Maybe we should start calling them Road Warriors. Or more appropriately, Raul Warriors.

While you were sleeping, Raul Ibanez was at it again last night in San Diego. The man who is making us forget Pat Burrell hit two more home runs as the Phils continued their winning ways on the road.

He was not alone in the heroics department. The Phils sent untested rookie pitcher Antonio Bastardo to the mound to take the turn of injured Brett Myers.

Bastardo was magnifico. He pitched lights out for six innings, striking out five and giving up just one run on four hits.

Significantly, Bastardo was opposed by Padres’ ace Jake Peavey, who many people would like to see in a Phillies uniform. Peavey may or may not be being shopped by the Padres. What he was last night was anything but an ace. Apparently suffering from the flu, Peavey left after just one inning. By then the Phils had already staked Bastardo to a 4-0 lead.

For Ibanez, it was something of a birthday party. He celebrated his 37th birthday by hitting homers number 18 and 19, number 200 and 201 in his career. Both were two-run shots.

The Phils continued their red-hot ways on the road, and now lead the Mets by 2 and a half games in the NL East.

We might have to get used to calling Ibanez something other than the “Rauuuuuuuuul” chant that now greets him at Citizens Bank Park.

We might have to start calling him MVP.