Nine in a row?????

Now I've gotta say something about the Phillies....

Um ....

Woo-hoo?

While I try and decide if I'm back on the bandwagon, take a look at the first tenth of the season vs the second tenth. If my math is right, they should go 18 and negative-two over the next 16 games.

	First 16 games	Next 16 Games
Wins	6	12
Losses	10	4
Phils runs per game	4.5	5.5
Opponents RPG	6.2	3.9
Phils ERA	5.66	3.55
Opponents ERA	3.96	5.62
Phils total hits	143	143
Phils home runs	23	19
Phils strikeouts (batting)	88	115

That's right -- the Phillies struck out more and hit fewer home runs and managed to double their win total.

I'm still deciding....