RedBaron0 wrote:My opinion is biased to be sure, but I still think people are overlooking the Phillies, of course I could be wrong and their pitching could be shot... having started 2-5. :/ Hamels will figure himself out, Doc is shot, and the rest of the rotation should be more than good enough. The bullpen needs work before Papelbon and Addams. The offense will be better if Howard can be more patient at the plate and once Ruiz gets back, they have already been better to be sure, but they still really need a right handed powerbat, so it will be interesting to see how Delman Young does once he gets off the DL.
I know I'm probably wishing for the best here, and contradicted myself more than a few times, but I really have to hold on to that hope, and I know that April is just gonna suck for the Phils... they just have to pull it all together come May and hope that haven't totally screwed themselves by then.
As a fellow Phillies fan, I'm of the opposite opinion. There are two types of Philadelphia fans, in my opinion: overly optimistic and overly pesimistic. I'm the latter. Before spring training, I thought the Phillies would end up around .500 and miss the playoffs. I was convinced that the Braves and Nationals had improved dramatically and the Phillies had improved only a little.
After spring training, I was looking at the Phillies as ending up below .500 because of Halladay. I'm still at about that point. There are too many "ifs" in any positive commentary about the Phillies. I think they'll hit better, but I don't see the pitching beyond Hamels and Lee improving. To be fair, the Royals and Braves are good teams. I was not happy with yesterday's performance (although Harvey is a stud-in-the-making).
