing, sweep the Brewers (not likely), then the Phils are still alive in both hunts (division and wild card). Anything less than that, and I think they’re in deep, deep trouble.
September 11th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
Yeah… I think that’s about the sum of it Cham.
If they do well against the Brewcrew, then we got a shot… if not, then oh well.
Unless of course the Mets fall apart worse than they did last season… Imma go pray for that to happen.