So, the Mets already were in town last night (staying out of the rain, hopefully) when Jimmy Rollins beat the Reds with an RBI single in the 10th inning.Fitting, wasn't it, that Rollins provided the walk-off hit? It was, of course, Rollins who said the Phillies would be the "team to beat" in the NL East this season. And it is Rollins who has become a New York villain on the level of Reggie Miller, John Rocker, King Kong. So, why wouldn't Rollins get the hit that left the Phillies three games behind the first-place Mets, who play four games here in the next three days.
But this wasn't exactly how Rollins figured the Phillies would contend for a division title. His confidence stemmed from a starting rotation that was perceived to be younger and healthier than the Mets' rotation. But here we are, almost at the All-Star break, and Tom Gordon, Brett Myers, Freddy Garcia and Jon Lieber are on the disabled list. Garcia and Lieber may not pitch again this season. Gordon and Myers have progressed more slowly than the Phillies thought. And, this weekend, they're sending J.D. Durbin, J.A. Happ and Kyle Kendrick -- three rookies with a total of four major-league starts -- to the mound against the Mets, who have Orlando Hernandez, John Maine, Jorge Sosa and Oliver Perez.
What chances do you give the Phils?
* Looks like there may be a rift growing in the Mets' clubhouse.
4 comments:
Is a 4 game sweep just a pipe dream?? Sox took 5 in a row from the Yanks last year, just saying. Although their staff was in much better shape.
I'm fine with Kendrick and Cole, the other two are wild cards obviously. I just hope the position players know they'll have to produce A LOT of runs in at least 3 of the 4 starts. Better question: Can we score 40 runs over the next 3 days???
Fingers crossed....
Brett
It was the Yankees who took five straight from the Sox last season, not the other way around.
I was looking at some numbers earlier today and saw that not including today's game in progress, the Phillies offense has scored 113 runs in the month of June as opposed to the Mets 87. As long as the Phillies offense keeps showing up and reigning supreme in the league, I believe that we have a good shot to take at least 3 of 4. Our pitching for this weekend is the biggest question mark I've ever seen, but I guess we can talk about that more accurately Sunday night.
Durbin will retire after the game and zuthor a book entitled "The one good inning." I was very impressed in the first inning, then I blinked and it was 6-1.
All I can say is in COLE WE TRUST ...
What. A. Shame.
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