Phillies Roll

After muddling around for the entire season the Phillies just completed the 4th game of a four game sweep of division leading New York this evening. They sit two games back of the Mets now.

Tonight's game was a crazy 11-10 affair that saw Chase Utley run the count to 3-2 versus Billy Wagner and then line a one out single to right to drive in Tadahito Taguchi for the winning run.

The Phils appear to be getting hot at the right time but overtaking the Mets will be no easy task. Willie Randolph is not a manager who will panic and make poor in-game decisions because he's looking in his rear-view mirror at the Phillies. Complimenting Randolph is a veteran team that will most likely follow their manager's lead. I don't think I've ever seen Moises Alou break a sweat on the diamond.

These teams meet for a final series midway through September and both teams play a majority of their September games against divisional rivals.