Phillies-Mets Finale: Finally an Allegation Confession
Well, Raul Ibanez isn’t on performance enhancing drugs – he is a performance enhancing drug. The Phillies won two of three in the series with the Mets and held an archrival to three runs on nine hits. That’s the same number the Phillies used to score six. What does it take to do that? Defense. And Raul was a large part of that. He leads the team in outfield assists with six, driving the total for the three starting fielders to 10. He applies effort and hustle to every putout, slide, or dive, and is one of the men responsible for that MLB leading fielding percentage. And in the sprawling greenery of Citi Field, Ibanez completed the outfield trinity with Shane Victorino and Jayson Werth like a great set of Goodrich tires – we get a lot of mileage out of them. And if you buy three, you get the fourth free. I’m sorry, that’s at Pep Boys. My mistake. But you need more than just fancy footwork to beat a team that’s always vying for you. What else does it take? Offense. And Raul was a large p...