It’s The End Of The World As We Know It

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Bringin' High Hopes Without The Smoke

It’s The End Of The World As We Know It

So the world appears to be coming to an end, but at least we can go out watching the Phillies.  Tonight, we start what is supposed to be a three-game series against the Florida Marlins.  Originally, the games were scheduled for Friday, Saturday, Sunday, but with Mother Nature on her period, Sunday’s game was moved to Saturday afternoon.  That game might get in, but Saturday night’s game is unlikely at best.  Tonight, however, we should get to see some baseball.

Hey remember way back in June when the Marlins were threatening to have a competitive season?  Remember, they were playing good baseball and actually winning games?  Nah, me either.  Tonight, Roy Oswalt (6-7, 3.51 ERA) leads the Fightin’s in a fishing expedition in the friendly waters of Citizen’s Bank Park.  (Oh yeah, with the threats of flooding in the Illadelph I’ll try to avoid mentioning water.)  Roy O seems to have knocked off the rust of an extended DL stint as he had a rather impressive outing last Saturday against the Washington Nationals where he threw eight scoreless innings, struck out nine, allowed eight hits and walked only one.  The Wiz had good command, and more importantly, his velocity was back.  It’s an encouraging sign.  Oswalt hasn’t had as stellar a year as he is accustomed to, but he has battled through injuries, and seems to be ready for the late-season push to the playoffs.

Throwing for the Marlins is right hander, Clay Hensley.  Hensley (1-5, 5.47 ERA) had spent the majority of his time with the Marlins in the bullpen, but with an injury to their ace Josh Johnson, Hensley was pushed into the starting rotation.  As his 1-5 record would seem to indicate, it hasn’t been a great time for Hensley in the starter’s role.  In his last start, Clay Hensley got pounded by the Padres (insert your own joke about the Catholic Church here) to the tune of seven runs in just 3 2/3 innings pitched.

So, while we might die this weekend in the stormy gusts of Hurricane Irene, at least we’ll get a little Phillies in too.

Let’s Go Phillies!

 

Phillies Starting Nine:

1. Victorino CF

2. Polly 3B

3. Chut 2B

4. RyHo 1B

5. Hunger Pence RF

6. JMJ LF

7. Chooch C

8. Willie V SS

9. Wizard of Os P

 

SW-Ian Anderson

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