Familiar Names Take Hill Against Reds
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Fri, February 27, 2009 12:30 PM | Comments: 21
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The Phillies are 0-2, but that’s no problem. Still, they’d like to earn a win, and they’ll try that today against the Reds in Sarasota.
Drew Carpenter starts for the Phillies. The youngster spent 2008 in almost every level imaginable, even getting a chance to pitch in Philadelphia. While he’s no candidate for the 25-man roster, he faces a serious season in 2009. Behind him is Antonio Bastardo, Chad Durbin, Ryan Madson, J.C. Romero and Sergio Escalona.
You may have heard of most of these guys — Durbin and Madson are on the 25-man roster, Romero will be joining them, maybe by game No. 51. Bastardo, meanwhile, is the No. 15 prospect on the Phillies Nation 25, and a candidate for the final bullpen spot. As a left-hander, he might be favored over a guy like Gary Majewski. Escalona also is a left-hander, but probably isn’t primed for the bigs.
Jayson Werth didn’t make the trip to Sarasota. Lineup: Shane Victorino (CF) / Jason Donald (3B) / Raul Ibanez (LF) / Matt Stairs (DH) / Greg Dobbs (1B) / Geoff Jenkins (RF) / Pablo Ozuna (2B) / Ozzie Chavez (SS) / Lou Marson (C)
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I’m excited for when J.C. Romero returns, sometime around game #51, to see how hitters react to the pop in his pitches. I’ll be he comes back with that flair we saw all year in ’08, if not a little extra because of having to watch the first 50 games.
Posted: 12:54 PM on February 27, 2009
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Victorino doubled off the wall. Ibanez doubled him home.
Posted: 01:03 PM on February 27, 2009
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Nice. Great start for Ibanez.
Posted: 01:07 PM on February 27, 2009
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Can’t spell Raul Ibanez without R-B-I…
Who is Ozzie Chavez???
What are we going to do with Carpenter?? His name has been in this organization a long time…
Posted: 01:13 PM on February 27, 2009
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Carpenter stinking it up in the first. 1-1.
Posted: 01:17 PM on February 27, 2009
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Ozzie Chavez has a great shortstop name
Posted: 01:18 PM on February 27, 2009
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Chavez is a 25-year-old infielder who has seemingly mastered AA, but can’t perform well in AAA.
2-1 Reds on a double over Ibanez’s head. Carpenter is looking bleak.
Posted: 01:20 PM on February 27, 2009
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Johnny Gomes with a two-run double off the wall in left. 4-1. No outs in the first.
Stick a form in ‘em.
Posted: 01:23 PM on February 27, 2009
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Wish this one was on MLBtv.com as I like watching Arroyo’s hair and legs flying around… sorry. Anyways, saw Durbin is a scratch.
Posted: 01:24 PM on February 27, 2009
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Yeah, he’s cooked
Posted: 01:26 PM on February 27, 2009
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Carpenter is out after a 0 IP, 3 H, 3 BB, 4 ER outing.
Posted: 01:27 PM on February 27, 2009
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Wasn’t Carpenter the guy that threw well last spring? Against the Yankees from what I remember. Too bad. I can’t hear the game but the boxscore’s not looking too good.
Posted: 01:29 PM on February 27, 2009
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Wow. 0 IP, meaning no outs?
I’m feeling a Matt Stairs moonshot today.
Posted: 01:29 PM on February 27, 2009
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that’d be nice.
Posted: 01:30 PM on February 27, 2009
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If you allow 4ER with no outs, does that mean you get an infinity symbol as your ERA?
Posted: 01:32 PM on February 27, 2009
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Haha, that’s what the Flash SHOULD’VE had after opening day last year
Posted: 01:33 PM on February 27, 2009
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Its easier to laugh than to cry.
Posted: 01:34 PM on February 27, 2009
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Home run Ozuna!
Posted: 02:30 PM on February 27, 2009
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A bit OT, but I just read a blurb on the DetNews about D-Train’s horrid outing today.
Seems to me, Eaton actually earned more of his contract for the Phils (amazingly) than Dontrelle has for Detroit so far! Talk about a bad signing!
Posted: 02:55 PM on February 27, 2009
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Chad Durbin didn’t pitch today because he has a [very] minor hamstring problem… he should be able to pitch in several days (from what I read).
Posted: 03:56 PM on February 27, 2009
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D-Train… 1 IP, 3 H, 4 R (2ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 1 hit batsman. Not the debut he was hoping for… Marlins ruined his career. Overworked and overcoached.
Posted: 04:18 PM on February 27, 2009