The Phillies Are Good, Like Really Good
July 21, 2009 by Matt Anaya
Filed under Fan News
After the first two hitters of Monday night’s game against the Phillies I said to myself, “Man, the Phillies are good.”
Like really good.
Like the Cubs have no chance of winning a game in the postseason against these guys.
Within the first five minutes of the bottom half of the first inning the Cubs were in trouble. Two runners on, no one out for the meat of the order, and if you think the Cubs have a good lineup, the Phillies lineup is ridiculously good.
Roger Maris, er I mean Raul Ibanez, Ryan Howard, and Chase Utley!
No, that is not a fantasy lineup, that is a World Series contending lineup and the lineup of the defending champs.
Not only is the three through five spots good for Philly but also the top of the order features a former MVP (Jimmy Rollins) and the starting center fielder for the 2009 NL All Star team (Shane Victorino).
The Phillies are so good that even after the top and the meat you still have 2009 All Star Jayson Werth ready to clean up everyone else’s mess.
Sheesh, that is totally ridiculous and if I were a pitcher, there would be a brown stain in the back of my pants every time I had runners on, nobody out for those mashers.
Geovany Soto To DL and Jayson Werth To All Star Game
July 10, 2009 by Matt Anaya
Filed under Fan News
The Cubs are exted to place Geovany Soto on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left oblique muscle, and according to Manager Lou Piniella he may miss a month.
The 2008 NL Rookie of the Year, was injured while taking batting practice Wednesday and an MRI Thursday revealed the injured oblique.
Soto has had a rough year, as his numbers pale in comparison to last season’s ROY Award and it was recently revealed he tested positive for marijuana while at the World Baseball Classic.
In better news, the Phillies Jayson Werth has replaced Carlos Beltrán on the 2009 NL All Star team. Werth is somewhat lucky as his Manager Charlie Manuel selected Werth in conjunction with MLB.
Werth, 30, has better numbers than Beltran this season as his .268 average, 20 home runs, 54 RBI, 59 runs, and 12 stolen bases state.