This was Ryan Howard's approach to the Phillies losing to the Atlanta Braves Tuesday night - all is well, remain calm.

So I'll use the same phrase, "all is well, remain calm," in reference to the bomb scare at Citizens Bank Park this afternoon.

Michael Stiles, the Phillies senior vice president of administration and operations, confirmed there were three suspicious packages at the first base gate of the ballpark. But the police and boms squad were called in, the packages were destroyed... and the packages did not contain any explosive materials.

This, dear readers, was the Phillies taking every precaution to ensure everyone would be safe for a night of baseball.

So, once again, repeat after me: ALL IS WELL, REMAIN CALM.

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As far as the baseball on the field is concerned, Brett Myers takes the ball tonight following arguably the worst start of his career.

Myers gave up 10 runs in four innings Friday in Miami. I've said it before and I'll say it again: Myers is the key to this team's success. If he returns to the ace-like form he's showed for the majority of the second half of the season, the Phillies will win tonight and clinch a playoff berth before too long.

And if he carries over that success into the playoffs, a 1-2-3 punch of Myers-Cole Hamels-Jamie Moyer leads me to think they'll have some staying power in the postseason. That is, of course, as long as the offense doesn't hit the snooze button again.