It's a good thing the U.S. Open is coming to town this week.
Maybe - at least for those golf nuts among us - it will help us forget about the Phillies.
This team is dead in the water.
With a chance to follow up on their success at home against some weak teams, the Phils had the chance to build on it with a visit to Milwaukee, another bad baseball team. Things started out OK, but went downhilll quick.
After taking the opener of the series, the Phillies proceeded to drop three in a row. To the Brewers. The exclamation point was delivered yesterday as the Phils got pounded, 9-1. This was embarrassing.
Rookie Jonathan Pettibone did what kids sometimes do - he had a bat outing. That happens from time to time. But the Phils showed absolutely no inclination to fight back.
Granted they are now without both their No. 1 and No. 2 catchers. Erik Kratz has now joined Carlos Ruiz on the disabled list.
Still, this was unacceptable.
You can read Dennis Deitch's account of the carnage here.
Now it's on to Minnesota. Ruben Amaro Jr. has some tough decisions to make in the next few days. But first and foremost might just be a move to shake up this dead team. Forget blowing up the core. This might take more than that.
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