Comments on: BREAKING NEWS: Myers Likely Done For ’09

By: Bruce

Bruce — Fri, 29 May 2009 16:02:22 +0000

I agree with you Steve-o. I do believe that’s the Phillies organization approach to this dilemma with Myers. Obviously, any decision(s) to be made is on hold until Myers receives his second opinion from another doctor. Myers will need surgery during or after the season. From what I read, there is the possibility of a less invasive hybrid typed surgery that temporiarly secured the labrium until another surgery after the season. That is what A-Rod chose to do in his early recovery and return to play after minor surgery in March.

There is a question in my mind about Myers that has not been brought up here or even by Tim Malcolm. It was reported that Myers has had this hip inflammation in various degrees of discomfort even before the season started. Did Myers withhold this information from Manuel and pitching coach, Dubee in hopes he could ride out the pain as the season started? Was there another reason for him not to reveal this problem that eventually got worst? Did he have concerns about his soon to be expired contract and possible free agency route during the off season? I hope not. I bring this up because I can not understand why an athlete making an enviable living would not take better care of his body in a profession that demands great physical exertion. If indeed Myers deliberately kept silent with his ongoing problem, he did a disservice to his team and himself.

By: Steve-o

Steve-o — Fri, 29 May 2009 12:18:55 +0000

Well first of all this just sucks for Brett Myers, a guy who, I think, genuinely felt he owed the organization his best efforts after last year, and worked his butt off to come to camp ready to roll. I think he was just starting to turn the corner for this year. If this is indeed his last act as a Phillie, then I’m glad that he, like Burrell, got his ring, at the least.
In the meantime, I think we need to call someone up. As Tim said, we can’t overreact, because we’ll end up overpaying for a starter, mortgaging our suddenly deep farm system, and not getting the value in return we should be getting.
I think Worley deserves first chance in the short term, with Carpenter 2nd. I think we could later bring up Carrasco, if he shows he can put together some solid starts. Bastardo I think has the best long term potential, but he’s just recently been called up to AAA, and staying there would do wonders for his development.
I really feel like we need to take a deep breath though, wait this out a few starts, and then decide in what direction we should go.

By: clktwr14

clktwr14 — Fri, 29 May 2009 06:11:35 +0000

Sign Sheets in two to three weeks after the June Draft

By: phillies fan

phillies fan — Fri, 29 May 2009 04:28:29 +0000

Dan you are an asshole

By: Georgie

Georgie — Fri, 29 May 2009 04:05:21 +0000

Seriously Dan, that’s uncalled for, obviously no one on here condones violence against women. Myers is a good teammate and tries to do his best to help them win, we all have skeletons in our closets, luckily most of us don’t have them aired in public.

By: Miles

Miles — Fri, 29 May 2009 03:45:09 +0000

Dan…with all of the high profile athletes that are full-blown criminals nowadays, is it really necessary to always bring up the wife beater stuff? Listen the guy made a mistake, one that was public. I could name another 100 or so for you if you wanted. We can still appreciate him as an individual and a ballplayer even if we are disgusted with something he did in the past.

By: Manny

Manny — Fri, 29 May 2009 03:16:42 +0000

Give that sh*t a rest… He’s always out there on the mound, never wants to leave the mound, always wanting to help his team win. All the best to Brett, he loves Philadelphia and I hope he can come back later this season.

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 29 May 2009 02:14:26 +0000

On what planet is Brett “I beat my wife” Myers a great guy? I guess in Philadelphia your just a different class of individuals.

By: Manny

Manny — Fri, 29 May 2009 01:37:53 +0000

Noooooooooooooooooo whyyyyy :( done for the rest of the season???? I feel really bad for Brett and I’m scared about our chances this season now. We’ll need Bedard now… But I’m really upset with this whole situation…Brett is a great guy and a good pitcher….we need him.

By: mikemike

mikemike — Fri, 29 May 2009 00:51:46 +0000

Worley has 57 innings with 2.84 era has given up 42 hits. the phillies jump him a level along with Stutes, he is a college player, so that helps. no one has any info yet tried to see if the guys who write reports on prospect know anything, nothing yet, Bastardo is small and tends to lose some velcoity late in game, He pitch 7 great innings today, carpenter has been better as of late. the manager at reading did say he thinks Worley can get hitters out at the big league level. but only 57 innings a jump in class don’t see it. I think it Bastardo or carpenter. the phillies tend to move slow with prospect, remember Utley and Howard, waited a extra year. My problem with bastardo is four lefthand pitcher ,that would mean blanton would move to 2 after hamels,

By: David

David — Fri, 29 May 2009 00:28:11 +0000

Stop with the Halladay. He isnt available yet. The Jays are sucking now, but baseball is a long season and I doubt they trade him until August, if at all. And what is this Halladay + Wells for like 6 people? This isnt a video game. Those trades rarely happen. I can only think of one recently where a teams two best players were traded in one deal (tigers getting cabrera and willis), and in that trade the tigers gave up two stud prospects to get them. If the Jays are gonna move Wells AND Halladay, they arent going to do it for victorino and a couple lesser prospects. You dont build around Vic, hes 29 with plus defense, average bat, below average power, good speed. The most likely scenario would be Bedard. I dont know Oswalts or Webbs situation. They may have friendly deals that their teams have no interest in moving. Either way, getting an ace isnt gonna happen for less than 4 prospects, unless you give up 3 studs.

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 29 May 2009 00:23:41 +0000

Why not take a chance and sign Ben Sheets? That way you get an impact pitcher without having to gut the farm system by trading for a big name. Kendrick or Carrasco or Worley or someone can hold down the fort for a couple of months until Sheets returns with a fresh arm for the stretch run.

By: will

will — Fri, 29 May 2009 00:15:07 +0000

Lets go Mets. We will win the divison

By: Evan

Evan — Fri, 29 May 2009 00:10:55 +0000

Sucks, Brett was a competitor. No matter how he pitched, you could see on his face that he cared about the win more than anyone else on the field.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:10 +0000

Brett Myers has had a nice run with the Phillies, but it had to end.

In a way, I’m kind of glad this injury happened. The last thing that I wanted was for Brett to have a 13-8 type year with a 4.30 ERA.. just good enough for the Phillies to get lulled into another long term deal with him.

This injury won’t prove to be that bad for the team as a whole. Carpenter/Kendrick can come in and give 80% of what Myers gave you. I don’t think this is as much of a problem as most people think it is.

By: M.P. AKA Phillies Phan SC #54

M.P. AKA Phillies Phan SC #54 — Thu, 28 May 2009 23:57:11 +0000

Best wishes Brett!

Geoff – I agree. Re-sign him now, Brett has been great lately, I think we need him!

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 28 May 2009 23:40:05 +0000

Arod did not have the same surgery. They just removed. They will go back in at the end of the season. Im glad Myers is down. I hate him.

By: clktwr14

clktwr14 — Thu, 28 May 2009 23:29:13 +0000

Interesting if Myers has the surgery Chase and A-Roid had, how come Chase needed several months to recover and A-roid needed what two months to recover can anyone say A-Roid used some illegal substances to heal himself just an interesting thought!!!

Now back to Myers, yeah Doc would be nice, Peavey no way, he is staying west, there are some free agents who didn’t sign because they were injured in the Off Season, one I am thinking of is Ben Sheets, sign him up Ruby, what can it hurt.

By: JL

JL — Thu, 28 May 2009 23:25:05 +0000

I think the smart move for right now is to bring somebody up to pitch and buy time to evaluate the trade market. I think one of the AA pitchers fit the bill better here than the AAA guys. If a lot of teams with good arms fall out of contention it could allow the Phils to get a guy without having to empty the farm.

Regarding Halladay. If he can be had for a fair price Reuben Amaro should pull the trigger without thinking. Hamels and Halladay at the top of your rotation? That would be the best 1-2 in baseball by a long shot.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Thu, 28 May 2009 23:14:53 +0000

Kendrick, Carpenter, those guys cant replace Brett MYers. Carrasco is getting tuned up down there, hes not ready yet. Stutes regressed, Knap is too young. Bastardo doesnt have the stamina to start, Worley is a question mark, Drabek is to valuable to risk ruining.

They have a problem.