Chooch is undoubtedly a badass. Howard Smith-US PRESSWIRE

It sucks to get swept by the Mets at home.  At its core, it is never fun to watch a baseball team lose, but the really upsetting part about the last series was the way that the Phillies managed to lose those games.  Bullpen implosions are some of the most frustrating things to watch in baseball.  Also, Kyle Kendrick.  The Phillies got the chance to turn the page against a team that has an even harder time scoring runs than they do; the San Diego Padres.

Vance Worley got the start today.  Lately, the guys that can’t go nine innings are damned to get saddled with a no decision.  Vance got bashed around pretty good in his last start against the Nationals and entered this start needing to bounce back in a big way, both personally and for the team. (more…)