Phillies season 6

[PhillyPhreak54]

Hamels hurting

Top lefthanded pitching prospect Cole Hamels will see the team physician, Dr. Michael Ciccotti, today. It is a precautionary visit after Hamels experienced back pain following his start for Double A Reading on Tuesday.

Hamels, the team's first-round pick in 2002, had his 2004 season interrupted by elbow problems, then broke his pitching hand in a bar fight in the offseason, delaying the start of this season. He began the season with Class A Clearwater, was outstanding and was promoted to Reading, where he is 2-0 with a 2.37 ERA in three starts. If he stays healthy and effective, Phillies brass says, he could reach Triple A next month, with an eye on a September call-up.

If he's healthy, that is.

"I hope it's no big deal," Wade said.

Hopefully it is just soreness from him throwing 110 pitches the other night. I think that is the first time he's gone over a hundred as a pro.

[PhillyPhreak54]

From Jayson Stark:

ON URBINA:

It's only six weeks since the Phillies dealt Placido Polanco to Detroit to get Urbina. Now they're using him and Vicente Padilla as their most likely trading chips in their hunt for a veteran starting pitcher. Teams that have spoken with the Phillies say they've dangled that twosome in conversations about a number of starting pitchers (Gil Meche, Kyle Lohse, Arroyo, Jake Westbrook). But so far, clubs knocking on the Phillies' door are mostly interested in first-base phenom Ryan Howard and closer Billy Wagner -- two guys they'll deal only for a major impact player (assuming one is even out there). It isn't impossible the Phillies could just pass and call up their top pitching prospect -- Cole Hamels, whose career ERA after 28 minor-league starts is down to a ridiculous 1.54.

ON WAGNER:

Teams keep calling on Wagner, even as the Phillies keep creeping closer to the wild-card lead. And the Phillies keep saying no to just about everything. But two clubs report the Phillies have told both the Red Sox and White Sox that if they can pull off a trade for Burnett, a three-way deal that would spin Wagner for Burnett is not out of the question. But other than that, one team that spoke with the Phillies says the only way they would move Wagner is for "something extreme." And in this market, it's almost impossible to envision any other package that would meet that definition.

With Hamels a question mark now (hurting), Lidle struggling, Lieber still not entirely out of his funk and Gavin Floyd not ready to come up, trading away Padilla now would be dumb. He has thrown 13 scoreless innings and really looks like he is turning it around.

As I've said before, they need another starter. If they trade Padilla in a package deal then they're back to square one of needing another starter.

[PhillyGirl]

As I've said before, they need another starter. If they trade Padilla in a package deal then they're back to square one of needing another starter.

Whatever was bothering Padilla, he seems to have gotten rid of it. Well, I hope, anyway.

[mikey418]

So did anyone see me on tv at the game.  I was sitting behind the Dodgers dugout (3rd row).  Some girl next to me got on her cell and started waving. So I did the "my hand as a phone" trick and let out a bionic-esque smile...

I got to the game late but just 1.5 innings before that dreadful 5th....

[PhillyGirl]

Some girl next to me got on her cell and started waving.

You should have taken her phone and stomped on it. I hate people like her.

[PhillyPhreak54]

If it was after the 5th inning, I missed you. Because that inning put me to sleep.

And you should've punched her in the ear hard as you could after you smashed her phone like PG suggested.

[PhillyGirl]

Corey Lidle has left the team for 4 days due to "personal reasons" (aka...shellshock Tim Worrell syndrome)

[Wingspan]

what is it with phillies pitchers and getting mentally farged up?

lydle, worrell, vicente (whenever 2 men are on base), myers last season?

[rjs246]

More proof that baseball players are weak.

[MURP]

remember that guy who hacked some computers and sent like 10,000 angry emails to the Phillies?   just go 4 years in the slammer. 

[Wingspan]

remember that guy who hacked some computers and sent like 10,000 angry emails to the Phillies?   just go 4 years in the slammer. 

thats probably less suffering to endure than watching the phils

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

A possible 3-way deal which would send Wagner away for Burnett is interesting.

But is Burnett more of a groundball or flyball pitcher?

[Rome]

A possible 3-way deal which would send Wagner away for Burnett is interesting.

But is Burnett more of a groundball or flyball pitcher?

A deal involving Burnett for Wagner in whatever fashion would work for me.

No way the Marlins allow that, though.

[BigEd76]

no-hit through 5.  sigh....

[Dillen]

But is Burnett more of a groundball or flyball pitcher?

Strikeout pitcher.