MIAMI -- Lots to get to today for The Paper, but before I start typing away, wanted to pass along that Brett Myers has resurfaced in the Phillies' clubhouse, two lockers away from the just-arrived Joe Blanton. Myers, who feigned kisses with good friend Ryan Madson, was asked if he believes his 20-day, head-clearing and mechanics-altering mission to the minors worked."I guess we'll see next time I pitch," he said. "It's kind of hard to tell right now."
Next time Myers pitches will be Wednesday night against the Mets at Shea Stadium, and if Myers went to the minors to recover some of his lost mojo, a return engagement against the Phils' biggest rival in the City That Never Sleeps may help him reacquire that swagger, too.
"I couldn't think of a better team for me to come back against," Myers said.
Why?
"Because I don't like 'em," he continued. "We're not supposed to like 'em. Nothing against those guys. They're our rival. We like beating them. They like beating us."
More from Myers and Blanton in your Sunday News Journal.
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Today's lineup against Marlins LHP Scott Olsen (5-4, 3.77 ERA): SS Jimmy Rollins (.273/6/31), CF Shane Victorino (.278/5/29), 2B Chase Utley (.294/25/70), 1B Ryan Howard (.234/29/85), LF Pat Burrell (.274/23/57), RF Jayson Werth (.270/12/36), 3B Pedro Feliz (.266/12/45), C Chris Coste (.279/7/21), RHP Kyle Kendrick (8-3, 4.47).
Blanton has been added to the roster. RHP Joe Bisenius has been optioned to triple-A Lehigh Valley. Myers hasn't been activated yet. When he is, expect INF Mike Cervenak to be headed back to Lehigh Valley.
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