tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610014.post115884237900072493..comments2024-01-31T17:51:12.213-05:00Comments on Swing and a Miss: What's In The Forecast?Tom Goodmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00816668232837298444noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610014.post-1158865581740906402006-09-21T15:06:00.000-04:002006-09-21T15:06:00.000-04:00ae: as long as we don't see him as a pinch-hitter...ae: as long as we don't see him as a pinch-hitter I guess we should be grateful.Tom Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816668232837298444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610014.post-1158863339131463722006-09-21T14:28:00.000-04:002006-09-21T14:28:00.000-04:00unless the Marlins switch up their rotation, we ha...unless the Marlins switch up their rotation, we have Nolasco, Moehler and Olsen this weekend.<BR/><BR/>don't get too happy, though - assuming rotations stay as currently established, we will face Dontrelle in Miami in the last game of the season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610014.post-1158856354907385082006-09-21T12:32:00.000-04:002006-09-21T12:32:00.000-04:00Will Dontrelle start against the Phils this weeken...Will Dontrelle start against the Phils this weekend if he pitched AND hit (two home runs) last night? Boy, it they miss him after missing Oswalt and Petitte in Houston last week they must have an astrologer or tarot reader on the payroll.Tom Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816668232837298444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610014.post-1158856119429877402006-09-21T12:28:00.000-04:002006-09-21T12:28:00.000-04:00There is in fact a hurricane in the forecast and i...There is in fact a hurricane in the forecast and it's name is Hurricane Dontrelle. <BR/><BR/>I do not foresee Burrell in a Phillies uniform come next April. He is the classic double whammy: he is not good enough to be in the lineup every day, offensively or defensively (although frankly his season-ending numbers won't look too bad on the surface), and he makes so much money that you have to put him out there anyway, taking away playing time and opportunities for younger or better players. As long as he remains a Phillie, that will be the situation. He is at the point in his career where he will probably not get any better, and those nagging injuries will just happen more often and take longer to heal. So for my money Gillick has to move him for whatever he can get if for no other reason (besides $$) than to open LF up for other candidates. You'll have little chance of landing an everyday LF in free agency as long as Burrell is around and it makes little sense to give up any talent to land a LF in trade if you can't play him everyday.<BR/>I can't imagine Burrell playing LF next season at CBP. Angels will take him this winter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610014.post-1158854026616089282006-09-21T11:53:00.000-04:002006-09-21T11:53:00.000-04:00I agree that Myers came up huge for the Phillies l...I agree that Myers came up huge for the Phillies last night. Less excited about the rest for the bullpen. There's a whole bunch of guys out there who never pitch and never will when the game is close, how bout one of them with a five-run lead? Certainly winning the game is the critical thing, and Myers did a great job to make it happen last night. But that his eighth outing where he threw 115 pitches or more. Too many. He just turned 26 last month. The Phils are going to need a rested pen down the stretch, but they're also going to needed a rested and healthy arm of Myers. Hopefully even with last night they'll wind up with both.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610014.post-1158853572246918702006-09-21T11:46:00.000-04:002006-09-21T11:46:00.000-04:00It certainly is no secret I am not a Brett Myers a...It certainly is no secret I am not a Brett Myers admirer. Too many bad habits on and off the field. Still, I am willing to give him credit for his performance last night. He did everything one could want and expect of a number one guy. That said, I'd still trade him after the season if the Phils could land a frontline third baseman in the exchange.Tom Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816668232837298444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610014.post-1158846691365248882006-09-21T09:51:00.000-04:002006-09-21T09:51:00.000-04:00I've been one of those saying Utley was in a bit o...I've been one of those saying Utley was in a bit of a slump, but there is no way he can sit for even an inning in anything but a complete blowout.<BR/><BR/>By the way, I found it ironic that you were there last night, one of Brett Myers biggest critics, and he pitched one of his best games ever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com