Interleague Play...Uh Oh Spaghettios!

The Phillies are awful during interleague play. Terrible. The absolute worst. Last year they were 6-12, winning only one series (vs. the Yankees) and getting swept twice (vs. the Blue Jays and Orioles). Overall over the last two years they are 9-27 against the AL and sit at a .441 winning percentage all-time in interleague play (only the Padres and Pirates are worse).

To be honest, this stretch against the AL couldn't come at a worse time. The team is still mired in a three week long hitting slump and is about to face four teams with winning records. This might get "celebrities without makeup" ugly folks.

Here's the matchups:

Jun 11-13: At Red Sox
Jun 15-17: At Yankees
Jun 18-20: At Twins
June 22-24: At Indians
June 25-27: At Blue Jays (but the games are played at CBP, so not really)

Thats four good offensive teams (minus the Indians) and three good pitching staffs (minus the Sox and Indians again). Thankfully the Blue Jays series is at home due to the G20 Summit, so they do luck out there. However, the Phillies can't score any runs no matter where they play, so all may be for naught anyway.

The goal here has to be .500. Just go 8-7 or 7-8 and hope the Braves do the same. Even if the Braves play well, going .500 should keep them no more than four games out of first. That's plenty close when you consider the Phillies are ALWAYS great in the second half of the season. Just keep it close boys, we'll win it all later.

Go Phils.

Fox Sports: Hack, Unoriginal Journalism at its' Finest

This was the splash page to Fox Sports' MLB section this morning.  Some idiot got paid to write this article. Think about that. I know sports is at its "slow time" right now.  But seriously, an article entitled "10 Guys Who Would Look Good In Pinstripes"?

Bob Klapisch, have you no pride?

I'm Bitter and Petty

As you might've heard, the Phillies fell to the New York Yankees last night and are no longer World Champions.

Wounds are fresh.  Hearts are broken.  Disappointment and nostalgia, at this time, have taken a backseat to initial anger and disbelief.

World Series Point/Counterpoint

In the spirit of a great Northeast rivalry, my friend, fellow blogger, and avid Yankees fan Violator has been a good enough sport to lend us a hand in understanding what’s on tap for the upcoming World Series game(s). She’s a real life Yankees insider (owns a press pass) and probably knows more about the Bronx Bombers than most of the writers at ESPN. The full post on her blog can be seen here, but we’ve gone ahead and responded directly to her claims below. Thewizwit.com’s comments are in bold.

Sorry Yankees, But This Team Doesn't Lose

It appears that no one thinks the Phillies can beat the Yankees. It’s a shame so many people will have to be wrong.

We all understand how great the Yankees lineup is, how dominating CC Sabathia has been and how untouchable Mariano Rivera is. The Yankees are heavily favored, own the best team money can buy and have home field advantage.

But you know what? I don’t care.

The Day Has Come

Phillies vs. Yankees
Philadelphia vs. New York
Red vs. Blue
Lee vs. Sabathia
Howard vs. A-Rod
White Trash vs. Sleazy Guidos
Steaks vs. Pizzas
New Jersey vs. New Jersey

Remove all of the Jay-Z from your iPod, watch a Will Smith movie, and masturbate to Rocky with Cheez Whiz lube. ITS WORLD SERIES TIME!!!