I’ve got two words for you this morning, Philadelphia sports fans.
Wild card.
Yes, I know we all expect the Mets to do an instant replay of last year, when they coughed up that big lead and lost the NL East crown to the Phils on the last day of the season.
And that prospect got a little brighter yesterday with news that our old pal, Mets closer Billy Wagner, is going to undergo elbow surgery that will not only cost him the rest of this season, but all of next year as well.
But, just in case things don’t work out as planned, take a gander at what Milwaukee has been doing. They lost again last night.
That means they now lead the Phils in the NL Wild-Card race by just three games. And the locals have four with the Brewers starting Thursday night.
In the meantime the Phils last night shaved off another half-game in the gap between them and the idle Mets, no thanks to starter Joe Blanton.
The Phils kept tacking on runs against the Marlins, and Blanton would promptly give up the lead. Blanton managed to go only five innings, giving up four runs on five hits. And he walked three.
Luckily, the Phils got two scoreless innings from Chad Durbin to put out the fire, before J.C. Romero got nicked for another two runs.
Here’s another reason to think the Phils could be ticketed for the post-season, one way or the other. Somehow they will play four games against the Brewers this weekend and not face lights-out ace CC Sabathia.
Go ahead. Plan on the Phils repeating as NL East champs. Surely the Mets bullpen has a few more implosions in it.
But keep an eye on the Wild Card just in case, especially with the Brewers in town this weekend.
Wild card.
Yes, I know we all expect the Mets to do an instant replay of last year, when they coughed up that big lead and lost the NL East crown to the Phils on the last day of the season.
And that prospect got a little brighter yesterday with news that our old pal, Mets closer Billy Wagner, is going to undergo elbow surgery that will not only cost him the rest of this season, but all of next year as well.
But, just in case things don’t work out as planned, take a gander at what Milwaukee has been doing. They lost again last night.
That means they now lead the Phils in the NL Wild-Card race by just three games. And the locals have four with the Brewers starting Thursday night.
In the meantime the Phils last night shaved off another half-game in the gap between them and the idle Mets, no thanks to starter Joe Blanton.
The Phils kept tacking on runs against the Marlins, and Blanton would promptly give up the lead. Blanton managed to go only five innings, giving up four runs on five hits. And he walked three.
Luckily, the Phils got two scoreless innings from Chad Durbin to put out the fire, before J.C. Romero got nicked for another two runs.
Here’s another reason to think the Phils could be ticketed for the post-season, one way or the other. Somehow they will play four games against the Brewers this weekend and not face lights-out ace CC Sabathia.
Go ahead. Plan on the Phils repeating as NL East champs. Surely the Mets bullpen has a few more implosions in it.
But keep an eye on the Wild Card just in case, especially with the Brewers in town this weekend.
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