Video: Call up Domonic Brown
Video: Daily News columnist Rich Hofmann talks about the pending return of Chase Utley and Carlos Ruiz, rates the importance of the Phillies' weekend series with the Braves, and explains why Dom Brown should be patrolling the outfield for the Phils.
Video: Call up Domonic Brown
Video: Daily News columnist Rich Hofmann talks about the pending return of Chase Utley and Carlos Ruiz, rates the importance of the Phillies' weekend series with the Braves, and explains why Dom Brown should be patrolling the outfield for the Phils.
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Am I the only one who realizes that in baseball, EVERY GAME COUNTS? Sure, it's May 12th, but if we get swept by the Braves, not only does it have significance now but in possible tiebreaker situations down the road. Keep the petal to the metal and continue to have the best record in the National League even though half of our team is on the DL.
Also, there is the pesky Super 2 status we avoid by keeping Dom Brown down in AAA until late July. If we do, we get another year out of him instead of him going to arbitration quicker.- We can probably pencil a "L" for Saturday with Bam Bam vs Jair Jurrgens, but the other two will be very winnable.
Sadly, I think the whole "super 2" thing will keep the Phils from calling Brown up, even though RF has been a black hole most of the season, and Brown couldn't do any worse than Francisco, and may even add a spark to this anemic offense.— Only in Philly... - Agreed. You have to really like Hamels in the first game versus Beachy. Halladay/Hudson is less of a lock but you'd still have to give the edge to Halladay if you were a betting man. Chooch should be back which further makes the case for a Halladay win. — s
Comment removed.- tiocfaidh - my late July figure comes from David Murphy, who knows the Phillies inside and out. Also, I am relaxed, but I also know how big these series are. Phillies/Braves series means more (May, July, or September) then when we play the Yankees (tiebreakers). Dom Brown is out for 2-4 days with a minor injury, btw.
- Am I the only one who thinks John Mayberry should get a shot as an everyday outfielder? Maybe Raul is coming around, and maybe his years in the league earned him the starting position, but Francisco isn't lighting it up, and I think Mayberry would be at least as good if not better. Why not Mayberry?— JoeArtistWriter
- I think the Phillies should ride the hot bat (like hockey teams ride the hot goalie) in RF.
- Joe, I agree with you. I like that Mayberry has power, athleticism, speed, long arms, etc. I like him in the field and I like that, while he might be a .250 hitter given more at bats, he's a threat to hit it out every time. BennyFrank is solid, but his power depends more on perfect contact and pulling the ball. Big Berry can put it over the CF wall no problem.
But Dom looked very raw to me last summer. He needs work on his game. We're 24-12, what's the hurry. And Lee, I know each game counts equally, but to me, the games after the all star break matter more, not mathematically, but in terms of momentum and confidence of the team. If the stinkin' Giants had reversed their halves of the season, do you think they'd still have knocked us out and won the WS? Maybe, but I tend to think not. They were hot.— Eephus - Most years we play both the Braves and the Marlins about even, give or take a few. 2008 was the only recent exception I remember, where we won 14 of 18 against Atlanta. Those other years we still ended up in the playoffs. So, while it's nice to win those games the important thing is to consistently win series and to hit the end of the year making the playoffs and playing well. We're even with Atlanta now, which isn't bad for May. And Atlanta just dropped two to the Nats.
I would not be holding Brown back based on Super 2 or any other status. If he's ready, he's ready. They could use his bat in my opinion. With Brown called up and Utley and Ruiz back, the line-up should improve.
— s - Dom should be given a chance to prove himself in the bigs. Alternate Raul and Benny in left. Show Dom the greenbacks and you see a hitter capable of 25 to 3o homers with 80 to 100 rbi's a year. When Chase comes back at number 3 in the lineup Dom would be a natural number 5 hitter. Phils are still loaded with talent as long as that talent stays healthy. We have the best pitching staff in all of baseball and yes that include Kendrick, Blanton and Worley along with the four aces. I can see a line up of Jimmy,Placido,Chase,Ryan,Dom,Shane,Raul,Chooch. Power top to bottom with a little bit of speed properly placed. With the Phils pitching and that line-up healthy there is no way Marlins or Braves could catch them. GO PHIGTING!!!!!!! From a former player.— f3408cooky
- Am I the only one who thinks Domonic Brown stinks? Cause he does.— good talk russ
- The Phillies offense will be solve by everyone's favortie GM....Ed Wade. Hunter Pence for Vance Worley. Pence would put up numbers better than Werth did hitting behind Howard and Utley. And at the end of they year when Lidge, Rollins, and Ibanez come off the books they should be able to do a long term deal.— realzeel
- leegarson, Yes! This is the first time I've ever heard anyone in baseball say losses in April and May mean just as much as in September. I'm 50 and have been watching the Phillies and closely following the Majors I was 6. I've never, ever heard that before. You are brilliant.— eman
- I agree with prior posters...don't bring Brown up too soon. He was hot and cold last year, and the pressure of a reputation to uphold had to affect his performance. I also like Mayberry. He has all the tools to be a great player, both offensively and in the field.— dogman5
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