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That basically sums it up. Except for Chris Wheeler's "analysis" on the Howard video, as usual he is totally clueless.

Might just be a scheduled day off. His swing has not looked right since he came off the DL. They did the same thing with Utley a couple days ago.

Ryan Howard is not in the lineup tonight. Suspension???

IDK, but it is pretty sweet that he and Joey Votto are fighting for that. Maybe Placido Polanco [expletive]s both of them over by winning the batting title!

I think Damon made the right call, TBH. He has already experienced playing in the AL East and he already has 2 rings. He has accomplished almost everything there is to accomplish in baseball. He seems happy in Detroit, and more importantly, he will get to pad his numbers against much weaker AL Central opponents for the next year or 2, or however long he continues playing. Believe it or not, his numbers are borderline Hall of Fame worthy right now, a couple more productive years may make him a lock.

That would work!

He is usually the most chill dude ever. I have never seen him go off on an umpire like that.

For real, Major League Baseball needs to reevaluate some of it's umpires. Unfortunately, Joe West has a lot of tenure so he is probably going nowhere, but the league needs to do something about the little "minor-league fill-in" pricks like Scott Barry. The Ryan Howard incident last night was not the first time Scott Barry crossed the line, he did something similar to Ryan Zimmerman about a week ago.

At least Braves tickets are usually available, even this late into the season. I'm lucky to be a season ticket holder...if I didn't have them, I'd be [expletive] out of luck. The Phillies bandwagon has exploded in the last 4 or 5 years. They have sold out 105 straight games, it's so tough to just get a ticket to an individual game.

Yeah, the schedule makers could not have made it any better this year. Six Phillies-Braves games in the final 12 of the season, including the final weekend. I already have my tickets for one of them!

http://www.tindeck.com/listen/pigi Larry Andersen, you are the greatest. Thanks for making me feel a little better tonight.

Absolutely unbelievable. I am more pissed off right now than I was after game 6 of the World Series last year. Congrats Scott Barry and Greg Gibson, way to steal the spotlight. Joe West is really [expletive]ing proud of you. Arrogant umpiring has played a role in deciding each of the first two games of this series. Scott Barry should be fired (or sent back to the Minor Leagues where he belongs). I am obviously pissed off about the game, but for Barry to mock Ryan Howard, and then have the balls to kick Ryan out of the game for getting pissed off about a terrible call was disgraceful. [expletive].

[expletive] this.

Cole Hamels trails in a game in which he is pitching very well. What else is new?

Just the 8th time this year that the "regular lineup" is together. Record in those first 7 games was 6-1.

There is no way he makes it to the Braves. They are near the bottom of the waiver order, anybody half-decent will be blocked before they get to the Braves.

People who don't watch baseball assume that pitchers are "pussies" (see: Diesel). It is quite annoying to explain the game to them. And NO I am not attempting to compare your girlfriend to Diesel!

Also, Jayson Werth needs to be benched tomorrow. Getting picked off 2nd base on an INTENTIONAL WALK is absolutely terrible.

I guess the universe is now in balance, and the Phillies have been paid back for winning on a bad call in Florida a few weeks ago. But still, for the sake of baseball, it'd be nice if the egos of umpires don't interfere with the outcomes of games anymore.

Lol, the Red Sox claimed Johnny Damon. That would be an interesting reunion. He apparently has the Red Sox on his no-trade list, though.

My favorite part about this game: Throwbacks! http://bears.football-news-update.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/1273368128-21.JPG

What do you mean? Their [expletive]ty bullpen (along with the Dodgers, Cubs, and Astros) is the reason the Braves are still in first place.

He wants to make the game about himself.

Major League Baseball should have forced retirement on him years ago. He is a disgrace to baseball.

Or give him to the Phillies. The Braves turn out good RPs from their system every single year like they are running a factory, while the Phillies basically pick up trash from the scrap heaps.