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Phillies To Listen To Offers On Cliff Lee
According to mlbtraderumors.com, the Phillies and Ruben Amaro will listen to offers for Cliff Lee. Ruben has said multiple times that he doe not intend to trade Cliff Lee, but as a GM he has to listen to any offer a team may offer despite his intentions to not trade Lee. Cliff was supposed to start today but has been scratched due to a stiff neck, so rumblings around the league is that, are the Phillies skipping his start so they can trade him when he is healthy? The Phillies have lost 6 in a row and are 9.5 games behind the Braves and are in third place in NL East. The Phillies playoff chances are getting slimmer by the day and no one knows what Amaro and the Phillies are going to do.
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Over. 500 & Loving Every Minute!
Over. 500 & Loving Every Minute!
The Phillies have won 5 games in a row, but more importantly, they are 1 game over the .500 mark for the first time this season! Tyler Cloyd pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings while giving up 4 hits. The Phillies now solely own 2nd place and are 31-30. The Phillies managed 10 hits and for the first time since 200, Michael Young batted lead off and had a great night, he went 3 for 5. The Phillies got RBI’s from Delmon Young, Ryan Howard, John Mayberry, and Eric Kratz. Delmon Young hit his 6th home run of the season in the 5th inning. Domonic Brown continued his hot hitting, going 2 for 3 with a walk. The Phillies look like a whole new team that is on a mission, a mission to recapture the magic of the last few years and make one last run to the World Series. Michael Young spoke after the game about batting leadoff and the winning streak, “We’re happy that the hard work is starting to pay off and we’re starting to see it in the standings. We’re very happy with our style of play right now. We want to keep doing that and keep pushing the envelope” (1). Charlie Manual also spoke about the way the team is playing, “We’re starting to work counts better, and we’re picking up some walks. Tonight, I felt we got a good start out of the gate” (1). The Phillies look to continue their winning streak tonight when they send Cliff Lee to the mound in search of his 7th win of the year. Lee beat the Milwaukee Brewers in his last start 6/2/13, when he struck out 11, scattered 7 hits and gave up 3 ER. The Brewers will counter with Alfredo Figaro, who pitched 3.2 scoreless innings against the Phillies on June 2nd. The game will be on at 8:10pm and be at Miller Park. The game will be seen on Comcast SportsNet.
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Cliff Lee=Good Bullpen=Bad Phills Still Win Tho!
Cliff Lee=Good Bullpen=Bad Phills Still Win Tho!
Cliff Lee=Good Bullpen=Bad Phills Still Win Tho!
Well the Phillies bullpen almost blew that game but managed to save it in the end. Cliff Lee, who by far is the best Phillies pitcher this season, shut down the Brewers for 7.2 innings. The Phillies offense looked very much like 2008 and 2009 than the 2013 offense. The Phillies won 7 to 5 but the game seemed closer than 2 runs. The Phillies scored 7 runs on some great timely hitting by Domonic Brown, who was a double shy of the cycle drove in 4 of the 7 runs and is on fire and looks to be the player we thought he would be 3 years ago. The Phillies also got RBI’s by Eric Kratz, Freddy Galvis, and Jimmy Rollins. The Phillies had a 7-0 lead after the 7th inning. Lee pitched the beginning of the 8th, but showed signs of fatigue and let a few base runners on. Charlie Manual pulled Cliff Lee after 7.2 innings and 105 pitches. Lee stats for the game were 0 BB, 11 K 3 ER and 7 H. After Lee left the fun began. Justin DeFratus was brought into the game, he precedes to give up a triple to Jonathan Lucroy spoiling Lee’s great game, only 1 run was earned to DeFratus, the rest were to Lee. The inning ends, it is now 7 to 4 Phillies. Jonathan Papelbon was not available to close because of an illness, so Antonio Bastardo got the call for the 9th. he proceeds to give up a single to Alex Gonzalez an a walk to Rickie Weeks. Then Jeff Bianchi singles to left field scoring Gonzalez. Bastardo gets Jean Segura to ground out to first base, Ryan Howard had a chance to make it a double play but as afraid of the ball going into left field, so choose the easy out. Bastardo then intentionally walks Carlos Gomez, loading the bases up with 2 outs. Martin Maldonado pinch hits for the Burke Badenhop and luckily Maldonado pops up to Ben Revere, sealing the victory for Cliff Lee and the Phillies. Lee moves to 7 and 2 on the season. Cliff Lee said after game about wanting to stay in, “I wanted to stay in there and keep pitching, but at the same time I knew I wanted to be smart and use my head a little bit. It is what it is. It was frustrating, no doubt about it. I’d rather be in control of the game” (1). The Phillies now to look to gain some ground on the Nationals and Braves when they look to beat up on the Marlins, who are coming off a sweep of the Mets. Kyle Kendrick will take the mound and the Marlins will counter with Tom Koehler. The game is at Citizens Bank Park and will be at 7:05pm on Comcast SportsNet.
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Phillies News and Notes
Phillies News and Notes
People have forgotten that the World Baseball Classic is still going on and our old pal Jimmy Rollins helped the United States beat Puerto Rico 7-1 last night. Rollins had two hits and made some spectacular plays in the field to ensure the victory for Team USA. The United States now will play the dominant Dominican Republic team who last week lite up Cole Hamels in a tune up game in Spring Training.
After yesterday 7 run debacle, Roy Halladay said after the game that he is healthy and will be fine once the season starts. “The good part is, there’s no soreness,” Halladay said. “Nothing hurts (1).” Halladay, during the interview, blamed his poor performance on being lethargy. Do we believe him ? Manager Charlie Manual and pitching coach Rich Dubee expressed their concern after the game but also insisted Halladay is healthy. Hold onto your butts folks!
The lone bright spot in the strange and sudden deal in 2009 that sent Cliff Lee to the Seattle Mariners, Phillippe Aumont has emerged as a lock in for a bullpen spot for the 2013 Phillies. After spending the past few years in the minors learning control, Aumont has become the leader for the 3 bullpen spots the Phillies have opened. He has pitched two scoreless innings in Spring Training and looks to continue that streak Thursday where he should see an inning or two.
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