Phillies Breakfast Links Resurrection: May 26, 2009

by WholeCamels on May 26, 2009 7:39 AM EDT

Don't forget to go vote for The Good Phight's own Matt Swartz in Round One of the Baseball Prospectus "BP Idol" competition! Round One voting ends at 11 PM tonight!

Shane Victorino: "I f---ed up." Really, Shane? Marlins 5, Phillies 3 -- Jamie Moyer was serviceable but the Phillies only offense was a pair of Ryan Howard home runs. Stuck on 249.

Charlie should give Lidge a long leash. All well and good, but is that a mountain this team can afford to die on?

Kane Kalas steps in for his dad at Media's Memorial Day parade. Hundreds attendees report flare-up of allergies.

Might have been a quick stay with the big club for John Mayberry, Jr. Strange man in Panama jersey seen quietly weeping...

Why a Jake Peavy trade to the Phillies makes all kinds of sense.

J.C. Romero Countdown: FIve days. Jack Taschner keeping a packed bag close by.

Phillies colorman Chris Wheeler's fame is exploding!

NL East

Mets top Nats 5-2 on a three-run homer from Gary Sheffield (wow, a right handed bat, who'd have thought?!), despite the Mets pitching staff walking nine Nationals batters. Thankfully the back spasms aren't going to prevent league favorite closer Francisco Rodriguez from entertaining the fans with his patented chest pounding and pointing to the sky after locking down a three-run save versus a last place team. You stay healthy, Frankie!

And the Giants pounded the Braves and starter Javier Vazquez, winning by a score of 8-2.

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Peavy

Is it likely that the Padres will deal Peavy if they keep winning baseball games? That’s 10 in a row now…

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by WholeCamels on May 26, 2009 8:00 AM EDT reply actions

Yes

because they are positioning to be sold – not to win – and peavys contract is long and expensive and the dogers are going to win the west pretty handily

"Someone created the box score," Morey says, "and he should be shot."

Blocked shots — they look great, but unless you secure the ball afterward, you haven’t helped your team all that much.

by jemagee on May 26, 2009 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions

vic's screw-up

Ironically, Stairs ended up hitting a double play in that at-bat. Of course, there’s no guarantee he still would have done that if Victorino were on base.

by taco pal on May 26, 2009 8:35 AM EDT reply actions

Just glad to

see Vic admit he screwed up and Charlie making sure he knew he did.

I was at the game last night, when Victorino got thrown out, the excitement of the game died at the Bank.

by DeanH on May 26, 2009 10:38 AM EDT reply actions

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phillies/20090526_Phil_Sheridan__Lidge__Moyer_deserve_our_patience.html

Sheridan agrees

"Someone created the box score," Morey says, "and he should be shot."

Blocked shots — they look great, but unless you secure the ball afterward, you haven’t helped your team all that much.

by jemagee on May 26, 2009 10:48 AM EDT reply actions

Is Kane Kalas married?

I luuuuuuuuuv his voice.

"He shows up every day to play, he plays hard every day, and he shows up to beat your butt." ~Ozzie Guillen on AJ Pierzynski, 3-17-09

R.I.P. Harry Kalas 4-13-09

by HappyHuman on May 26, 2009 12:43 PM EDT reply actions

Have the Phils interested in Jason Marquis. Just….no. I know that the Phils like to trade for these types of under-the-radar guys (Moyer, Lohse, Blanton), but just once…just once…I’d like to see us trade for a real difference maker. Does any ballclub fear Marquis?

by doubleh on May 26, 2009 12:59 PM EDT reply actions

NO

Jason Marquis? Really? When other stud pitchers are probably on the market?

by David S. Cohen on May 26, 2009 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions

I’d like to see these rumors myself…are they realiable sources or WIP / message board fodder promoted into rumor?

who else is on the market except peavy?

"Someone created the box score," Morey says, "and he should be shot."

Blocked shots — they look great, but unless you secure the ball afterward, you haven’t helped your team all that much.

by jemagee on May 26, 2009 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Rosenthal said it

Linky here.

Bedard could be on the market, as well as Oswalt (if the Astros are smart). If we’re gonna give up good prospects, I’d rather go all in. I mean, we gave up Outman and Cardenas for Blanton…and Outman is already pitching better than Blanton. I know without Blanton there’s no WFC, and it’s a small sample size for Outman, but the point is you never know how prospects will pan out so I’d much rather get a front line guy than another 5th starter.

Myers is in his walk year, and if the Phils aren’t thinking about resigning him (and I don’t really think they should), then they need to trade for someone now to replace him. They have a history of being better at trading for pitchers than signing them as FA’s (at least recently anyway).

by doubleh on May 26, 2009 3:42 PM EDT reply actions

That isn’t apples to apples. A “front line guy” will require more and better prospects than a Blanton type.

by taco pal on May 26, 2009 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions

I never said it was apples to apples. I said if we’re going to do it, I’d rather go all in and know we were getting more than another 5th starter. I’m saying I’d rather give up more and get more than give up less and get less.

by doubleh on May 26, 2009 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Fair enough. But as I see it, any bias in either direction is unhealthy. The only question in every trade should be: are you getting more than you’re giving up?

by taco pal on May 26, 2009 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions