Padilla vs. the Big Unit.

There's going to be a good duel tonight in Philadelphia, and by duel I don't mean psychotic truck drivers chasing down innocent pedestrians ala Steven Spielberg's 1971 made-for-tv movie.

I'm talking about pitching, folks, and we're going to see a lot of it tonight.

Of course, Padilla has yet to earn a win for the season, due mostly to failing Phils' bats in the games he pitched. I suspect tonight won't exactly be an overwhelming offensive night for the Phils either. But when it's all said and done, we'll come out on top, and I make this prediction with the strong feeling that we'll see some good hits from some of the more unlikely guys tonight. Then again, most of my predictions lately have been wrong, so I should probably just stop making them.