Don’t look know Phillies fans (okay, look) the Philbo’s not only climbed to within a game and a half of the Metros last night, but they are now just 3 games behind the Brewers for the Wild Card spot. The upcoming 4-game set vs. the Brew Crew could actually wind up being just as important as the Mets series.

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• Phenomenal Deadspin editor and friend of The Fightins, AJ Daulerio, makes a DeSean Jackson-like debut in this morning’s edition of The Inquirer. I’m quite positive it also marks the first time in the 225-year history of the paper where a wide receiver’s impact on fans is compared to sucking down nitrous balloons in the Linc parking lot. (That’s a good thing) Age also discusses the Brett Myers turnaround, Dave Yammamoto, and the possibility of a Gooch-inspired fan group. Then, surely just to appease his nerdy computer following, finishes the whole thing off with an html joke. LOL! [Inquirer]

• Daily News scribe Stan Hochman takes off his creepy opal rings long enough to pen a piece that relives the days when Barack Obama’s “Yes We Can” slogan was the rallying cry for the ‘74 Fightin’ Phils. Second baseman Dave Cash actually coined the term, but never copyrighted it. And like all great slogans, this one originated from Cash’s ability to handicap greyhounds at the dog track in Clearwater. (btw, the Phillies finished 3rd that year. If history repeats itself, Barack Obama will finish behind John McCain and Ron Paul) [Daily News via BBTF]

• Did anybody catch that unfunny British fuck with Jersey girl hair hosting the VMA awards this year? Yeah, me neither, but here was the highlight of the event. Mmmmmm… Bar [WWTDD]

• The secret to Jamie Moyer’s success this year is simple: Great defense, lower-than-normal BABIP. (I’ve tried being a SABR-guy, I really have, but trust me – it wasn’t a good look.) [Crashburn Alley]

• Jayson Werth was the Phillies starting left fielder last night, temporarily replacing the slumping Pat Burrell. Guess what? Silly Jayson ran out to his normal spot in right field at the start of the game and had to be reminded by fans to get in left. Oh, that Jayson! What are we gonna do with him! [Inquirer]

• Not all of Mike Schmidt’s e-mail to Charlie Manuel was about how the Mets know the Phillies are better. David Brown digs up the other details. (The part of this story that I found most fascinating was that Charlie Manuel knows how to check e-mail.) [Big League Stew]

Finally, for shits and giggles (but mostly for shits), check out the Sheldon Brown hit on Steven Jackson after the jump….

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