Somehow I don’t think this is what the Phils had in mind when they moved Brett Myers back into the starting rotation.

That image of a joyous Myers tossing his glove into the air on the last day of the regular season as he closed out the deal and the Phils clinched the NL East is becoming a distant memory.

On Sunday Myers strode to the mound for his second start of the season. And again he was ineffective. Ken Griffey Jr. crushed a monster home run off Myers, who was generally outdueled by Reds rookie Edinson Volquez.

Not good. Myers was sharp in spring training. The Phils were counting on him, so much so they moved him to the top of the rotation as their opening day starter. It hasn’t worked out as the Phils planned.

Myers and Cole Hamels, who takes the hill today, have yet to win a game, although Hamels was gangbusters in his only start. Meanwhile, lowly Adam Eaton and Kyle Kendrick, who had everybody holding their breath on each pitch in Florida, have offered solid starts.

Myers needs to become the ace for the Phils to break out of their annual spring doldrums.