February 2009

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Fifth starter update: Livan sharp; Garcia not so: GARCIA: Rough day. Watching Feddy Garcia labor big time against the Cardinals. It’s early, but it has to be frustrating for Garcia, who has given up four runs on a pile of pitches. Garcia is trying to [+] Not convinced about Reyes in three hole ….: Every time Jose Reyes goes deep, it seems that soon after he gets into a funk where he starts uppercutting and trying to drive everything and gets away from hitting the ball on the ground. He went [+] Santana scratched for tomorrow ….: Johan Santana has been scratched from tomorrow’s start because of tenderness in his elbow. Jerry Manuel said he would pitch during the regular season, which is manager speak for saying, “I don’t want to make a big [+] Good and bad signs ….: Luis Castillo drove in four runs with two hits yesterday, but Duaner Sanchez walked two hitters on nine pitches. It’s only one game, so let’s not get carried away either way, but both are key issues for [+] A little more fuel ….: The Phillies have mailed out their season ticket plans. The tickets have a photo of Phillies player on them. However, for the games against the Mets the Phillies have the World Series trophy. [+] Finding a place for Tatis: TATIS: Looking for a place for his bat. Fernando Tatis’ position just might turn out to be batter. Jerry Manuel said Tatis would rotate off the bench at the infield and outfield corners, just to get his bat in the lineup. It’s a good idea if it is done with consistency so he’ll get enough at-bats to stay sharp. Tatis is currently bothered with a swollen hand and won’t play today against Baltimore. [+] Wright said WBC will help in fundamentals: WRIGHT: Likes WBC intensity. David Wright is not the one to go to if you want to knock the WBC. He’ll be on the Major League Baseball Network tonight trumpeting its praises. He’s not buying it will [+] Murphy’s job to lose ….: So much for the platoon in left. Manager Jerry Manuel said it is Daniel Murphy’s job to lose, and he’ll see a lot of time against left-handed pitching. That doesn’t mean Fernando Tatis is useless. He’ll get [+] Redding sidelined a week: Here’s why you can never have enough pitching.  Fifth-starter candidate Tim Redding won’t throw off the mound for a week because of discomfort in his right shoulder. Redding underwent off-season surgery to repair a stress fracture in [+] Which Delgado will we get?: DELGADO: Who will we get? Does anybody know for sure which Carlos Delgado we will see this year? The second half terror that made an MVP run, of the first half horror that had him heading out [+]