BDD: Baer: How the Phillies Can Fix the Brett Myers Situation

“RUSSIAN OMELET - Cross enemy’s legs. Fold enemy by pinning his shoulders to ground upside-down and placing his legs above him. Sit on his legs, folding the bass of the spine. Fatal.”

Lastly, there is still the thought that the first quarter of the season still represents a small sample size. However, Myers hasn’t shown any sign that he’s improving or that he is going to improve any time soon. Sometimes, you just have to nip a problem in the bud, and such is the case with Myers as the Phillies can’t afford to have their starters hemorrhage wins this season, not with an offense that isn’t as good as expected and with a bullpen that is finally solid after years of dealing with journeymen and castaways like Jose Mesa and Antonio Alfonseca.

The Phillies’ front office has made a name for itself by sitting on their collective hands, hoping for the best, and taking nothing but the safest bets. It is why, until last season, the Phillies were the best team since 2001 to not make the playoffs (they won at least 80 games each season). They finally got off to a good start this season and were five games above .500 going into last night’s game. The Phillies didn’t reach five games above .500 until July 28 last season. The Phillies, along with the Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres of last season, know exactly how much one game can mean, so they can’t afford to let the Brett Myers issue fester.