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Thursday, June 25, 2009
Bastardo leaves with left shoulder strain

Antonio Bastardo left in the fourth inning with a left shoulder strain, the Phillies said.  That would leave Andrew Carpenter and Carlos Carrasco as two likely candidates to assume his spot, though the Phils may not need a fifth starter until July 4.

Posted by Andy Martino @ 9:16 PM  Permalink | 25 comments
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Posted 03:13 PM, 06/26/2009
RAS
Injuries not withstanding, the Phils don't seem to be hungry enough to withstand the onslaught as defending world champs. Every team is amped up to play them. They may be a little pretentious given their accomplishments of last year. The Phils will coast into the All Star break at around .500. The season will depend on whether they can gather themselves for a second half run, or continue to play listless uninspired baseball. A shake-up trade might be in order as well to get their attention. Send Rollins and/or space-cadet Werth packing.
Posted 03:08 PM, 06/26/2009
Wally 24
Bastardo doesn't suck he's just a young kid who has been brought to the majors to soon. A pitchers maturity isn't something you can measure in years, it happens with experiences good and bad. On top of that Antionio has the language barrier to contend with. So how's that gonna work. If Dubee has problems communicating with Kendrick than what do you think its like with Bastardo? The Rollins fiasco aside the second biggest factor to hurt this team was the loss of Bret Myers.
Posted 12:39 PM, 06/26/2009
gallen024
Bastardo doesn't suck, hes just not ready... Which huge name should they trade for? Every huge name is hurt.. Time to bring up Carrasco.. He will dominate, and is ready despite how hes pitched this year.
Posted 11:08 AM, 06/26/2009
ktdb05
Looks like its time for Gustavo Chacin to save the day.
Posted 09:25 AM, 06/26/2009
pizano13
Does it feel like that the Phillies just do not take Interleague play seriously? If I'm not mistaken, when IL play was over last year, didn't they immediatly go down to Atlanta and sweep the Braves?
Posted 03:48 AM, 06/26/2009
SAILOR7175
hey piet, how about Bob Feller, Jim Palmer, Joe Nuxhall..all brought up before thier 20th birthday..don't believe Feller spent one day in the minors..he did alright. Granted, they might be the exception to the rule but at least give Savery OR Drabek a shot until the deadline, you never know:)
Posted 01:45 AM, 06/26/2009
zwarte piet
another phillies minor league starting pitcher brought up too soon and stuck around too long.. and all because amaro cant or wont make a blockbuster deal to acquire a stud starting pitcher. so what happens with bastardo now? either you will never hear from him again, or he gets traded to another team and wins 16 like gavin floyd.
Posted 12:22 AM, 06/26/2009
i love racoons & pumpkins & unicorns
I'm really hoping that Amaro calls up my raccoon from Reading. My raccoon -- his name is Bob Dernier, by the way -- has pitched four quality starts this month and has a really low WHIP.
Posted 12:15 AM, 06/26/2009
SAILOR7175
I agree this team is playing really slopppy ball right now and think they need a good ole Dallas Green/Bowa airing out..even Utley looks a little sloppy out there..not his same ole self..as for pitching..bring up either Savery or Drabek and see what they got until the trade deadline when maybe someone will become available and we might be able to get a horse...
Posted 11:56 PM, 06/25/2009
mick314
Carpenter
Posted 11:48 PM, 06/25/2009
citizenkane
Stairs is the same guy who threw a perfect strike to cut down a baserunner trying to score from third on a fly out last night. Last year Phils were 4-11 vs. AL, right now it is 4-11, with three extra games this year. Certainly a lot of holes right now, but this is a marathon, not a sprint.
Posted 11:45 PM, 06/25/2009
phillyfan82
While this stretch is immensely frustrating, it still is a hard pill to swallow to advocate marginal talent like Jason Marquis (and the loss of prospects it would take to even get him) as the answer. There are too many guys playing out of their roles on this team right now but I'm still confident they'll get through this and Ruben will make a few moves when there are actually players available. For as awful as this is, we're still in first and have to keep the faith!
Posted 11:31 PM, 06/25/2009
dreinterests
The Phils aren't exactly the healthiest team in baseball. Stairs isn't Ibanez but he hasn't been terrible (better than burrell) and certainly not the reason we lost. Bastardo may yet be a decent pitcher but he's not ready. The Phils could have gotten by without another pitcher with a healthy myers (Happ's good enough, so far) but I have my doubts about Drabek as well. forcing pitchers through the system rapidly isn't the best way to do things, but no one plans to half half the bullpen on the DL and lose their #2 starter. If Lidge can't get back into form this team is done.
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Posted 10:35 PM, 06/25/2009
MooseBreathMints
Since the end of last year the team did find a replacement for the LF position. He was a quality batter in the American League. Great job. I and others who knew Mr. Ibanez were glad with the signing. The team did resign players. Nice move. YET, ever since the end of last year we have waited for the team to obtain 2 quality starters, 2 relievers(oops-Park is ok), a right handed hitter for the bench and part time play. Why are we hurting? The needs have not been addressed. NOW for the "same old, same old" complaint: We went with pitchers who cannot get past the 5 inning. This puts a continued strain on the relief staff. It has been this way for several years now. WHEN will you get QUALITY starters? There was the off season. There was free agency. We were told we did not have the funds to pick up a quality starter. Hmmm? We now have the funds to do so? It would have made more sense to start the season with better starters then later. Logic says that it would have saved the bull-pen arms. - - - - Just letting off steam.- - - -
Posted 10:31 PM, 06/25/2009
GoBirds77
This team has no bullpen anymore. The relievers all stink.
Posted 10:25 PM, 06/25/2009
vnvets
What the devil is Amaro waiting for? We need 2, count 'em, two starters! Watch him bring up Savery and some other guys and burn them out, too. Get Marquis in here ASAP! Then get someone like Bedard or Oswalt, and forget Penney, Boston is too anxious to get rid of him.
Posted 10:23 PM, 06/25/2009
GoBirds77
This team sucks right now. The Bastardo experiment is over. So much for that. The bullpen can't get anyone out. The offense can't score past the first inning. We haven't seen the team play this bad in a while. The Mets are about to take over first place with over half their lineup on the DL. No playoffs this year folks. We might even be selling off some players by the deadline. This sucks! I'm not used to losing again.
Posted 10:21 PM, 06/25/2009
MooseBreathMints
This is "Professional" baseball?
Posted 10:01 PM, 06/25/2009
RichNC
The Phillies better wake up soon -- this baseball is starting to remind me of the late 80's. What in the world was Feliz thinking there. And then why bring in Tyler Walker? He makes Tashner look good.
Posted 09:56 PM, 06/25/2009
wolfburn
i don't know, Matt isn't too bad out there. He made a valiant attempt, just came up a little short. Not Like J Moron last night being lazy on the Burrell ground out
Posted 09:44 PM, 06/25/2009
stoky
Stupid Baseball. Stupid Stupid .. MAKES ME SICK
Posted 09:28 PM, 06/25/2009
yahmpy
Why Stairs is in left is beyond me. Flopping all around like a dog hit by a car. The guy brings zero to the table defensively.
Posted 09:26 PM, 06/25/2009
yahmpy
I cn't imagine why Nuke Bastardo threw out his arm. Oh yeah, when you have exactly one pitch in your repetoire, you might as well let it loose, right Nuke? I think it's time to bring Drabek up and see what the kid can do. It can't be any worse than Nuke.
Posted 09:24 PM, 06/25/2009
Nezhy
Get Stairs the F outta HERE! He is a pinch hitter at best. Phils shoulda moved him after the WS. Stairs makes Pat Burrell look like Carl Lewis. Way to NOT Hustle on that sac fly home 2nite.. even with Feliz's bad baserunning..Stairs shoulda scored. Total liability in the outfield. MAYBERRY!!!!
About Andy Martino
Andy Martino is in his first season on the Phillies beat. A former New York City public school teacher and graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, he previously wrote for the New York Daily News, where he covered baseball and worked with the award-winning investigative sports "I-team."
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