Off to a Great Start

Well we're only less than a week into the 2011 MLB season, and things are looking very great right now. The Phillies are 4-1, and at this moment are well on their way to being 5-1 in a day game against the Mets. The pitching has lived up to what it is expected to be (for the most part), and my fears about the offense have been easily destroyed. In reality, our offense has far outperformed the pitching so far!


The first series was a great preview of what the season will hopefully be like all the way into October and November (because the Phillies will be playing in both of those months). In the first game, Roy Halladay came out and did his thing, leading the Phils to a routine victory. The next night, Cliff Lee came out in his debut as a Phillie (for the second time), and proved that he belongs in this town. He pitched a phenomenal game, striking out 11 batters. In the third game, Roy Oswalt also did his thing and the Phils won with ease.

The second series was against the team that I love to hate, the New York Mets. If you are a Mets fan, I am sorry that you have to read this because all Phillies fans are bred to despise you and your team. Even though the Mets are now a joke, (and to quote my CAMS105U teacher they are "a girl's softball team from New York"). I look back to the heat of our rivalry when the Mets used to choke in September EVERY TIME, and I laugh. Anyway, although the Mets managed to beat us the first game due to the explosion of Cole Hamels (who will be better next time), we crushed them last night (even though Big Joe also exploded), and we are crushing them right now as I am typing. The Mets are a joke, and they will be all season.

Throughout all of these games, the offense performed very well. As you may know if you read my previous posts, I have been extremely worried about the offense due to their age and lack of traditional stars such as Chase Utley and Jayson Werth. Well, I have no reason to be worried, especially since the big man, Ryan Howard, has come out playing phenomenally, even though he usually is awful in the month of April. Ryan Howard has realized that the whole offense is going to depend on him, and I am glad that he is proving that he is worth the absurd amount of money we pay him.

Anyway, the beginning of the season couldn't be any better, and I look forward to the rest of the season and a World Series victory (which will happen).