Phillies

Morning Wood: The New Normal

By Kyle Scott

Published: Apr 11th, 2013 · 9:23 AM EDT

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via reader Bryan

Hello friends. This is life as a Phillies fan in 2013.

I’m not ready to declare Doc dead yet, but the meme is spot-on– right now, you can expect mediocrity+ out of Kendrick, whereas with Halladay, you’ll feel lucky to get consecutive scoreless innings.

It’s a weird time. A weird world. Halladay and Hamels have struggled in their four combined starts, but Lee, Kendrick and John Lannan have looked good to very good. It’s a world in which Chase Utley has knees and Domonic Brown has confidence. It’s a world in which we’re seeing quotes like this: [Phillies.com]

“I was just trying to find a tempo and get into a quick rhythm,” Kendrick said. “The first couple innings, I threw a lot of pitches. I know that. But I was able to settle down and have some quicker innings and get through six.”

“We’re just not missing our pitches,” Brown said about the offense. “We’re preparing the right way, making sure we’re having fun and doing the little things when guys get on base.”

Those are from Kyle Kendrick and Domonic Brown. Kyle Kendrick and Domonic Brown… old, sage leaders. Amazing.

And production out of the middle on the order helps, too:

Let’s Wood!

Chase Utley is sex right now. He’s hitting .333 with two home runs, nine RBIs, two doubles and a triple in 38 at-bats. His OPS is a dreamy 1.031. Here’s video of his bomb last night. Both of his home runs this season have been to dead center and T-MAC WANTS TO SCREAM THAT AT YOU.

Dom Brown bomb:

Police cited 61 underage kids for drinking before the Phillies game on Tuesday.

Bryce Harper killed a baseball.

Carlos Ruiz is getting ready in Clearwa… wait, where was I… yeah, I love the new season of Gam…ter. Carlos Ruiz is getting ready in Clearwater.

Marlins Park is empty.