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Great win, good game to watch. But Charlie should’ve pulled him late in the eighth inning or at the start of the ninth. I know Hamels likely wanted to stay out there to go the distance, but that isn’t his decision, and we all know he has an injury history.

Whatever. I’m not complaining. Good to see Pete Happy step up and deliver with three hits and a couple RBIs, while providing his usual stellar D.

I find it amazing that, with a leadoff guy on third, Vic, Utley and K-How couldn’t collectively hit a fly ball.

I think the Braves are done. If I’m their GM, I’m selling over the next few weeks. Smoltz and Glavine may (possibly should) retire. Hampton is — and always has been — filler for the 60-day DL. Some of their young players are nice (McCann, some of those pitchers), but if I’m the Braves front office, I’m dumping salary to rebuild and come back in like 2010 or 2011. Makes one wonder if Tim Hudson would be available … (not that they’d trade him to a division rival, but still …)

After seeing Ryan Howard have two errors on Wednesday night (that nearly cost us the game), I started to thinking. How come Manuel is willing to pinch run Burrell late in games and not Howard? Isn’t Howard as slow? Is Howard’s bat more valuable? Doesn’t Pat get on base more? If they take Pat out to put in a fielder that “should” be better defensively, why not do the same for Howard. If Ryan is the last at bat in the seventh, why not put Bruntlett in for him at first. I think Eric would do a better job and likely make less errors.

What do you guys think?

The more I look at it, Burrell’s replacement is less about defense and more about protecting him from further injury. If it was all about defense then Howard would probably come out before Pat.

Nah Chris L. Burrell has no injury history. That guy is in tip top shape, especially for a chain smoking drunk.

haha. tip top shape for a chain smoking drunk. i love it. i always laugh when he has to bust it on the basepaths afterwards he always looks like he’s huffin and puffin and needs a smoke.

Mike, please tekk ne you are joking. If this team aquires Patterson I’m gonna vomit. Were it not for Dusty Baker the kid wouldn’t even have a job in baseball. He’s terrible.

Mike M…that has to be a lie. I wouldn’t give the Reds Victorino for Arroyo, Patterson, and Freel.

K-How … best nickname ever

I really hope that rumor is a bad joke. Now Victorino and two prospects for Harang, Freel, and Bray (a good LH reliever) I would do. I doubt the Reds would do that deal though.

There is a rumor floating about that the Reds and Phillies are working on a Bronson Arroyo for Shane Victorino swap. However, the Cincinnati Enquirer ran the report by a Reds official who said there’s nothing to it. Many thanks to Reds beat writer John Fay, who keeps a blog here.

That’s from MLBTR

The Phillies won and you’re complaining about the Ace not being used like an Ace?

theyre taking a huge risk, but it look slike theyd rather take the draft picks when he leaves. good thing i have tickets to that series after all i guess.

Ill bet they let both of them walk. they can recover from that in like 2 years with those draft picks, their farm system, and their core. the phillies dont have such a luxury so getting sabathia is foolish.

it doesnt make sense to trade burrell in the middle of a run. ill take the draft picks for him instead. unless of course, trading pat purrell brings you back edinson volquez and jay bruce.

Смотрел на днях репортаж в новостях по ТВ. Долго ржал :-) Все гениальное просто!