smitty wrote:I'm bummed. What about Kratz!!!!

Bob Loblaw wrote:

ek wrote:

stevemc wrote:

drsmooth wrote:the public demands to know when Chooch "Man of The People" Rooz is expected to once again perform catching duties at the ML level of the Philadelphia Phillies organization

No DL necessary at this point. He needs rest and they are going to see how the back reacts after a few days off. Luckily, they will have had 2 off days in the span of 5. They did say they may bring up a 3rd catcher though for the time being.

yeah it's sardinha

And his .105 AAA average.

Warszawa wrote:Seriously, Kendick is our mop-up guy, so who are the immediate options to replace Herndog so that we can actually have a more functional bullpen?

Barry Jive wrote:Stutes has 2 career innings pitched. Let's not start sucking each other's dicks quite yet. He may well be worse than Herndon.

ek wrote:uhh, kendrick is more than likely the current 7th inning guy in a close game.

Phan In Phlorida wrote:

joe table wrote:Phillies have 3 of the top 20 hitters right now in the NL by wRC+

Polanco (10), Howard (18), VIctorino (20). Francisco and Rollins also in the top 50

And Raul is not the worst regular hitter in the NL! James Loney's 27 (ie 27% of 100, the average) beats him out

"If he goes three times in a row where he's at a lot of pitches - it's in the 120 range or better - that would take its toll over the course of the season," Manuel said. "Also, when it's hot weather, that plays a part in it, too."

Again, there is no scientific evidence to support any of that.

"I never heard of a pitch count until I got into minor-league baseball," Halladay said. "I think it's obviously become a bigger part of the game, a more talked-about part of the game. You never heard people talking about how many pitches Nolan [Ryan] had, coming into the seventh inning. It's something that has evolved and changed and become a larger topic."

That does not mean today's great pitchers are any less macho or durable than the guys from past generations, as suggested by Pat Jordan's story on the Phillies' four aces in the New York Times Magazine. Jordan failed to mention that most starting pitchers don't go the distance today because someone discovered that fresh relievers are better at getting hitters out in the late innings than tired starters.