This Wasn't In the Script!

In the various scenarios I ran through my head prior to this series, I never imagined these first two games would play out quite like they have. I figured Cole Hamels would give the Phils a quality start in Game 1, which he clearly did. Cole simply dominated the Brewers lineup yesterday. However, I did not, for one second, believe the Phillies would chase C. C. Sabathia out of the game in the fourth inning tonight. Surely, I didn’t think a crucial Brett Myers walk would open the floodgates to a big inning for the Phils. Unfortunately, Dane Cook might have been right. You can’t script October.

I can’t say enough about the Phillies pitching so far in this series. First, Cole turned in the type of performance you need out of your ace in a big situation. Clearly, he’s solidified his place as the ace of this staff and I have a feeling he’ll be one of the big stories of these playoffs. We also saw the Brett Myers of August and September tonight and not the “16 runs in his last two starts” Brett Myers we saw over the last week and a half of the regular season. For this team to make any more noise in these playoffs, we’ll need these two to continue down this path. Plus, Brad Lidge didn’t have to pull out his best Mitchy-Poo impression to get though the ninth tonight, which allowed me to breathe a little easier.

If the Phillies continue to get this kind of pitching and perhaps, sprinkle a little more offense in the potion, we may have a legitimate contender on our hands.