Game 100: Phillies at Mets (1/3)

Philadelphia Phillies: 53-46
New York Mets: 53-46

Joe Blanton (0-0 --- ERA, 1-0 0.00 ERA)
Johan Santana (8-7 3.10 ERA, 1-0 2.75 ERA)

Projected lineups

Rollins SS 0/7
Werth RF 2/7, .286/.286/.286
Utley 2B 2/7, 1 HR, 1 RBI, .286/.286/.714
Howard 1B 2/6, 1 RBI, .333/.333/.333
Burrell LF 2/7, 1 RBI, .286/.375/.286
Feliz 3B 1/10, 1 RBI, .100/.100/.100
Victorino CF 0/3
Coste C 0/3
Blanton P

Reyes SS 0/6, .000/.143/.000
Chavez RF N/A
Wright 3B 1/5, .200/.200/.200
Beltran CF 2/6, .333/.333/.333
Easley 2B N/A
Delgado 1B 0/3
Tatis LF N/A
Schneider C 1/1, 1.000/1.000/1.000
Santana P

First of all, it's not the end of the season if the Phillies lose this series. It's July, and there's a lot of baseball left to be played. The division is not won with 60 games left to play. With that being said, it would still be nice for the Phillies to win a series against these guys for once. Their success against the Mets was a huge key to last season, and they haven't replicated that yet.

For the sake of the fanbase, I hope Blanton has a good debut tonight. There were a lot of people complaining about the trade, and too many didn't even want to give him a chance before blasting him. His numbers in Oakland were bad this year, but he's shown in the past he can at least be a league average pitcher.