The Comeback Kids

I had one thought last night as, one after another, the murderers’ row also known as the Washington Nationals took a Phillies pitcher out of the park.

No, not how the hell are the Phillies ever going to win anything with this starting pitching staff, which has now surrendered a home run in every game this year.

Instead I kind of smiled. The Phillies had the Nats right where they wanted them.

When the Nationals blasted two pitches from reliver Scott Eyre out of Citizens Bank Park in the eighth, the Phils trailed 11-7. This despite a grand slam from Ryan Howard that tied the score.

No problem. Time for another night of late-inning heroics. Enter Raul Ibanez, the man who has made Phillies fans forget Pat Burrell faster than you can say low and outside.

After the Phils loaded the bases in the bottom of the eighth, Ibanez cleared them with the second grand slam of the night.

At some point the Phils are going to need to get better starting pitching. Look out once they do. Right now they’re just a game back of the suddenly not-so-hot Marlins, who lost again last night.

Maybe in August or September. Right now, these games are just too much fun to turn away from.

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