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A Quick Getaway

Let's toss aside our local teams for a day and take a tour through the rest of baseball:

  • Suddenly, the Phillies don't seem so awful. They've won three straight, and now they welcome the lowly Nationals to Citizens Bank Park for three games. With their starting rotation, they could pull off a long run of success here. In last night's 11-4 drubbing of the Astros, moreover, they scored six of their runs with two outs, a sign of a team playing with much more confidence. Perhaps beleaguered manager Charlie Manuel can survive, after all.

  • The Weaver brothers, Jeff and Jared, have a combined 0-5 record 12.05 ERA. Jeff would've been far better off staying with the Cardinals and pitching coach Dave Duncan, instead of returning to the American League. Jered, who has made only two starts after beginning the season on the disabled list (biceps tendinitis), has to prove his rookie success was no fluke. The Angels, meanwhile, are 6-10 since beginning the season with a 3-0 sweep of the Rangers. They don't have enough offense to pull away from their mediocre AL West neighbors.

  • Gary Sheffield went 2-for-4 last night, after Tigers manager Jim Leyland gave him a breather Sunday. The Tigers are 11-8 despite the absence of Kenny Rogers and little production from Sheffield.

  • Which team has the biggest divisional lead in baseball this morning? That would be your Milwaukee Brewers two and a half games up on the Astros in the NL Central. Look at their statistics, and you'll see that the Brewers are getting balanced production, spread among many hitters and pitchers. And Ben Sheets, viewed as so important, has a 5.00 ERA.

  • How about them Giants? My darkhorse playoff pick has won five straight, and the reports of Barry Zito's demise were greatly exaggerated. I really think they have a starting rotation to keep them afloat, and that cleanup hitter has been pretty good. Even Armando Benitez has choked less than usual.

    • Posted by Ken Davidoff on April 24, 2007 8:51 AM | | Comments (0)

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