The annual Phillies players vs. their children just took place on the field here at Citizens Bank Park.

Pretty entertaining stuff. Casey Coste and Tom Taguchi took some pretty good cuts.

Unfortunately, they should have played the family game at 10 a.m. and started the actual game at noon. (Anyone else for earlier Sunday starts??) It's not looking too good on the weather front, which actually makes perfect sense since it's a Sunday.

Don't we always have rain delays on Sundays?

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In addition to children running amok, Elvis has entered the building.

Elvis, of course, is Pat Burrell's "kid." Elvis is a the left fielder's 115-pound bulldog.

I really wish I could post some video of Elvis and Shane Victorino having it out, Gladiator-style this morning. Pretty funny stuff.

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In case you missed it, the Phillies did the unthinkable Saturday afternoon - they watched Cole Hamels get shelled, they scored runs and they won a game.

Crazy.

Here's the game story, along with your weekly Sunday notes column.

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All is quiet on the trade front... which means the Phillies will announce a deal at any second.

The Phils were reportedly among the finalists in the race to land Casey Blake from Cleveland (he went to the Dodgers).


But I'm curious where Blake would play and how much he'd help. Blake is a 3B/corner outfielder by trade.

Does he make Pedro Feliz a utility player? Other than batting average, Blake is hitting .293, nearly 40 points higher than Feliz, the two have nearly identical production numbers.

Feliz has 12 home runs and 46 RBIs; Blake has 11 home runs, 58 RBIs. And you have ot factor in that Feliz has brought the Phils gold glove-caliber defense.

So would a guy like Blake than play the outfield? Jayson Werth, who is right-handed lie Blake, is hitting .270 with 13 home runs and 38 RBIs in sharing time with lefty Geoff Jenkins.

I just don't see how trading for a player with similar production than what you have upgrades your team.

Kind of like trading for Joe Blanton, who looks pretty ordinary today, when you already have Adam Eaton and Brett Myers.