While most Philly sports fans were debating the merits of Sam Bradford and Carson Wentz, the Phillies pretty much remained under the radar.
That is going to be increasingly difficult for this team to do.
The Phils dodged some raindrops and a couple of jams in route to beating the Indians yesterday to take their sixth straight win - as well as their second consecutive sweep.
Pete Mackanin's crew is not 5 game over .500 at 15-10, as they head out on a road trip.
Raise your hand if you predicted this. I thought so.
After that 0-4 start, I wondered in this blog if the Phils would ever sniff .500 again this year.
They've done a little better than that. They're now breathing down the Nationals' backs. You know, that other team they swept - in D.C. - earlier last week.
This still is not a juggernaut. The Phils likely will continue to struggle to create runs, playing small ball. They are getting almost no power numbers from their outfield.
But if pitching is 90 percent of the game, then this team has a chance. They continue to get great starting pitching, as well as very effective work out of the bullpen.
In other words, this might be a very interesting summer.
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