Posted: Friday, May 22, 2009, 3:33 PM | 11 comments |
 

Mayberry out of line-up at Lehigh Valley
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Still no word on who the Phillies will call up after tonight's game, but John Mayberry would seem to be a likely candidate. The outfield prospect, whom the team acquired from the Rangers this offseason for Greg Golson, is a right-handed power hitter who fits the mold of the player the Phillies will be looking for to fill out their bench against lefties Andy Pettitte and CC Sabathia.

Just talked to someone up in Lehigh Valley who told me that Mayberry is not in the line-up tonight, although he is present at the IronPigs' ballpark. It is the first time this season Mayberry has not been in the line-up.

That could serve as an indication that the Phillies are planning on calling him up after tonight's game. INF Pablo Ozuna, another candidate, is in the line-up.

Mayberry could just be getting a day off. We'll find out soon.
Posted by David Murphy @ 3:33 PM  Permalink | 11 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:03 PM, 05/22/2009
    Mayberry would be an excellent DH candidate and I'd love to see him be called up to face the lefties. He has a high strikeout percentage in Triple-A, but he is promising as a power threat. We'll see what happens.
    — 4DaysRest.com
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:24 PM, 05/22/2009
    Murph, Ozuna has absolutely NO POWER, so his impact as a DH would be minimal....Cairoesque.
    — mick314
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:54 PM, 05/22/2009
    I'll take Mayberry the rest of the year rathe than Miguel "Mendoza" Line Cairo
    — Dr. Michael
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:13 PM, 05/22/2009
    Great opportunity for Mayberry to make an amazing Big League entry!!!-johnnyu
    — john ullman
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:20 PM, 05/22/2009
    Murph-how does the new Yankee stadium compare to Old Yankee and new citifield/ is it worth the hype?
    — Dr. Michael
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:30 PM, 05/22/2009
    The Orioles just released Eaton. He wasn't even good enough to be a #5 pitcher on a last place team. Hahahahaha. I hope he doesn't steal money from any other major league club. He has to have negative VORP.
    — Dan in Holmesburg
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:56 PM, 05/22/2009
    Nice investigative reporting Murph. No... not sarcasm.
    — Elbarad
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:24 PM, 05/22/2009
    This is a continuation of a 'healthy' debate I had with the great Dr. Heller, like our Mick314 likes to call him, in the previous post. He waited too long to respond to my post. I guess he was in the ER or something: Dr. Heller, I wish I could be as optimistic as you. The problem is not Mariano, is the set up guys. But they just activated Chien-Ming Wang to be in the pen for the time being, who is a not a lefty but won 19 games two seasons in a row and when he is on he is very nasty. I take AJ Burnett (89-77, 3.68 ERA) over Myers (72-62 4.38 ERA) any day of the week. And for Happ giving the Phils 6 or 7 innings, just remember that he hasn’t thrown more than 50 pitches in an appearance this year. So that’s the equivalent of 3 innings give or take. Against a veteran team like the Yankees it could be less. I’ll be very surprised if Happs throws more that 5 innings. And the Phillies are facing a very good lefty veteran in Andy Pettitte who could give our heavy LH hitting lineup trouble, especially when our RH DH option could be Chris Coste, unless they call Mayberry, but he is a rookie. Again, you’re very optimistic. Like I said, I’ll be happy with just one win, not because I’m pessimistic, but because of the circumstances. Oh, and the Mets are playing the Red Sox without Delgado after been swept by the Dodgers.
    — EL Zorro
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:20 PM, 05/22/2009
    I don't blame Eaton for taking the money that the Phillies offered him. He was never more then an average pitcher at best when he was with San Diego. I blame the Phillies for giving him the contract.
    — bhs1944
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:34 PM, 05/22/2009
    There are a lot of lessons to be drawn from the Eaton disaster and the Garcia bomb. One is that even very good GMs make mistakes; they are not right all the time. In the end, it is the totality of their moves,willingness to take calculated chances (Lidge, Werth, Eyre, Stairs, etc.), and ultimate team success that determines their standing as great GMs. Thanks Pat Gillick!
    — madridge
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:51 PM, 05/22/2009
    THIS IS FOR ZORRO PHILS 7 YANKS 3 THAT MY FRIEND IS THE FIRST WIN OF THE SERIES AND AGAINST BURNETT
    — Phillies08


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About David Murphy
David Murphy joined the Daily News as its Phillies beat writer in February of 2008. Born in Upper Merion and raised in the Poconos, he attended college at La Salle University before taking jobs with the Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Sun-News and the St. Petersburg ( Fla. ) Times. E-mail Dave at dmurphy@phillynews.com.

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