Phightins

Please knock out that [expletive]ing mascot if you see it so it does not venture behind home plate during the most crucial part of the game.

Fixed

Well it's good to see that the Cardinals haven't totally given up or anything like that.

Wow, Chris Nelson with a clean steal of home for his first Major League stolen base.

Nate Robertson DFA'd and Scott Mathieson placed on the DL. After last night, everyone saw the Robertson move coming. With him being DFA'd, one would have to think that Cody Ransom will be added to the 40-man roster with J-Roll hurt. And to take Mathieson's spot, the Phillies picked up Cesar Carrillo off waivers from San Diego. This is interesting, since Carrillo was a first round pick just 5 years ago.

Hopefully the Cardinals put their collapse on hold, for at least the next 4 days.

I am excited for the Flyers as well. The defense is very deep and very nasty, IMO. I am looking forward to seeing how Nikolai Zherdev fits in, and also how Ville Leino plays for a full season.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhcSowCkoFM&feature=player_embedded He could probably be the cleanup hitter for this year's Pirates team.

Check out Oswalt's listed position on Yahoo: http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g96/philsphan1210/Picture2-4.png http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/teams/phi/roster I giggled.

Haha....you wouldn't have liked it last year when I was at a Phillies-Mets game at Citi with Diesel. Although, he was worse at Yankee Stadium.

I now understand why the Marlins released Nate Robertson. And to think the Tigers viewed him as a big part of their future a few years back...

Nah, they are taking him out now actually. They just drilled Chase Utley near the head, and it looked awfully intentional. Not sure what the deal is, but I am curious if the new Phillies pitcher will do anything. Looks like Nate Robertson is warming up, so that would be really interesting if he is asked to throw at somebody, since he was a Marlin a month and a half ago.

Ryan Howard is 5 RBI behind Carlos Gonzalez for the league lead, and Ryan missed 3 weeks. If he had stayed healthy, nobody would be talking about a triple crown right now.

This just in: Cole Hamels is really [expletive]ing good.

Just signed up.

I am just going to pray that Jimmy is OK. I really hope this isn't his calf again. He does not look good.

Cole vs. Andrew Miller is a matchup that the Phillies really need to exploit. Also, Charlie is sticking with Vic leading off and Jimmy in the middle of the order (he is batting 6th tonight). It has worked the last 2 nights, so no need to fix what isn't broken I guess. Also, Hanley is not in the Marlins lineup. Baseball is an unpredictable game, but this is a game the Phillies have to win.

http://joeposnanski.si.com/2010/09/08/cargo-home-cargo-on-road/ Really, really, really good article about Carlos Gonzalez, Coors Field, and home/road splits in history.

Andy Pettitte is making a rehab start with the Trenton Thunder (Yankees AA team). The catch is, it will come during a Thunder playoff game. I know, this is probably pretty common when MLB guys are rehabbing in September and most minor leagues are in their postseasons, and I know that the primary function of these minor league teams is to feed their Major League affiliates, but if I were on the Thunder's opponent, I'd be pretty pissed.

Observation: That stupid Rockies mascot should not be allowed to be behind home plate in the 9th inning. So bush league.

Haha, hopefully Wellwood's little brother turns out a bit better. He is a Flyers prospect.

You mean Canadiens. I don't think Universe will be happy that you confused the Leafs and Canadiens! I don't know what the talk in St. Louis is (or Montreal), but I have to imagine that the hype for Halak is ridiculous and I'll be shocked if he lives up to it. That playoff run was ridiculous, but Marty Biron had a similar run a couple years ago and look where he is now (obviously Halak is a lot more talented than Biron, but the point is that the expectations for Halak should not be based on his playoff run).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY6nEk8ZI9w

It is about time for Jayson Werth to take a 3 or 4 day vacation to the bench.

They can't blow this......can they?