Some Phillies Links for You, July 20, 2010: Lehigh Rally, Kyle Style, Curt's Computer

by WholeCamels on Jul 20, 2010 8:10 AM EDT

Kendrick unravels as Phils keep struggling

"My command was off all night," Kendrick said. "I was falling behind hitters. Luckily, I got through it early. Then in the fifth same thing. Just behind in the count and left some pitches up. Mistakes, they were all mistakes -- pitches that should be hit where they were hit."

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Thanks for the reminder...

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(With the Diamondbacks) I pitched a game in Arizona against the Phillies and Doug Glanville hit two homers off me in the same game. Doug Glanville hitting a home run is akin to Halley's Comet coming around. Him hitting two home runs in one game is unheard of. In the post-game they were asking Doug about the game and Doug said that 'a lot of fans don't understand the personal vendettas that go on in life that affect the game. Curt killed me multiple times.' ... He said that he and I were playing EverQuest and (Schilling) got (Glanville's) character killed a bunch of times. They come sprinting over to my locker saying, 'Doug just told us that he hates your guts.'

NERRRRDDSSS!!!!

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Oh Paul, you know this city loves its scapegoats!

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1. Switch MLB roster with AAA; 2. Profit

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I'd love to.

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Baseball sucks.

"F#$% [player]!" --FuquaManuel

by FuquaManuel on Jul 20, 2010 9:11 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs

x2 with a rec to come for truth.

by dannijd on Jul 20, 2010 12:44 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Relativistic as it may be.

by SportingFanaticism on Jul 20, 2010 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions

I remember Jayson Stark used to write about that EverQuest stuff back in the day.

by taco pal on Jul 20, 2010 9:42 AM EDT reply actions

Not much meat on the bone in the Dom Brown article.

by Cormican on Jul 20, 2010 11:48 AM EDT reply actions

I wish someone would float a clubhouse chemistry related rumor that involved World of Warcraft. Jayson stealing Chase’s rare drop or Ryan overpowering his Cleric or something.

by Trev223 on Jul 20, 2010 12:13 PM EDT reply actions

LOL… But what fun would that be— only the nerds would get the joke!

by dannijd on Jul 20, 2010 12:16 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

And you’d still find a way to kill it.

"F#$% [player]!" --FuquaManuel

by FuquaManuel on Jul 20, 2010 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions

It must involve a knight elf mohawk hand grenade, or it’s just not funny.

by SportingFanaticism on Jul 20, 2010 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Well, I heard the real reason we released Castro is he went Horde. Everyone knows the infield is an Alliance.

Honor is no substitute for victory.

by The Dark on Jul 20, 2010 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions

Kendrick Optioned

Andrew Carpenter to take his place (as per Salisbury).

Not sure yet how I feel about this move.

by Romero on Jul 20, 2010 1:12 PM EDT reply actions

I think I speak for some when I say, Meh

by SportingFanaticism on Jul 20, 2010 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Agreed. This doesn’t really do anything for me unless Carpenter either makes us yearn for or forget who Kendrick is. Time will tell I suppose.

Looking forward to the Kevin Kolb era.
5-8-10...the day the Purdue Boilermakers basketball team won the 2011 NCAA Championship!!

by EREX21 on Jul 20, 2010 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions

The idea of a pitcher so bad that I yearn for the salad days of Kyle Kendrick is mortifying.

by Cormican on Jul 20, 2010 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions

I agree. Nor am I saying I want that, just throwing it out there.

Looking forward to the Kevin Kolb era.
5-8-10...the day the Purdue Boilermakers basketball team won the 2011 NCAA Championship!!

by EREX21 on Jul 20, 2010 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Is that sort of like when Exxon’s early GIDP-happy days were so bad that I missed Castro?

by dannijd on Jul 20, 2010 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions

Yes, but worse.

by Cormican on Jul 20, 2010 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Yuck

by dannijd on Jul 20, 2010 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Carpenter’s been decent enough in AAA this year; at the very least, he’s been striking people out a bit. Strike me just a shakeup deal, but I was hoping they’d see what Carpenter had to give them sometime this year.

by Trev223 on Jul 20, 2010 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, I don’t know about this. Feels like there could be a move coming; I just don’t want it to be a panic one that hurts the farm.

"Tortorella’s got it all wrong ... Gaborik shouldn’t be messing with our skilled player." -Peter Luukko

by doubleh on Jul 20, 2010 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions

How would demoting Kendrick signal a move though? I have seen this idea floating around, but I don’t see how this connects with a possible move.

"F#$% [player]!" --FuquaManuel

by FuquaManuel on Jul 20, 2010 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions

It doesn’t rationally

But desperate times call for desperate dot connecting

by SportingFanaticism on Jul 20, 2010 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions

I guess it’s just a worry that RAJ won’t stand pat. Perhaps that’s why the rumors are floating.

"Tortorella’s got it all wrong ... Gaborik shouldn’t be messing with our skilled player." -Peter Luukko

by doubleh on Jul 20, 2010 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Rumors are floating because

A. Radio hosts and Sports Writers need fodder to get attention to their sources of income, so they can make things up and make inferences with not actual facts that will lead to
B. Fans these days are incapable of distinguishing between reality and the made up fantasy of the folks trying to win ears or eyes to keep employed.

And the cycle feeds itself like the serpent encircling the world until Ragnarok.

by SportingFanaticism on Jul 20, 2010 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Perhaps Carpenter and/or Kendrick are possible throw-in players for a larger deal?

by Romero on Jul 20, 2010 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions

But how does simply flipping their spots now portend such a deal?

"F#$% [player]!" --FuquaManuel

by FuquaManuel on Jul 20, 2010 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Only in that it may let a potential trading partner see Carpenter face major league opponents.

by dannijd on Jul 20, 2010 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions

If they saw him face major league opponents, it’s likely they wouldn’t want him anymore.

"F#$% [player]!" --FuquaManuel

by FuquaManuel on Jul 20, 2010 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions

Ugh… If he is that bad… Kyle back please!

by dannijd on Jul 20, 2010 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions

No, you don’t get it.

"F#$% [player]!" --FuquaManuel

by FuquaManuel on Jul 20, 2010 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions

I like Kendrick, who seems like a stand-up guy and has had moments where he was somewhat effective. But this is kinda meh. Hopefully it’s a bridge until Happ can come back and be effective.

by Cormican on Jul 20, 2010 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions

I like him too… I was following him starting in Spring Training this year, and was hoping that he would be a little more consistently effective. I just see this as a knee jerk reaction and perhaps Kendrick being the second victim of a team that is underperforming— an easy victim too, since he had options and could be sent down instead of being designated for assignment and having to go through waivers.

by dannijd on Jul 20, 2010 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions

Again, Kendrick is not a good pitcher, despite whatever hopes you may have for him. He is performing at exactly the level one should expect him to perform based on his abilities. Carpenter is not worse than Kendrick. This is a lateral move. With everyone healthy, Kendrick doesn’t even have a place on this team, save long relief and mop-up work perhaps.

"F#$% [player]!" --FuquaManuel

by FuquaManuel on Jul 20, 2010 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions