So (Taguchi) Nice To Beat the Mets

Last night, I was ready to fire off a heated post declaring the Phillies dead in the water and running down the reasons this team will never win as constructed.

Then, Jason Werth leads off the ninth with a single…

Then, Greg Dobbs and Shane Victorino…

Next thing you know, I’m watching So Taguchi hit a game-tying double over the right fielder’s head, followed by a go-ahead double by Jimmy Rollins. Go figure.

Somehow, the Phillies pulled out some of that 2007 magic and managed to squeak out a win against the Mets after a pretty lifeless 8 innings last night. I couldn’t be more excited about this one. For the first time in two monthes, this team showed signs of the team we came to appreciate late last year and through the early part of this season. Now, they just need to build on this momentum and not lay an egg the rest of this series.

Unfortunately, in order to do so, they must rely on their troubled ace, Brett Myers, tonight. I can’t say my confidence is all that high in the potential for tonight. But, judging from some of his quotes from earlier in the week, Brett sure seems confident.
Let the yelling at the TV and the throwing of the remotes commence.