Phils 20, Cards 2 (guh-WHA?!)

Apparently this is the first time since 1900 that the Phils have scored 20 twice in a season.

1900!

That's literally the year "The Wizard of Oz" was published.

I only saw part of the game myself - in fact, I really only saw the crazy 9 run inning - because Sharon and I went to check out The Ugly American at Front & Federal which is a fine place and then we walked back to her place and had a pint at Ray's on the way.

See? They're back to scoring giant barrels full of runs. It's Dolphin Stadium, I tell you. Bad vibes in that place, man, bad vibes. I'm just going to keep harping on it until even I get sick of talking about it.

See? Everything's going to be fine.

Cole shut down the braves on Thursday night; Jayson thrashed the Blue Jays to within an inch of their lives last night. Things are good at the Bank.

Meanwhile, the Flyers are doing that thing that teams do when they're down 3-0 and then they win a game: they make their fans start thinking things like "Well, if we steal Game 5, then come home for Game 6... we can do this!" I must admit to being one of those fans that thinks those kinds of crazy things. But Sunday's game should be fun. Unless we've only succeeding in angering the Pens and making them remember they're actually much better. Nah, it'll be all right.

LET'S GO FLYERS!!!

5/5: Phillies 11, DBacks 4

Remember yesterday when I said the Phillies should start hitting more? What I meant to say was, "This is the greatest collection of hitters ever assembled, and they're starting to heat up, and this season is shaping up to be awesome." Obviously, it's very early, and I'm trying to temper my enjoyment of the Phils' wins (and the Mets' losses) as much as possible, but on the other hand, they're in first place, and that's a nice feeling no matter what the date is. Life is about enjoying these kinds of things when you can.