From the front row at Bright House Field, armed with good beer and sunblock (thanks to BD recommendations) your intrepid reporter offers gold-plated insights.

Wimberley is really fast. See two SB on two pitches. Ciriaco is not much slower.

The Phillies plan to dominate using Pirate castoffs. See Delwyn Young and Brandon Moss. I recommend going back to the strategy of sending out a stud every fourth day. Young still can't field.

More importantly, Tony Watson needs to throw more strikes to be an effective MLB reliever. But, he was just missing, so it might just be a Saturday thing.