Kelly Johnson roid rages all over Phillies

Written by Mike Mariano | 26 April 2010

Ex-Brave Kelly Johnson and the Arizona D-Backs took two out of three from the Phillies this weekend, namely because Kelly Johnson bashed a seasons-worth of home runs for himself.  He hit homers 4 (off Hamels) and 5 (off Romero) on Friday.  Homer number 6 off Figueroa on Saturday and homer number 7 off Kendrick on Sunday.  Last year, Johnson hit 8 home runs the whole year.  Obviously he got all jacked up on steroids and started bashing home runs uncontrollably!  There can be no other explanation!

Okay, enough lying and complaining about Kelly Johnson, some quick thoughts about the series:

• Friday was a tough one for Home Run Hamels.  He'll be on the DL anytime now for a strained neck after watching those five bombs fly out of the ballpark.
• Nelson Figueroa won the only start of the season for the Phillies.  Well, he didn't actually get the win and the bullpen pitched great to seal the game, but it was a nice start by the 35-year-old.
• Maybe Kyle Kendrick didn't want Hamels to feel bad so he tried to go out and one up him.  Sadly, he could only manage to give up two homers and five runs -- don't worry I'm sure Cole appreciated it nonetheless.
• Not sure what Charlie was thinking pitching to Mark Reynolds with a base open late in the game Sunday -- ended up costing the Phillies the game.