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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Happ In, Seanez Out?

Lefthander J.A. Happ said today he is on the Phillies' postseason roster as a long man.

Assuming the Phillies carry 11 pitchers, it seems Rudy Seanez could be the odd man out. Seanez said today he hadn't heard, but he was OK with any decision. He seems to have an idea he might be out, or knows but didn't want to tip his hand until an official announcement has been made.

If Happ is in and Seanez is out the postseason roster should look like this:

Pitchers (11): Cole Hamels, Brett Myers, Jamie Moyer, Joe Blanton, Brad Lidge, J.C. Romero, Ryan Madson, Chad Durbin, Clay Condrey, Scott Eyre and Happ.
Catchers (2): Carlos Ruiz and Chris Coste.
Infielders (6): Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins, Pedro Feliz, Greg Dobbs and Eric Bruntlett.
Outfielders (6): Pat Burrell, Shane Victorino, Jayson Werth, Matt Stairs, Geoff Jenkins and So Taguchi.

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Posted by Gary Varsho 03:29 PM, 09/30/2008
Interesting. I thought for sure they would bring the veteran.
Posted by pat h 03:38 PM, 09/30/2008
Great decision, Happ will be with us for years to come. Seanez probably won't be asked to return.. Play-off experience will be great for Happ..He's definetly has the inside track to be in the rotation next year.. How's Jmack gonna feel about Kendrick being left out in the cold ? Maybe Japan will be in his future..Young pitchers have very little room for error, especially on a contending team..
Posted by Burnsy 03:40 PM, 09/30/2008
Why Say It Ain't So instead of Golson? Taguchi is worthless
Posted by Gary Varsho 03:56 PM, 09/30/2008
Burnsy - did you see Golson play, other than one run he scored? He was awful, at bat and in the field. I am for a veteran presence in the playoffs. I'm not sure about Happ, especially since he always struggles out of the pen.
Posted by Jeffrey 04:05 PM, 09/30/2008
I think this signals that they're worried about Myers and want another pitcher who can jump in if he struggles and pitch more than a few innings. Seanez can't do that and they've been using Condrey in more important spots later games.
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Posted by EL Zorro 04:23 PM, 09/30/2008
I am surprised if that's the case. Seanez is a veteran and pitched well the last couple of times after brief time in the DL. And Milwaukee is a righthanded team.
Posted by dankil13 04:24 PM, 09/30/2008
I think Marson would have been a better choice then Taguchi... at least you could still use Ruiz/Coste to PH, and have a C in case of injury.
Posted by Truth 04:30 PM, 09/30/2008
pat h- YOU get a little too excited buddy. To say Happ will be with for yrs is just a typical FAN overreaction. When I see Happ I see Kendrick. When I see Kendrick I see Moyer only in Moyers day (10-12 yrs ago) teams had a little more patience with players that were non-productive their first 7/8 yrs in the league. Todays game does not allow for that.
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Posted by bobby 05:06 PM, 09/30/2008
This is pretty much how I thought it would go, except that I would leave off Jenkins and include both Happ and Seanez. No way you could bring Golson (too one-dimensional) and unfortunately not Marson (3 catchers? Are you kidding?). Like him or not, Taguchi is the play here, as he has plenty of post-season experience and has proven he can come through under pressure (although not yet in Phila). Jenkins is a waste to me. I think we could use another arm in the pen and Rudy has shown the ability to come in and get guys out recently.
Posted by xfactor 05:07 PM, 09/30/2008
dankil13, I would have liked to see Marson on the roster as well but I'm fine with So Taguchi. Golson isn't ready to do much more than pinch run. Taguchi will give a professional AB and make the pitcher work.
Posted by RAS 05:27 PM, 09/30/2008
You only need four starters in the playoffs. These are not the Mets. You don't need eight relivers in a five game series. Who is going to pinch hit for all eight relievers if you include Seanez and Happ???? The extra outfielder is with seven relivers in the right move.
Posted by RAS 05:29 PM, 09/30/2008
Meant to say: The extra outfielder with seven relivers is the right move.
Posted by zdog 05:49 PM, 09/30/2008
Hopefully, Happ's role will be limited to waiting in the wings for a Myers explosion. Manuel will hopefully have a short leash with Myers-and if Myers goes breaking ball, breaking ball, breaking ball, breaking ball, and can't locate fastball, Happ will start getting loose.
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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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