Good Home Cookin'... Something's Brewin'

Two dramatic victories in a row in front of the home crowd, and notching wins in 5 of the last 6 contests, the Phils just might be ready to go on one of those winning streaks which usually doesn't happen until August.

Congratulations to Carlos Ruiz for the first, of what we hope will be many, walk off home runs... and thank you to Eaton for a solid outing. Adam, we know you're a battler, but let's see this more consistently...

The first of the two vs. the Brewers was a dramatic, improbable, come-from-behind victory Monday night. The next, a walk off homer by Carlos Ruiz and combined with a gem from Adam Eaton.

WIN 1 - We started things off with a come from behind victory over the Diamondbacks, scoring 4 runs in the 7th to take the lead 4-3 and then continuing the barrage through the 8th and 9th... giving support to another strong outing by Moyer.

WIN 2 - This was followed by a relatively easy victory over the Cubs behind a solid outing by King Cole Hamels, and two homers by Burrell. Phils win 7-2.

WIN 3 - was an event where we outslugged the Cubs winning 11-7, where the bottom of our lineup, (spots 7, 8 and 9) Dobbs, Ruiz and Nunez were a combined 9 for 11, 6 runs and 8 RBIs, a double, a triple and a homer.

WIN 4 - was the aforementioned come from behind victory over the Brew Crew.

and finally, WIN 5 was last nights Eaton/Ruiz combination.

There are some new names surfacing as far as heroes... Notice I didn't mention Rowand, Utley or Rollins until now... this is a very democratic game... this is what makes it great.

All but one of these wins has been in the friendly confines of the Cit. The Phillies are beginning to excite the crowds.. the crowds will motivate the players, the players will win games, and build confidence and before you know it.. we've won the World Series... it's a simply equation.

Support the Phillies... cheer them on... and we'll win.

I'll be home soon enough to do just that. We close on the house June 4th... In the mean time we're preparing another outing her in Atlanta to cheer for the pinstripes... May 25-27... look for me on TBS, I'll be wearing a Lenny Dykstra T-shirt.

PS - These wins are even better because a colleague of mine is from Milwaukee and I bet him that the Phillies will win more games than the Brewers. I gave him 6 games too... he won't make that same bet with the Packers.. i was even willing to give him 3 games. So these wins are satisfying.