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Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Carpenter Up, Tracy Down
The Phillies purchased the contract of righthander Drew Carpenter from double-A Reading and designated infielder Andy Tracy for assignment to make room for Carpenter on the 25-man roster. They also placed lefthander Mike Zagurski on the 60-day disabled list to make room for Carpenter on the 40-man roster.
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Posted 10:10 PM, 08/27/2008
Mark1npt
Doesn't matter....Phils flop in big game...situational hitting and BP woes cost us the game tonight....was looking good for awhile but when you don't hit or score after the 2nd inning, how many games are you gonna win? C'mon guys, we thought you learned something the last 2 weeks......
Posted 10:30 PM, 08/27/2008
Mark1npt
They have a nasty habit of following up inspiring wins with deflating losses......and Truth, I mean Jimmy wonders why we're all bi-polar?
Posted 10:32 PM, 08/27/2008
KMG
can't win em all and still a very good homestand, got us back in the race- I'm still very happy about where we stand and excited to go to Chi-town- GO PHILS!!!!!!
Posted 10:45 PM, 08/27/2008
The Wizard
The good guys are back in first place, even without a closer. Season series so far METS 10, Fillies 5. Get ready to take some more lumps next week in Shea, Filly fans. Maybe 13-5 after that series? And by the way, always good to see that about 25% of CB ballpark are Met fans, as usual. They made enough noise during the Mets rally in the 8th that it sounded like the game was at Shea. They'll have a happy trip home!
Posted 11:01 PM, 08/27/2008
Norma
Gee, The Wizard......How come no comments about LAST night's game? LOL!
Posted 11:05 PM, 08/27/2008
KMG
Wizard-how's that GED coming along? You could've been cruising with a 2 1/2 game lead if you didn't gag up that lead last night faster than Ron Jeremy's ex-wife. When it comes down to it, we own the mets, You're the yappy little dogs and we have the leash. Enjoy September baseball because you won't be playing in October, we will. P.S.- we'll flush twice, it's a long way to Queens.
Posted 11:05 PM, 08/27/2008
Norma
We lost to the Mets bullpen????? I knew we were in trouble when Lidge came in in the 8th. He never pitches as well in non-save situations. I guess not enough adrenaline rush. On either side of the plate.
Posted 11:33 PM, 08/27/2008
The Wizard
KMG Again, Mets 10, Fillies 5. And two of the Filly wins were handed to them by the Mets bullpen, like last night. Should have been 12-3 right now. Yeah, KMG, I see how the Fillies own the Mets. LOL "yappy little dogs"? Aren't you clever.You're a hoot! PS: Have you noticed that ever since FUtley opened his fowl mouth at the Home Run Derby he offense has for the most part gone south?
Posted 11:46 PM, 08/27/2008
Norma
Well, guess what Wizard? Your bullpen is PART of your team. Good or bad. If ANY team wins because of YOUR bullpen, it's still a win. Just like tonight. Your win was against our bullpen. Do you think you didn't deserve the win? As for Utley.....His offense was slowing down way before before the Home Run Derby. It's actually improved the last several weeks. Get over it! LOL!
Posted 06:41 AM, 08/28/2008
The Wizard
Norma, Yes you are right. The Mets bullpen is part of this team and has been awful for the most part. The Mets would be 10 games in first if not for them. It has gotten so bad at times, I almost can't watch when some of them come in. Santana would have 6 more wins right now if they didn't blow the leads he turned over to them. Right now he's second in the league in ERA and first in innings pitched. I have to say now he is worth the big bucks if he can continue to pitch like this the next few years. It's hard to have confidence, even if they do make the playoffs, with the current pitching woes. Losing their closer, Wagner, was a severe blow. Add the fact that Maine is out now too, it's going to be tough the rest of the season. Expect the Mets to use some of the wads of money they have on signing relief pitchers in the off season. They are making a fortune with their own TV station. Anyway, the Philly-Met rivalry is becoming one of the best in baseball. This race will go down to the wire.
Posted 07:08 AM, 08/28/2008
mick314
Dont worry about the Wiz, folks. School's open and nowhemust concentrate on getting out of the seventh grade, where he has spent the last three years of his pathetic life.
Posted 08:45 AM, 08/28/2008
The Wizard
mick314. Instead of adding something intelligent to these blogs you revert to personal attacks. That's what wisdom challenged people usually do when they can't find the words to respond to an insightful blog. Way to go, "genius".
Posted 01:19 PM, 08/28/2008
Norma
The Wizard........I can feel your pain. Except for last night's loss, our bullpen has saved tons of games for us this year. Glad the shoes on the other foot this year. LOL!
Posted 05:38 PM, 08/28/2008
The Wizard
Norma...consistently effective relief pitchers are becoming a true commodity in today's baseball. The days of starters in 3 or 4 man rotations pitching 50% or more complete games ended 25+ years ago. The game has really changed.
Posted 06:37 PM, 08/28/2008
Norma
Yeah. Too bad! I'm of the age that remembers frequent complete games by starters. As I've often said here......I HATE PITCH COUNTS! I'm a firm believer in *muscle memory*. But in this day and age, with pitchers salaries sky high, it's all about "protecting their arms".
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