One of the most interesting things about baseball is that every game counts for something. Every year, for over a hundred years, teams play at least 150 games in a season. That’s a LOT of games. Over the course of his career, Cal Ripken played in 3,001 games. The Phillies have lost over 10,000 games all by themselves.

So you would think, that with so many games –every day of every week for around half of every year for over a hundred years– we would begin to view them the same as random pennies in the pocket of your jacket or cheerios on the floor of the family SUV. Inconsequential. Discardable. So many that you don’t even notice them anymore. They’re just there.

But somehow, every game still means something in the grand scheme of things. The Phillies for instance, after last night’s win over the Dodgers in Los Angeles are now 10-10 on the young season. Tonight, Cole Hamels returns from the disabled list and attempts to carry the Phillies to a winning record.

Certainly it remains to be seen if the Phillies can have a winning record when games end in September, but for now, this is a little bit of a big deal.

Set your coffee pot for 10pm and lets see what happens.