Lohse Keeps Em Living

The Phillies are still in the hunt for either the Wild Card or the division, as Lohse pitches some pretty good baseball to keep the Phillies in contention.

You hate to say it, because if it's not true, it hurts all the more, but it looks like the Phillies could make the playoffs this year. With their atrocious pitching, they may not head that deep into October baseball, but with the Mets failing, and quite honestly looking like they couldn't give less of a shit, it might be the Phils time.

Every game now is huge. It's as though the playoffs have already begun. John Smoltz, one of baseball's long standing veteran pitchers, goes against the young kid with composure, Kyle Kendrick.

With the loss, the Braves are out of contention, but that doesn't mean they're not going to try to stain out the Phillies. Despite recent memory, let us not forget that the Braves are our enemy just as much as the Mets.

Of the NL teams in contention, the Mets, Phillies, and Cubs are the only teams that end with a series against a team that's out of the race.