The leadoff hitter appears lost, the fragile ace has yet to win a game, the rotation is shaky, and the injured closer has proven that he is not, in fact, a superhero. 

Cole Hamels appeared to recover his ace-quality repertoire before spraining his left ankle Tuesday. 

With two out in the eighth inning of thePhillies' 6-5 win yesterday, New York's Carlos Beltran singled to right field. 

Just as they did a year ago, thePhillies began this season by hanging around the . 

Sometimes you just have to sit back and marvel at Jamie Moyer. 

Alameda Little League 

John Maine's first three outings were like many of the starts from the New York Mets' rotation this season - short and ineffective - but he showed a big improvement in his last trip to the mound. 

May 3, 2009 (MetsBlog delivered byNewstex) -- 

May 3, 2009 (MetsBlog delivered byNewstex) -- 

TRACK RECORDS. 

A good indication that just about all is well with a Baseball team is when the fifth starter is the burning issue during spring training, which was the case with thePhillies. 

The New York Mets had an edge - on the scoreboard, where it matters most. 

As he walked across the outfield grass en route to the Phillies' dugout after his bullpen session Friday, Brad Lidge stopped to consult pitching coach Rich Dubee about his flawed delivery, not his balky right knee. 

--3B Greg Dobbs notched another pinch-hit in the sixth inning Friday night, moving him into seventh place on the Phillies' all-time list with 38 career pinch-hits. 

Chan Ho Park was angry with himself for serving up back-to-back home runs on back-to-back pitches in the fourth inning Saturday night.