By SCOTT LAUBER CHICAGO -- Nothing like a day game on a resplendent afternoon at Wrigley. It's baseball the way it was meant to be played. Here's your pregame rundown:
1. Matt Stairs has arrived, as his agent told us yesterday, and will be available to pinch-hit today. He's a native of St. John, New Brunswick, and a big hockey fan (he even coaches high school hockey in Bangor, Maine, in the winter). Asked to identify his favorite team, he smiled and said, "Philadelphia." Good answer. More on Stairs in Sunday's News Journal.
2. Just heard from Pat Gillick, who said he expects the Phillies to call up "a little more than half a dozen" players from the minors once rosters expand next week. I think pitchers J.A. Happ, Kris Benson and Adam Eaton, catcher Jason Jaramillo and outfielder T.J. Bohn are safe bets. Beyond that, there's a chance we'll see center-field prospect Greg Golson and perhaps infielders Brad Harman and/or Mike Cervenak. Gillick also said the Phillies likely won't send a minor leaguer to Toronto to complete the Stairs trade until after the World Series.
3. Today's lineup against LHP Ted Lilly (13-7, 4.23): SS Jimmy Rollins (.266/9/48), 2B Chase Utley (.290/31/87), LF Pat Burrell (.260/30/76), 1B Ryan Howard (.229/36/112), CF Shane Victorino (.284/11/49), RF Jayson Werth (.273/18/49), 3B Pedro Feliz (.255/13/51), C Chris Coste (.285/9/34), RHP Brett Myers (7-10, 4.49). Surely, the Phillies need to muster more offense than they did yesterday against a very beatable Rich Harden.
Enjoy the game.
1 comment:
"respledent"
Do you mean "resplendent?" You're a riot. Trying to use words Phillies fans wouldn't have a clue about, and then blowing it.
Such are the standards of teh NJ.
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