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- "Sharm el Sheikh" Beautiful City in Egypt - "City ...
- 17-8 Bitch
- Maharastra Forts - Great Photographs...
- 3D WallPapers - Awesome WallPapers...
- Not Long Now...
- Our First Round Draft Pick Is Old
- All Airplanes All the Time - Happy in the Golden T...
- ATC - Kinda' High Tech/Low Tech and Always Will Be
- New Things
- "Nature" - Beautiful Desktop Wallpapers...
- Alleluia! Thank You Racist America!
- Southwest Depressurization Puts Pressure on Boeing
- "World's Beautiful Child" - and the Award goes to....
- "Jaycee Chan" - Jackiechan's Son Photos...
- How Alarming are Airport Ramp Accidents?
- Cairo Museum - Rare Photos Part III...
- "Sahara Amby Valley" Maharastra - Beautiful Photos...
- Happy Easter
- Amirkhan Spotted at Worldcup 2011 Final Match...
- Kesempatan Sukses , 1024 x 768
- Animals Hugging Photos...
- What a Colours..? - Breathtaking Original Color Ph...
- Some Political Leaders Spotted at Worldcup 2011 Final
- Take Your Seats Controllers, The Movie is About to...
- A Way Too Early Look At The Eagles 2011 Record
- Cairo Museum - Rare Photos Part II
- Oh, the Horror of Being an Aviation Writer
- So Michael Vick Will Get Hurt Next Year
- Homeless Iguodala tweets message from the future.
- Oswalt considers start in Paralympic games.
- Good News and Bad News
- Obama baby throw goes terribly wrong...
- Boom? Boom.
- Oh Internet, You Think You Know Us Or Something?
- A380 Collision Mirrors Plane vs. Plane Bout From Y...
- Back Soon
- Edge vs Mubarak! Career Ending Match!
- Play Ball! Opening Season for Airport and Baseball...
- Good Old Blue & White
- BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
- Steve Buscemi Eyes = Hilarity
- Jumbo-sized Bump and Grind at JFK
- Vector Sexy Woman Eyes Free Best Wallpapers
- Was it WERTH it?
- Dwight Howard Makes Jrue Holiday Famous
- Fresh is Best
- Sendai Airport Before, After and After Again
- Rajinikanth Spotted at Worldcup 2011 Final Match...
- Great Issue
- Florence, Populous City in Tuscany - Beautiful Ita...
- Natural Cane
- World Cup 2011 - Indian Fans Photos...
- Pyramid's Inside - Rare Photo Collection...
- 10 Beautiful Heart Wallpapers...
- Why Kathy Nickolaus's Story Doesn't Hold Water
- Hijack: Nickolaus
- Paul Holmgren is a made man.
- Technology and the Reliable Constant of Human Error
- Sixers Will Make The Finals. Fact.
- So What Do We Have Here?
- World Cup 2011 - Beautiful Cricket Fans...
- Would You Sleep With Doctor Kong?
- That Time Barry Bonds Killed OJ's Ex-Wife
- A Perfect Flower Stall
- How will You Survive in this Situation - Funny one...
- Cairo Museum - Rare Photos...
- Free Best Wallpapers Hot Sexy Female Actress
- Free Best Wallpapers Sexy Female Celebrity
- Free Best Wallpapers Hot Female Celebrity
- Ned Turns 2
- Madeira an Island and an Airport Awaiting Thrill S...
- Indian Cricket Fans Reaction - World Cup Cricket 2...
- Signs o' the Times (revised and enlarged)
- Tea Party Jesus Says...
- Today
- Love of Labor
- Phillies Firepower Impresses Libyans.
- Cosmo Fun Fearless Female
- Air Crossing of South Atlantic Then and Now
- Skylight on Southwest Flight Not Unique
- Flowers, Vases, Baskets, Fabric, Plates & Pots
- Indian Team Members meet India's president Pratibh...
- Indian Players with World Cup Trophy in Front of t...
- The Magic of Colours...
- Rockstar Social Club Wallpaper
- April
- Let's Burn a Bible For Ramadan
- Fire Artistry - Awesome Photos...
- Happy April Fool's Day
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April
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So What Do We Have Here?
Ho hum. Just another 5-1 start to a season, nothing to see here. After worrying about the offense all off-season, the Phillies have now scored 5+ runs in every game (of course losing the only one in which they didn't). Halladay, Lee and Oswalt have looked good. Hamels and Blanton? Eh, not so much. Overall though, this is exactly the start the team needed.
Notoriously slow starter Ryan Howard has come out of the gates hot and almost every regular is hitting over .300 so far. Is it early? Absolutely. But this team has gotten off to some very shitty starts before, so starting like this helps everyone take a deep breath and relax. Sure, the Astros and the Mess aren't expected to sniff 80 wins this year, but April is unpredictable (as you can see with the Orioles and Royals both being in first place). To win games you're supposed, especially early, is a good sign. (Just look at the Red Sox.)
So now our Phightin's head off to Atlanta to face what is likely their biggest competition in the NL (yes, I really think the Braves are the second best team in the NL). While the Braves are off to an underwhelming 3-4 start, they're still a really, really tough matchup for us. The pitching duels:
Friday: Cliff Lee (1-0) v. Tim Hudson (1-0)
Saturday: Roy Oswalt (1-0) v. Brandon Beachy (1-0)
Sunday: Cole Hamels (0-1) v. Lowe (1-1)
Like most series they'll play this year, the Phillies go into every game with the pitching advantage (regardless of Cole's first game, he's better than Lowe). I. Love. It.
Here's to 161-1.
Cliff Lee.