MetFan vs. Phillsfan

(what does the prophecy say about this guy?)

The Phillies sophomore sensation is just incredible in terms of batting. He makes his fair share of errors in the field so we're not really going to get into all of that. But when Howard is at the plate the Phillies fans just feel an electric touch, a sense to have to watch every pitch. Besides the fact that Howard along with Chase Utley are pretty much god to us he has just an amusing stroke. Unlike a normal left-handed hitter driving home runs to deep right, Howard has hit all 13 of his home runs in Citizens Bank Park from center to the left foul pole. Maybe his batting coach really has to have a chat with him or maybe that is just how Ryan Howard is meant to bat. Howard still has three games left to play in the month of May and he has already set a club record 12 home runs for the month.

Now, I'm not really complaining considering that the Phillies finally have something good for them and that Howard could be playing the trombone right now. That's right, big slugger Ryan Howard use to play the trombone at his high school. I bet you he never expected to be in the position he his now.

Howard had his 12th home run at Citizens Bank Park yesterday as the Phillies took the third game of a series with the Brewers, 6-2. Unfortunately, the Brewers took tight wins the first two games and took the series with them but the Phillies had something to look forward to. The Washington Nationals were coming to town and although many don't like to say it, the Phils are looking for an easy series to catch up with Atlanta.

I say catch up with Atlanta because to my dislike, they caught up with the Phils and eventually passed them this past series. The Braves put a smack down on the Cubs and pulled within a tie of the Phillies and then went ahead a game. So, now the Phillies are five games behind the Mets for first place and one game behind Atlanta for second (if you didn't realize that means Atlanta is 4 behind N.Y.).

The Phils are Nat's are currently in the 8th inning of their first game and the Phillies have a 10-2 lead. Now, maybe you can see what I meant by an "easy" series but no disrespect meant towards Frank Robinson or any of you D.C. fans out there...ugh.

Phils Record: 25-24

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