One spring training game equals world series victory. You heard it here first.
What, you had concerns about:
a 44 year old starting pitcher?
a starting pitcher being converted from a closer?
a starting pitcher who's only 23 years old but has a significant injury history?
Whether the entire infield can have repeat career years, offensively?
a firstbaseman with *ahem* questionable *ahem* defensive abilities?
The entire bullpen?
Well, if you were concerned about any of these things, you were silly. You see, what the club needed was "life." Now, having shellacked the Reds in the first spring training game, the club has discovered that life. Everything else should just fall into place.
As a Phillies fan, you shouldn't merely be concerned about all of these things, you should be terrified. Has anyone bothered to ask management about right field? I'm sure the Werth/Jenkins combo is striking fear into the hearts of every pitcher in the NL East. You've got a closer, who's already a bit of a head case, now out with a balky knee. The bullpen is full of players with torn tendons and shattered psyches. The starters have either not enough experience (Kendrick) or way too much (Moyer). Myers has said he'd rather be closing-let's make him opening-day starter! Hamels has yet to pitch a full season. Eaton is Eaton.
You've got a manager who's strength is telling great catfishing stories during rain delays-but can't really manage the game too well. You've got a general manager who is completely incapable of reading a medical report, apparently.
Bring on the Nationals!
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