May 27 -- WHAT A WEEK!

ATLANTA -- Cleaning out my notebook after one of the craziest weeks since I've been covering the Phillies ...

* Between Greg Dobbs' mental mistake, Rod Barajas allowing Hanley Ramirez to score through the five-hole and Brett Myers getting hurt, the Phillies had about as bad an inning as any team has ever had in the ninth Wednesday night. So, naturally, they respond by coming to Atlanta and sweeping the Braves. If a baseball team can be schizophrenic, this one is.

* Stop the insanity. Myers didn't get hurt because he pitched in a four-run game. Closers do it all the time. And, if you're adamant that Charlie Manuel made a mistake by bringing him in Wednesday night, tell me who else you wanted to see in that game. Clay Condrey? Francisco Rosario? Yoel Hernandez? No thanks.

* Speaking of Myers, I was talking to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports this weekend, and neither of us could recall another instance when a team lost two closers in a three-week span. Can you?

* Ryan Howard looks healthy, doesn't he?

* Wes Helms told me today that he doesn't think he's in a platoon situation at third base. Uh, earth to Wes, have you noticed that the only time you've started lately is when a lefty is on the mound? And the way Greg Dobbs and Abraham Nunez have played, they should start more often, against righties and lefties.

* You won't see a better catch than this one. Andruw Jones may be batting .218, but when he hits the free-agent market this winter, he'll get a big contract because nobody plays a better center field.

* How fast is Michael Bourn? Not even his helmet can keep up. Have you noticed it routinely flies off his head whenever he runs?

* Cole Hamels appreciated the 10-run lead the Phillies gave him today. He just didn't think it was necessary for him to get his seventh win. "I think you're more competitive in a game that's 4-3 than 11-3," he said. "You get a little relaxed and you have the longer innings that take away your concentration just a little bit. It's that one edge you need when you're competing." After reading this quote, I think the good folks at www.colehamelsfacts.com will be hard at work.

* You know it's a crazy week when an 0-for-17 slump for Pat Burrell almost goes unnoticed. Almost.

Happy Memorial Day.