It's games like last night's that begat the saying, "Only in Philadelphia can a sports fan turn off the TV after a win and be angry." The Phillies, despite the best efforts of their bullpen (and the utter refusal of the umpires to halt the game during a monsoon), beat the Reds in 10 innings.
On the heels of a second straight underwhelming outing by the underwhelming Adam Eaton, Ryan Madson coughed up two more runs. The season is almost at the midpoint, and the Phils' offense has been able to keep them near the top of the NL East and wild card races. But there will come a point when the bullpen is going to have to be counted on for scoreless innings. I would say that time would be this weekend's four-gamer against the Mets, but because three of the Phillies starting pitchers have spent most of this season in the minors, I'm not sure the 'pen is going to be relevant.
Their time will come soon. It will be in the hands of Geoff Geary, Madson, Antonio Alfonseca, Clay Condrey, Brian Sanches, et al. For the past two-plus weeks, all but Alfonseca (amazingly) have been lit up more than Richie Ashburn's old cigar.
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