Uh-Oh (Rays Edition)

I think he broke out of his slump.

With one more win tonight, the Phillies put the Rays' dream season closer to a bitter end. It's not that this season will be a disappointment for the Rays, but you know they will be disappointed. In a world where the AL dominates, even the Rays shouldn't lose the World Series to an NL team. That would be disgraceful. Actually, it's just a part of baseball, especially seven-game series. Sometimes, the magic just runs out. And with Hamels pitching tomorrow night, the Phillies have the perfect opportunity to win the series in front of the home crowd, something that no one really thought would happen and this quickly. ESPN analysts did have a few people say the Phillies would win, but they all had 6 or 7 games down. The Rays had a few more "strong" feelings as Caple and Neyer had them winning in 4 and 5, respectively. It's not that they were off-base, no one can really predict these things, but no one really expected the Phillies to win in 5. But that's how we sit. We see Hamels coming out to try to win Game 5 and send Philadelphia into euPhoria.

Just a warning though, if Hamels doesn't win tomorrow night, it spells doom for Philly. They got away with a Moyer win the first time, but I wouldn't expect it again. Then again, in a season of improbabilities (doesn't it seem we always say that?), anything can happen (nicely placed cliché). In all seriousness, if Hamels doesn't put this away tomorrow night, I bet the Rays take the last two at home.

Oh, and apparently 70% of you thought the Phillies would win, but how many legitmately thought they would win in 5?

By the way, where have Longoria and Peña gone?