Heyyyyyy there! It’s been a while!
Sorry, I didn’t mean to go completely invisible, especially right smack in the
middle of the season, but I had a couple busy weekends, and then two big test
to study for, and then all of a sudden a quarter of the season had gone by! So
I guess right now, just some quick points:
1. Oh Roy...
So two terrible outings followed by
three decent ones followed by two more awful ones followed by the DL and
shoulder surgery. Quite an unpredictable start to the season for Roy Halladay.
Last I heard, he would start throwing in 6-8 weeks and I know he just went down
to Florida to start his rehab. Most everybody is hopeful for a last August
return for Halladay.
2.
Um…What’s going on?
Last time I checked the Nationals were
supposed to easily win the NL East. They aren’t in first now, and they are only
1 game ahead of the Phillies. Pretty much all the lineup sans Harper is to
blame. I knew that they made a mistake in trading Morse! He’s only hitting .244.
but he has 10 homers, which would be second only to Harper. Besides for Haren,
the rotation has been decent, with only Gio posting an above three ERA. In
fact, Zimmermann has become quite the ace, and is currently in the top 5
pitcher in the league. So, if the Nationals start hitting, will everything right
itself? They have dug themselves quite a hole, but remember that in 2010, the
Phillies were 7 games out of first in July, and eventually not only won their 4th
straight division crown. And this Braves team has endured to September collapses
in a row. So all hope is definitely not lost.
3. Guysssss, remember Cliff Lee?
Yeah, Cliff Lee, the one who was third
in the 2011 Cy Young voting. The one who was completely forgotten last season
despite posting a 3.16 ERA, thanks to dismal run support and a 6-9 record. Yeah, there’s a reason the
Phillies spent $120 mil on this guy. It’s because they knew that he would be a
huge asset to their rotation for years. Whether because of his no nonsense
personality or the fact that he has been overshadowed by fellow starters
success, Lee has generated very little buzz in his first two seasons in Philly. He’s been super consistent this year with a
5-2 record and an ERA under 3. Oh, and
he 3-hit the Marlins last night J
That’s all I’ve got for today folks!
~TBC
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