Staff Blog
Morning Rounds, September 11th
In the 7th inning of last night’s Phillies game, with Brett Myers at 100+ pitches in a tie game, Charlie had Myers come to the plate instead of trusting his bullpen. It didn’t work - Brett got one out, left with men at the corners, and absorbed the loss when Chad Durbin couldn’t keep the Marlins off the board - but think it was the right call and it showed a lot about Brett that he wanted to keep the ball in that situation. At the same time, it also shows how much confidence Cholly has lost in the pen, and then after that how much that loss of confidence is justified.
Onto Dallas, I suppose.
“I’ll pitch tomorrow, if it gets us into the playoffs, I don’t care.” - Brett Myers, asked if he would be willing to throw on short rest Sunday
Three lines on their world:
- The Angels are in the playoffs
- The NFL injuries continue to pile up
- and the Rays and the Red Sox played a good one
Three lines on ours:
- Phils lose and prepare to welcome the wild card leading
Brewers
- Who did not lose
- and Andre Miller says - to my knowledge for the first time - that he likes Philly
Phillies, Birds, Sixers, Flyers and more remembering after the jump
What Everybody is Talking About …
PHILLIES
Phil Sheridan checks the Phils’ pulse … and doesn’t find one. READ
Sam Donnellon blames the offense and compares the team to last year’s version. READ
Zolecki’s notes look at Moyer’s short rest, Adam Eaton’s inactivity, Carlos Carrasco’s whereabouts, and more. READ
Murphy’s notes look at all the good Jamie Moyer is doing, Brett Myers‘ positive attitude (seriously), Carlos Carrasco and more. READ
Lisa Helmreich reports that the Phillies have released their postseason ticket plans. SKIP
Randy Miller takes stock of the Phils rotation. READ
EAGLES
David Murphy uses Chase Utley to write about DeSean Jackson. READ
Les Bowen says that the Cowboys think they have the Nextbrook. READ
Paul Domowitch talks Billy Joel, Pressure Defense. SKIP
Ashley Fox asks ‘What if T.O. had stayed?’ but then doesn’t answer the question. SKIP
Bob Brookover’s notes look at the Cowboy’s injuries, Tony Romo’s thoughts to the Birds and more. READ
Brookover believes that the game will be won or lost in the trenches. READ
Tom Mahon reports on the greatest 9-year-old in the history of the world. READ
John Gonzalez, Phil Sheridan, and Bob Ford talk Pacman the player and Pacman the game. SKIP
Reuben Frank points out that Hank Baskett’s career has been an odd one. READ
SIXERS
Phil Jasner chats with Andre Miller, who goes on record as saying he actually likes playing here. READ
FLYERS
Sam Cardichi reports that the Flyers are gearing up for rookie camp. SKIP
Wayne Fish says that Kimmo Timonen should be ready to go when camp rolls around. SKIP
TODAY and MORE
In and out all day, but we’ll try to take a look at the Eagles’ werth, some of Charlie’s comments and more.
As always, feel free to email with any questions, suggestions, comments or complaints.
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