- The Phillies were off last night. They are 3 games behind both Atlanta and Washington in national League East. They remain 3 games over .500. Colorado invades Citizens Bank Park tonight for the start of a 3-game series. Washington faces a tough task as they play against the Yankees in new York, while the braves host the struggling Mets.
- Aaron Nola goes tonight for Philadelphia, with hopes of getting the Rockies series off to a good start. After Colorado the Phils travel to Milwaukee this weekend to take on the brewers again, then it's back home for games against St. Louis and Washington.
- I'm still lacking faith in these Phillies, especially the manager, after witnessing how is is using the bullpen, specifically Siranthony Dominguez. The next month or so will be key in determining if the team will be buyers or sellers before the July trade deadline. Sellers would mean a step backward in a year that starting promising. Sellers would also mean both Klentek and Kapler should get fired after the season.
- Quick assessment of the Baseball races...
* The Yankees and Red Sox are in a virtual tie in AL East. Is till expect both to win 100 games and battle it out all summer.
* Seattle continues to surprise in AL West, holding off Houston, as the Angels fade.
* A tight division race in NL Central, as Milwaukee held the lead for a while. Now the Cubs have nosed ahead. Be leery of St. Louis, which is only a few games behind. The Cards also seem to contend.
* Arizona has taken control of NL West again, after surrendering the lead to Colorado. Both the Dodgers and Giants got to within 1 1/2 games of first place before falling back this week.
* Cleveland has started to pull away in American League Central, as expected. In the long run, no one in that division will be able to stay with the Indians.
* Imagine the AL playoffs right now, with powerhouse teams like the Astros, Bosox, Yanks and Indians. Toss in the surprise Mariners and one other wild card team and you've got a helluva post-season in the fall.I still think the Indians will come out of it as the AL team in the World Series, facing the Nationals.
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