Some Phillies Links For You, August 26, 2010: Sutter Home, Hyatt House, Mountain Jam

From what I heard they looked at the available pitchers based on their athleticism/skill and it came down to Oswalt and Kendrick. Kyle was warming in the bullpen in case of emergency, so Oswalt it was.

Inky article has details about what happened to get Oswalt in left field – http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/20100826_Who_s_on_first__That_was_just_one_of_the_problems.html?viewAll=y

It’s a good read:

The Phillies didn’t have much of a choice. Beyond Oswalt, the lone remaining players were starters Roy Halladay, Kyle Kendrick and Joe Blanton.

“Halladay was not going out there,” pitching coach Rich Dubee said.

Kendrick was already in the bullpen, preparing in case the game went so long that his services were required. So it was between Oswalt and Blanton. The coaching staff chose Oswalt.

“He might move a little better” than Blanton, Dubee said.

and:

Roy Oswalt had never played outfield in a baseball game. When he was growing up, he pitched and played shortstop when he wasn’t on the mound.

But there was that one time, when he was 12 years old and his dad let him play in the local softball league. Every weekend, as Oswalt remembers it, 12 to 15 teams would gather at a field in his hometown of Weir, Miss. (population: 500 or so). So that counts, right?

“We shag every day,” Oswalt said. “A fly ball is a fly ball.”

True. Yet Oswalt said as he ran to left field to begin the inning, he had more adrenaline than he ever has on a baseball field – except when he made his major-league debut in 2001.

it wasn’t a PH spot. He was a position player at the time of his AB.

From the articles I have read, apparently Morgan and a rather vocal Phillies fan got into it back and forth. After catching the last out of the inning (there is some dispute as to whether it was the eighth or the ninth), Morgan threw the ball up into the stands at the fan, hitting another fan in the head. This is not the first time that a player has been suspended for tossing a ball at a fan in a malicious fashion. Last season, Tigers closer Fernando Rodney was fined and suspended three games (later reduced to one) for firing a ball into the press box at Tropicana Field.

Yeah, this has certainly come out of nowhere.

I never really liked Morgan though, and this certainly doesn’t change my mind.

No… The offense is going to show up and bring Kyle some run support- it is better than birthday cake!

Never mind on the Ibañez/ Francisco thing— too small a sample size to judge.

If you don’t start Howard because of an umpire, then the terrorists win.

you can let Werth slide on a random pickoff. Benny F needs a day to stew in his stupidity. As a bench player, you don’t get rewarded with a second start for being a bonehead the previous day.

No. You have to buy MLB radio or whatever.

He gave one to Chooch…and home plate…awwww.

“It’s a dream come true to play in Philadelphia.” – Roy Oswalt

We love you, too, Roy!