BY SCOTT LAUBERWell, it's overcast here at the Bank. But the tarp isn't on the field, the batting cage is being set up, and it's business as usual for the Phillies, who need not scoreboard-watch this weekend as long as they beat the 99-loss Nationals.
No sweat, right?
Well, as I wrote in The Paper today, the Phillies usually handle prosperity like a grenade. When they took over first place in June, Charlie Manuel wanted them to make like Big Brown at the Preakness and pull away from the field. Their lead never swelled to more than four games. And, with a chance to wrap up a playoff spot this week, they lost two of three games to the Braves.
So, here we are, with the magic number frozen at 3, and the Phils having to contend with the pesky Nationals on the season's final weekend. Mike Radano of the Camden Courier Post and I just sat down and recorded our last regular-season audiofile to further discuss the big final weekend.
Want to listen? Sure you do. Please click here: R09_0032.mp3
3 comments:
Scott, a couople of my Phillies friends have told me that the rap on Hamels is that he is "soft" and asks out of games at certain pitch counts. Any truth to this?
why no answer slauber?
Anonymous: Been a little busy here.
Andy: Sorry for the delay. Hamels has been plagued by injuries throughout his career, so he's definitely cautious about pushing his arm too far. But he has made every start this season, and going into today, he was leading the NL with 227-1/3 innings pitched. So, I don't think it's fair to label him as "soft."
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