Raising Rowand

Well, whaddya know. Ole Charlie Manuel managed to look at his stats sheet and come to the conclusion many fans - and this Eagleseye post -- arrived at two weeks ago. To wit, maybe the player with the highest batting average on the team (Rowand, .345) should be hitting higher in the batting order than the 7/8 spot he had been relegated to.

Voila, Rowand moves up to #2 and goes 1 for 4 with a run and an rbi in the Phils' 4-1 win vs. Cincy.