BY SCOTT LAUBERGreetings from the Bank. The Phillies are taking batting practice on the field right now, wrapping up their hour-long workout. A few notes from a morning/early afternoon spent in the clubhouse:
1. Brad Lidge was honored, but surprised, to learn that he has been selected as the NL Comeback Player of the Year by the 30 team reporters from MLB.com. "At first, it was kind of a little weird for me," Lidge said. "I was tremendously honored. But I also had a [3.36] ERA last year. I didn't think it was that bad. But I'm tremendously grateful for it. I think, when I look at '06 and '07 as a whole, those years were not what I'm capable of doing. So, I kind of look at this as a bounce-back from those years as a whole."
2. J.A. Happ (above) is still with the team, and there are indications that he'll be on the playoff roster. The Phillies have until 10 a.m. tomorrow to file their roster, and it appears they'll take all of their allotted time. If Happ makes the team, it'll mean that either another pitcher (Rudy Seanez?) or a position player (So Taguchi?) will be excluded.
3. The Brewers have announced their playoff roster, which includes 12 pitchers (Dave Bush, Eric Gagne, Yovani Gallardo, Seth McClung, Guillermo Mota, Manny Parra, CC Sabathia, Brian Shouse, Mitch Stetter, Jeff Suppan, Salomon Torres, Carlos Villanueva), two catchers (Jason Kendall, Mike Rivera), seven infielders (Craig Counsell, Ray Durham, Prince Fielder, Bill Hall, J.J. Hardy, Brad Nelson, Rickie Weeks) and four outfielders (Ryan Braun, Mike Cameron, Tony Gwynn, Corey Hart).
More in a bit.
(Updated, 4:30 p.m.): Happ has confirmed that he's been told he's on the playoff roster and will serve as a long reliever. Still no word on who has been left off.
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