Don't give up

The Phillies are chasing the Yankees right now, down 3-1

First I would like to apologize for the lack of updates on this site over the crucial World series weekend. An unfortunate time for my auto-scheduled posts to fail me I must say. But regardless we move on. Rather than rehash each painful mistake in the previous two games that have put the Phillies down 3-1 in the series and on the brink of elimination, I chose to focus on today.

I will have a recap video for the games over the weekend up shortly but for now let's look for reasons to be optimistic.

The Phillies are down 3-1, not 4-1. Quite simply it means that the Phillies still have a shot at this, although it will not be easy. Winning three straight games will be a difficult task against this Yankees team, especially since the final two would have to come on the road. But who better than the Phillies to pull off the rare and difficult task?

It all starts tonight when the Phillies trot out Cliff Lee, who has been magnificent this October. But just because Lee is pitching does not mean the game is already won. The offense will still have to put some runs on the board against A.J. Burnett, who shut down the Phillies' bats in game two to even the series.

The Phillies are now 4-3 at Citizens Bank Park, which is a far stretch form last year's unblemished record at home. While playing just above .500 at home is not the most confident stat to fall back on, the fact of the matter is the Phillies have a winning record when stepping out of their personal dugout. Who is to say that the Phillies do not make it 5-3 tonight?

All that matters at this point is winning one game. Should the Phillies come out on top tonight then we all get to enjoy more baseball later this week. Isn't that all we want right now?

A win tonight gives the Phillies a chance. Is it a great chance? No, but I'll take a small chance over seeing my team eliminated anytime.

If the Yankees win, they deserve it. But I am not ready to watch the Yankees celebrate a 27th world championship in Philadelphia. Look for Cliff Lee to pull a Curt Schilling tonight in a must win game.