LIFE QUESTIONS – PHILLIES
Sep 12, 2008 in Phillies
1. If Ryan Howard were hitting .260 and the Phils won the division, would he be the MVP?
2. Should Jamie Moyer receive any 3rd or 4th place Cy Young votes? No seriously. If Brandon Webb or Tim Lincecum, at 19-7 and 16-3 respectively, are the front runners, how impressive does a 45 year old man at 14-7 who has been the ace of the staff look in comparison? Think about that for a second.
3. If before the season I told you the following would be true on September 12th, where do you think you would have predicted the Phillies to finish?
-Jamie Moyer is 14-7 with a 3.68 ERA
-Since the All-Star break Brett Myers is 6-2 with an ERA under 2.00
-Ryan Howard has 43 HRs and 129 RBIs
-The Phillies have the 3rd best bullpen ERA in all of baseball
-Brad Lidge is 36 for 36 in save opportunities
-Cole Hamels leads the NL in innings pitched
-The Phillies have an above .500 record at home and on the road
-Billy Wagner blew 7 saves and was done for the season in mid August
-The Braves were a sub .500 team
Now just on those facts alone, you’d think the Phils would be in first place. The bullpen was a major concern, no one knew what Lidge would do, no one knew if Moyer had anything left in the tank, and no one knew if Hamels could handle a full season of injury free baseball. What the fuck happened?
4. Does anyone else feel like we’re totally going to sweep the Brewers after getting by Sheets last night? I do.
5. How much of a fat pig bitch is Prince Fielder and how is he that size being a vegetarian? I need to know this.