It's obviously been a sad weekend at Citizens Bank Park... and I'm not talking about the losses. We're talkin' Harry, of course.

But Kalas would want everyone to honor him by turning their attention to his favorite pastime - following Phillies baseball.

So as I take in the pregame festivities of the Phillie Phanatic's birthday (weird how it's always on a Sunday), here's some news from CBP: Jimmy Rollins isn't in the starting lineup.

Relax. He was at the ballpark on time.

But he's also hitting .167 after 10 games. Charlie Manuel is giving Rollins a day off; Eric Bruntlett is in the lineup.

Jayson Werth is also on the bench (he's 1-for-12 in the last three games); Matt Stairs is starting in right field.

Here's the lineup:

1. Shane Victorino, CF
2. Eric Bruntlett, SS
3. Chase Utley, 2B
4. Ryan Howard, 1B
5. Raul Ibanez, LF
6. Matt Stairs, RF
7. Pedro Feliz, 3B
8. Chris Coste, C
9. Chan Ho Park, P


I also spoke with Ryan Madson briefly before the game.

Madson threw four perfect innings to start the season (no hits, no runs, no walks). In his last two outings, however, he's allowed plenty of hits, walks and runs.

Madson thinks getting back on track will be pretty easy - he checked out video and diagnosed the problem Saturday night. For more, check out tomorrow's Daily Times.


Pictures are still no loading to the blogger system. My apologies - I try to add photos as much as possible to "spice" up the blog.... nothing I can do at the moment to correct that.