Is there a more fun team to watch than the Phillies?
You never know on any given night which one of them is going to go off, leading to another thrilling late-inning victory.
Monday night it was Ryan Howard, launching his seventh career grand slam against his home town team, the St. Louis Cardinals. That ties him with Mike Schmidt for the all-time Phils record.
At that point, 11 of the Phils 13 wins involved come-from-behind rallies.
Last night they did it in more standard fashion, building a lead, fending off a Cardinals rally, then pulling away. The offensive hero was Shane Victorino, who went four for five with a homer and three RBIs.
Imagine what this team might be capable of if they ever get decent starting pitching. Last night it was another performance by home run machine Brett Myers. He gave up two more dingers.
No problem. In addition to the heroics from Victorino, Jayson Werth also went yard, thrilling a bunch of family and friends in the park in his hometown.
Now it’s on to New York and the first visit to the Mets’ swanky new CitiBank Park.
Oh, and one other minor thing.
The Phils arrive not only as the defending World Series champs, but also as the team sitting atop the National League East standings.
The Marlins’ loss combined with the Phils’ win put the pinstripes in first by a half-game.
Must be getting close to summer.
You never know on any given night which one of them is going to go off, leading to another thrilling late-inning victory.
Monday night it was Ryan Howard, launching his seventh career grand slam against his home town team, the St. Louis Cardinals. That ties him with Mike Schmidt for the all-time Phils record.
At that point, 11 of the Phils 13 wins involved come-from-behind rallies.
Last night they did it in more standard fashion, building a lead, fending off a Cardinals rally, then pulling away. The offensive hero was Shane Victorino, who went four for five with a homer and three RBIs.
Imagine what this team might be capable of if they ever get decent starting pitching. Last night it was another performance by home run machine Brett Myers. He gave up two more dingers.
No problem. In addition to the heroics from Victorino, Jayson Werth also went yard, thrilling a bunch of family and friends in the park in his hometown.
Now it’s on to New York and the first visit to the Mets’ swanky new CitiBank Park.
Oh, and one other minor thing.
The Phils arrive not only as the defending World Series champs, but also as the team sitting atop the National League East standings.
The Marlins’ loss combined with the Phils’ win put the pinstripes in first by a half-game.
Must be getting close to summer.
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