The only good thing about this team right now is that Ryan Howard is hitting like Babe Ruth. Other then that I can't think of too much going right for the Phillies right now. They are playing awful baseball since the All-Star break and continue to slip in the standings.
With the bases loaded in the 7th and 2 outs, the game was tied 1-1 and Joe Blanton was due to hit. Blanton had pitched a great game up to that point and it was Charlies decision to leave him in and bat. Blanton didn't knock in any runs and the game remained tied. Next half of the inning Matt Holliday sent the first pitch over the fence and that was the end for the Phillies who cannot score any runs or even get hits. After the game Manuel defended his decision to leave Blanton in and put blame elsewhere. "What can I say. Everyday we do the same thing. We don't hit and we don't score runs" Manuel is 100% right on this but he still should have let somebody pinch hit for Fat Joe in that spot, except there is no real offense threat of the bench.
Today Cole Hamels will take on Adam Wainright at 2:15. The Phillies are now 7 games out from the Braves and 4 games back in the wild card with about 6 teams to leap frog to take that as well.
A delay has come up in the Roy Oswalt trade rumor with the Phillies not so sure about the guaranteed option year in 2012. Oswalt has a full no trade clause and wants to go to a playoff contender. Can we honestly say that the Phillies are a playoff contender right now? They need to win a few games and get back in the NL East race....and quick.
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