2008 Philadelphia Phillies Season/Playoff Thread (Die Mets Die)

[MDS]

just beyond idiotic why he cant start saturday. it gives him 6 days off between starts and lets him go on normal rest for that thursday game in new york. douches.

[mussa]

there was alot of cursing going on throughout the HR derby. Prob more than some south park and family guy episodes.

[BigEd76]

Saturday/Thursday would be two day games for Cole, where he's around .500 and has an ERA over 4.  It's a stupid excuse, but that could be part of their thinking besides the rest thing.  I hated that he missed last week's series and now he's going to miss both...

[Rome]

So we're sitting here watching the warm up to the All Star Game, and they show George Steinbrenner riding into the stadium in his golf cart.  My eight year-old turns to me and says, "you know, they can shoot a president, why can't they just shoot him?"





Sometimes kids just "know" about things.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

The force is strong in her, indeed.  Hell, she'll be old enough for Sarge in only 3 or 4 years!

[ice grillin you]

Saturday/Thursday would be two day games for Cole, where he's around .500 and has an ERA over 4.  It's a stupid excuse, but that could be part of their thinking besides the rest thing.  I hated that he missed last week's series and now he's going to miss both...

huh?

friday/wed would be two night games

[MDS]

myers pitches friday in clearwater then joins the team in miami and starts on wednesday. id assume that makes happ the tuesday starter.

[BigEd76]

Hamels just pitched on Sunday and they didn't want to use him on Friday.

[ice grillin you]

Hamels just pitched on Sunday and they didn't want to use him on Friday.

this is what i intially brought up and you responded with day games being why they are sitting him not because they wanna given him a seven day rest


regardless if they wanna do that then wait till the washington series....why the hell would you sit your ace against the mets

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Because the Mets suck.

[Seabiscuit36]

fwiw, Phils are in talks with the A's for Joe Blanton.  Apparently it will not involve any of the top prospects.  http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/blantjo01.shtml

[Wingspan]

He's better than his record shows...still isn't the "answer" but he'd shore the back of the rotation. I'd take him as long as you're not giving up a ton for him.

[ice grillin you]

hes a michelin man looking whale...cant wait to see this lard assed sweatbox in the august heat

[MDS]

id rather go for broke and get holliday then some mediocre pitcher who will be a slight improvement over ja happ

[SD_Eagle5]

Lovely

Thursday, July 17, 2008
Phillies Get Blanton
The Phillies hope Joe Blanton can help their rotation for the stretch run much like Jamie Moyer helped them in 2006 and Kyle Lohse helped them in 2007.

They just acquired the righthander from the Oakland Athletics today in a trade for minor-league prospects Adrian Cardenas, Josh Outman and Matt Spencer. Blanton, 27, is just 5-12 with a 4.96 ERA this season, but the Phillies certainly seem to think he's an upgrade over what they have.

With Brett Myers expected to return to the rotation next Wednesday against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium, that could signal Adam Eaton's move to the bullpen. Eaton is 1-4 with a 9.64 ERA in his last five starts.

Why Blanton? For a few reasons. Take away his four worst starts this season and he has a 3.58 ERA, which is more than respectable in the American League. He went 16-12 in 2006 and 14-10 in 2007, so he has a winning track record. He also has thrown more than 194 innings each of the past three seasons, which makes him an "innings eater." But he's also intriguing because he can't become a free agent until after the 2010 season.

More to come ...

Same crap as in the past. They needed a 1/2 but they end up with a 4/5. If this is the pitching upgrade - and I'm pretty sure it is - no way they're able to make a run this season.