Comments on: Inflammation vacation

By: Leighton

Leighton — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:03:39 +0000

Thanks GREG, will look out for them…appreciated the info!! Great to see you still on this board!

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:44:28 +0000

Leighton – Scott Mathieson should be the starting pitcher on Friday. Get ready for a long game. He tries to strike everybody out, which leads to a ton of walks. Still learning to be a starter.

Other players to watch are: obvious – Dom Brown (LF), less obvious – Cody Overbeck (1B), Freddy Galvis (SS), and pretty much the entire bullpen is full of interesting young arms (Savery, DeFratus, Aumont, etc.)

By: egrissom

egrissom — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:06:07 +0000

I think it’s great for us to talk and think about the post-season, cause we aren’t going to have a lot to do with whether the Phils make it or not. I’d hope the Phils are more focused on getting there, though.

Also, the Brewers are 32-11 since the All-Star break. The Phillies are better, but still.

I think the Phils need some help in the pen. I don’t really think Bastardo can be the seventh inning guy or the eighth inning guy (or the ninth inning guy) if he’s the only lefty. If he’s the only lefty he has to be the get lefites out guy. I don’t really want to see him coming in to face one lefty — he’s better than that. I’m guessing Manuel wants one guy to pitch the eighth every time it’s close. I hoping that’s Bastardo and not Stutes, but it can’t be until they get another lefty.

By: Leighton

Leighton — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:49:22 +0000

Good point on the last part of the entry…and I totally agree…EVERY time I say the word ‘post season’ I knock on wood…nothing is set yet. Espeically not the division…I mean…wild card, yea that would be pretty tough to lose, but division and homefield, not that tough to lose.

And Charlie agrees.

I heard Jason Stark call into 610 and he was saying how he was talking to Charlir and he said…”at this point you are just trying to stay healthy Charlie? that is your #1 concern?” Charlie responded with an emphatic NO.

He said, he sees winning the divison as the #1 priority right now.

That made me happy to hear…I do however think during this insane 33 games in 31 days run we will see some of the AAA/and bench guys getting some,time, but maybe not until much later in the season.

I alsmost don’t want to talk about post season…but man, those Yankees and Red Sox can score a lot of runs…jeez.

PS- I am going to my first Iron Pigs game this Friday…anyone I should be looking out for? I don’t know who is starting for them.

By: egrissom

egrissom — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:19:25 +0000

Maybe we could call that Plan B? I was kinda hoping for someone under 49 and still playing. The good news on Moyer is that lefties hit .194 against him last year. The bad news is that six of the 14 hits he allowed to left-handed batters were home runs. So they slugged .500 against him. In 2009, lefties hit 243/326/355. Still, if we’re voting I would vote against an experiment at this point.

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:56:32 +0000

How about this guy for another lefty out of the pen?

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/dailypitch/post/2011/08/jamie-moyer-age-49-comeback-philadelphia-phillies/1