By: Dan
June 8th, 2009 at 9:26 am
All in all, the Phillies have been pretty impressive during the first 55 games of the season.
Cole Hamels and the rest of the starting rotation have rebounded from the early spring doldrums, and are now pitching very well (even rookie Antonio Bastardo, called up to replace the injured Brett Myers in the rotation, is 2-0). Raul Ibanez continues to hit the cover off the ball, and as of this morning is leading NL outfielders in votes for the All-Star Game. Chase Utley and Ryan Howard are having their typically productive years, and Carlos Ruiz (!) is hitting – [...]