Maybe, just maybe, the Phillies have bottomed out from their malaise at the plate and are finally on their way back up -- they scored 10 runs last night against the Marlins. Ryan Howard went 2-4 including a two-run homer, Chase Utley went 2-3 and scored three times, and perhaps most importantly, Raul Ibanez went 4-5.
There was a lot of talk yesterday about how the Phillies should cut ties with Ibanez while not quite half way through his 3-year, $31.5 million contract. Look, I've been as pessimistic about his contract as anybody given his age, but calling for his pink slip barely into June is simply rash. On top of that, given the way he was hitting the ball, it is/was only a matter of time until things turned around for Raaauuuuul. As a matter of fact, he lined out several times Monday night, symbolic of his bad luck.
Just as it was too soon to call for his release, it's also too soon to pronounce Ibanez' slump over. Nevertheless, last night was encouraging.
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