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Another, sticky, sweaty day in South Florida
Now I have an idea why this park can't get more than 13,000 people a night/day. I'm all for the atmosphere out outdoor baseball, but Miami needs what the Astros have - a fancy, scenic park with a retractable roof.
And air conditioning.
But they do have a midget sidekick of Billy the Marlin I never knew about (can't find a picture of him on-line) and the Mermaids (I found a picture of them on-line).
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So the Phillies rotation is finally set, according to Charlie Manuel.
As expected, Joe Blanton will pitch against the Mets Tuesday (New York counters with Johan Santana).
On Wednesday, Brett Myers will make his first major league start in a month... John Maine goes for the Mets.
We all kind of expected this, but it's been guarded like top-secret info this weekend. Well, at least up until Manuel, walking past a slew of sleep-deprived, hamburger-filled writers, jokingly slammed his fist down on a filing cabinet and before saying, in mid-walk, "Myers on Wednesday. Big right-hander."
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Does anyone want to win the NL East?
Yeah, it's probably a bit too early into the second half to say no one is taking charge. But the Phils and Fish have to like the Mets dropping two in a row after running off 10 straight wins
After rallying back to win Thursday's game, it sure looked like the Mets were about to take control. But they haven't - and I guess that's the beauty of baseball.
Or maybe it's just given me reason to fill up space on the 'ol blog.
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I wrote today that the Phils traded for the wrong A's pitcher. I loved the Cubs dealing for Rich Harden -- it's a move a team trying to break a 100-year World Series drought has to make to show they're trying to get this thing done.
But I just wanted to clear one thing up - I don't dislike the Phils getting Joe Blanton. He's an above average major league starter, an obvious upgrade.
And he brings two assets (which I declined to mention in today's story) that Harden might not -- durability and dependability. Blanton's ability to consistently pitch seven innings will do wonders for giving the bullpen guys much-needed rest down the stretch.
And air conditioning.
But they do have a midget sidekick of Billy the Marlin I never knew about (can't find a picture of him on-line) and the Mermaids (I found a picture of them on-line).
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So the Phillies rotation is finally set, according to Charlie Manuel.
As expected, Joe Blanton will pitch against the Mets Tuesday (New York counters with Johan Santana).
On Wednesday, Brett Myers will make his first major league start in a month... John Maine goes for the Mets.
We all kind of expected this, but it's been guarded like top-secret info this weekend. Well, at least up until Manuel, walking past a slew of sleep-deprived, hamburger-filled writers, jokingly slammed his fist down on a filing cabinet and before saying, in mid-walk, "Myers on Wednesday. Big right-hander."
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Does anyone want to win the NL East?
Yeah, it's probably a bit too early into the second half to say no one is taking charge. But the Phils and Fish have to like the Mets dropping two in a row after running off 10 straight wins
After rallying back to win Thursday's game, it sure looked like the Mets were about to take control. But they haven't - and I guess that's the beauty of baseball.
Or maybe it's just given me reason to fill up space on the 'ol blog.
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I wrote today that the Phils traded for the wrong A's pitcher. I loved the Cubs dealing for Rich Harden -- it's a move a team trying to break a 100-year World Series drought has to make to show they're trying to get this thing done.
But I just wanted to clear one thing up - I don't dislike the Phils getting Joe Blanton. He's an above average major league starter, an obvious upgrade.
And he brings two assets (which I declined to mention in today's story) that Harden might not -- durability and dependability. Blanton's ability to consistently pitch seven innings will do wonders for giving the bullpen guys much-needed rest down the stretch.
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