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Blind Faith? Posted by Justin Elson in Philadelphia Phillies June 25th, 2008

I promised myself. Even in the face of everything I know about Phillies’ baseball, I promised myself. Upon starting this column, I promised myself. Even against my own intuition, I promised myself that this would be the one year I would believe, without reservations or criticism, in my beleaguered ball club. Don’t let me fool you though. It’s the same promise I and millions of Philadelphians make every year. Even now, as I watch Pedro Feliz feebly ground out to short to end the game- I want to believe, but this team sure finds ways to make it tough.

The last two weeks have been, in a word, brutal. With tonight’s 5-2 loss in Oakland, the Phillies have now lost six straight games. They’ve lost four straight series’. Since sweeping the Braves in Atlanta two weeks ago, the Phillies have won only two of their last 13 games. Despite their abysmal performance, they’ve managed to hold onto first-place in the NL East. However, their recent slide has allowed the Marlins to climb back within one game and opened windows of opportunity for both the Mets and Braves to rejoin the race. Read more