Good article on Utley's "miraculous" season

The Cliff Notes? Stretching is a real thing!!!

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phi ... ?viewAll=y

ek wrote:that is a good article

And yet the comments would fill at least two "stupid things "fans" say threads.

Grotewold wrote:Good article on Utley's "miraculous" season

The Cliff Notes? Stretching is a real thing!!!

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phi ... ?viewAll=y

Thacker pays off!!!!!

Mystery Stretch Doctor.

Ciccotti and Sheridan suggested Utley visit a rehab specialist whose name and location the team has not divulged. Utley still does not want the specialist's name revealed, but he is grateful that the mystery man and the Phillies' medical staff came up with a surgery-free plan to get him back on the field.

Stretching in ways he never had before became Utley's elixir. Not long after he started the program, he started to see results.

"I don't necessarily think I saw a light at the end of the tunnel, but I saw that we had come up with a good program," Utley said. "Some of [the stretches] were Scott's idea, and some of them were the specialist's idea, and we kind of put them together. We decided we'd do everything within our means to stick with it.

smitty wrote:Mystery Stretch Doctor

What if it's pianopop9

hillmd

Can the mystery stretch doctor help Jimmy?

Grotewold wrote:

smitty wrote:Mystery Stretch Doctor

What if it's pianopop9

Clearly it's Thacker. That's why he's on the payroll.

ryanlawrence21
Raul Ibanez taking fly balls in LF, testing groin. Blanton letting it loose in long toss before pen session.

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Doll Is Mine wrote:ryanlawrence21
Raul Ibanez taking fly balls in LF, testing groin. Blanton letting it loose in long toss before pen session.

But is he pitching?

Philled_In David Hale
Tomorrow night's game has been rescheduled for Sept 15, time tbd.

my weekend is officially shit

Soren wrote:my weekend is officially shit

beer

naps

tess!

I'm trying to psych myself up for a night of steak, beer rubbing a quick one out then going to be

So...Cliff on Monday, or Coal?

TheDude24 wrote:So...Cliff on Monday, or Coal?

Phifer of course. The Pete Orr show lives on for an additional day.

Doll Is Mine wrote:Philled_In David Hale
Tomorrow night's game has been rescheduled for Sept 15, time tbd.

Shit! I'll be in Austin. Looks like I won't be seeing anymore games in person for the rest of the year.

Wheels Tupay wrote:

Doll Is Mine wrote:ryanlawrence21
Raul Ibanez taking fly balls in LF, testing groin. Blanton letting it loose in long toss before pen session.

But is he pitching?

Signing autographs

Traded guys update:

Singleton is tearing up the Cali League: .333 BA/7 doubles/4 homers/.945 OPS. in around 101 PAs.

Cosart in the Texas League: Gave up 7 runs in one start (3.1 IP). Only 2 in other 4 starts (6 IP each). 13 Ks and 8 BBs in 27 1/3 IP. 2.86 ERA.

Zeid in the Texas: 9 games/ 8 1/3 IP/ 14 hits/12 runs/10 ER/ 9 K/ 3 BB = 10.80 ERA.

Santana in the Sally: .361 BA/4 HR/ 2 2B/ in 9 Games and 36 ABs. 1.202 OPS (shouldda kept).

Drabek in AAA: 65 IP/ 95 H/37 Ks/37 BBs/6.51 ERA. Yikes.

D'Arnaud in Eastern League: .317 BA/.378 OBP/ .545 SLG/ Yowsa.

Gose in Eastern League: .255 BA/.351 OBP/.413 slg/64 SB - 15 CS.

Cardenas in the PCL: .313/.376/.422 playing 3B/2B/OF/DH. Super utility?

Taylor in the PCL: .280/.370/.452 -- .822 OPS on a team with an .821 OPS -- PCL is big hitters league this year.

Josh Outman back in the bigs today -- as a reliefer. 15 Ks and 5 BBs in 15 IP with 1.76 ERA with Sacramento in PCL.

Carrasco with Cleveland: 8-9/4.62 ERA/124 2/3 IP/85 K/40 BB. On DL with elbow inflammation.

Lou Marson with Cleveland: .224/.298/.311 in 183 PAs -- right at career numbers.

Jason Donald with Cleveland: .239/.308/.326 in 52 PAs. .845 OPS in 201 AAA PAs.

Jonathon Villar is at AA at 20 years old but only .218/.288/.379 after OPsin .767 at A+. Has some power.

Wow we've traded a lot of guys. I missed a few.