{"id":560,"date":"2010-06-29T19:18:41","date_gmt":"2010-06-30T00:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.broadstreetbelievers.com\/?p=560"},"modified":"2010-06-29T19:18:41","modified_gmt":"2010-06-30T00:18:41","slug":"quick-hits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/broadstreetbelievers.com\/?p=560","title":{"rendered":"Quick Hits"},"content":{"rendered":"

Utley and Polanco to DL<\/strong><\/p>\n

The injuries for the Phils this year have officially hit the ‘ridiculous’ point.\u00a0 It looks like Utley (sprained thumb) and Polanco will only be out 15 days each, but that makes 7 Phils currently on the DL (along with J.A. Happ, Carlos Ruiz, Ryan Madson, Chad Durbin, and Antonio Bastardo).\u00a0 And that 7 number doesn’t include lenghty DL stints from currently active players like Jimmy Rollins, Joe Blanton, Brad Lidge, and J.C. Romero.<\/p>\n

Polanco and Utley hitting the DL at the same time is especially annoying because Polanco would have been a great fill-in at second base in Utley’s absence.\u00a0 Greg Dobbs has been re-called from Triple-A, along with utilityman Brian Bocock.\u00a0 Dobbs can expect to see a lot of time at third, along with Juan Castro and Wilson Valdez, with Castro and Valdez also splitting time at second.\u00a0 Charlie’s lineup for tonight: Victorino-Dobbs-Rollins-Howard-Werth-Ibanez-Schneider-Valdez-Blanton.<\/p>\n

Cliff Lee<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cliff Lee is pitching in Yankee Stadium tonight, and the last time I saw him do that was in his Game 1 win in the World Series last year.\u00a0 It reminded me that the only two games the Phils won in that series were the ones he won.\u00a0 Obviously, Halladay can fill that role but, considering how well the Yankees have been this year, is the rest of our rotation good enough to beat them in October?\u00a0 How about this idea: we just offer Phillippe Aumont, Tyson Gillies, and J.C. Ramirez back to the Mariners for Lee.\u00a0 They’re not even close to contending, and they’re going to have a tough time re-signing him after the season.\u00a0 Now that he’s only a two-month rental, the price to trade should be lower, so wouldn’t taking those three prospects back make sense for them?\u00a0 And wouldn’t taking Lee for a two-month rental make sense for the Phils?\u00a0 After the season they could decide to keep him or Werth.<\/p>\n

The Lebron James Saga<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Lebron Sweepstakes is getting PLENTY of press elsewhere, so I don’t think we have much to add here, but just one random thought I had today:\u00a0 Everyone is pointing to the meeting of Lebron, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh as evidence that the three of them are planning on teaming up in Miami.\u00a0 If that was really their plan, why would they even need to have the meeting?\u00a0 It seems much more likely that Wade is just recruiting them to Miami, and why wouldn’t he?\u00a0 I’m sure it’s an option that Lebron is considering, but I don’t for a second think that it’s a foregone conclusion.\u00a0 And, for the record, I really hope he doesn’t go there.\u00a0 Their fan base is basically non-existent, and I’d like to see some good, loyal (possibly long suffering) fans get the privilege of Lebron joining their team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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