THINKS THE EAGLES STOLE ONE
Adam Eaton has pitched terribly the last two times he has stepped onto the mound, and that is a growing concern for the Phillies.
He allowed 10 hits and eight runs (six earned runs) in just 2 2/3 innings July 7 in a 10-9 loss to the New York Mets at Citizens Bank Park. He allowed seven hits and eight runs in just 3 2/3 innings yesterday in a 10-4 loss to the Diamondbacks. He's 0-2 with a 19.89 ERA in those starts. Opponents have hit .459 against him, which has people wondering if Eaton is reverting to the 2007 struggles that kept him off the postseason roster.
"I don't know what we'll do until we talk about it during the break," Charlie Manuel said.
Manuel added that if there's "any way to get someone going, I wouldn't rule it out."
Eaton's struggles only reinforces the idea that the Phillies must bolster their starting rotation before the July 31 trade deadline. Of course, they're still hoping Brett Myers can boost the rotation. He proclaimed himself return to return to the big leagues, although he could make another start in the minors after the break and return to the rotation in the July 22-24 series against the Mets.
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Chase Utley already is the greatest second baseman in Phillies history.
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In the Phillies Notebook, the Phillies are talking with the Colorado Rockies about lefthander Brian Fuentes.
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In The Inquirer's Sunday baseball column, Jim Salisbury hands out his midseason awards. Also check out Extra Bases.
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This is Yankee Stadium's last year, so we take a look back at the 1950 World Series between the Phillies and Yankees.
