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Friday Starter Candidates: Happ, Mazone, Durbin

A lot of news today. Lots to update.

The Phillies will decide today who gets the start Friday against the Mets. It won’t be Carlos Carrasco, who suffered tightness in his right shoulder during his start last night.

Word is the spot will either go to James Happ, Brian Mazone or Chad Durbin.

It’s got to be Happ. He’s proven himself down in the Minors and deserves at least one start. He might not be the long-term solution, but there are no other options, especially with Carrasco going down. Mazone is 31; why bring him up when you have a legitimate younger guy waiting?

Tim Malcolm

Tim first found the Phillies as a little infant at Veteran’s Stadium, cheering on a Juan Samuel game-winning home run in his very first game. With the pinstripes in his blood, he witnessed Terry Mulholland’s 1990 no-hitter, “Steve Carlton Night” at the Vet, game three of the 1993 World Series, countless games during the charmed 2008 championship season and various road excursions. Since November 2007 Tim’s been writing about them daily at Phillies Nation, becoming one of the world’s most popular Phillies scribes. You can catch him on Twitter and Facebook, as well. When he’s not talking about the Phils he’s relaxing with a St. Bernardus ABT 12 or one of his many favored brews.