Miss A Little ... And You Miss A Lot

September 16:  off day
September 15:  PHILLIES 10, Florida 4
September 14:  PHILLIES 2, Florida 1
September 13:  PHILLIES 11, Florida 4
September 12:  PHILLIES 3, New York 0
September 11:  New York 4, PHILLIES 3
September 10:  PHILLIES 8, New York 4

Wow ... take a few days off from blogging, and the Phils go from a half-game lead to a three-game lead!  It's just what my professors used to say in college ... if you miss a little, you miss a lot!!

To my faithful readers, my apologies for the lack of posts the past few days.  Real life intervened and kept me from posting.  Maybe someday, I'll have some contributing writers like other blogs to keep fresh stuff flowing on a daily basis.  Until then, I'll catch as catch can.

The recent success of the Phightins has me returning to the topics of "Post Four-Game Losing Streaks" and "Septembers".  Since their four-game losing streak (the home sweep by the Astros) on August 23-26, the Phils have gone 16-4 (.800), keeping in tradition with their record after similar four-game streaks in the past four playoff runs.

As to September, the Phils have gone 12-3 (.800), which keeps them in line for another fantastic September run, something they've done every year since 2004.  You can find articles on both phenomenon in the Classic Steaks section:

"How Sweep It Is"
"Brad Lidge: The Pitching Walenda"

I'll have more to say in the coming days about the Phils' possible playoff rotation, the health of Jimmy Rollins, and the race for a fourth consecutive NL East flag.