Phightins

Anddddd it's official. Chase Utley and Placido Polanco both to the DL, Greg Dobbs and Brian Bocock called up. RIP 2010 season? I'm usually very optimistic about my teams, but this might be the final straw with this one. Also...Brian Bocock has a .470 OPS this season.....in AAA.

But there is good news today... Dom Brown is now ranked as Keith Law's top prospect on ESPN. [expletive] Keith Law, but this is one thing he is good at.

Chase Utley and Placido Polanco are both going to the DL, from the sounds of it. Fish, can the 2009 Mets comparisons start yet?

And he officially plays in front of the worst defense in baseball. Well, we knew that already.

Chase Utley injured his hand tonight. No word on how serious it is. Good lord.

Yeah, so, the Reds are legitimately good.

Sign Brian Scalabrine!

Yeah, lol. That was great.

Iron Pigs game is on MLB Network right now. Cool to see Dom Brown on TV. Which brings me to another point. He might be the top prospect in baseball right now, since basically everyone who has been ranked above him is now in the Major Leagues. I'd be shocked if Dom isn't in the Majors in September.

Yeah, Lou Williams has replied once or twice. Our old friend "Diesel" actually had a lengthy chat with him once, and wound up getting himself blocked. For the record, Lou is a HUGE tool. At least that's how it would seem on Twitter.

My b...already looking forward to next week!

Matchups for Reds series... Tonight: Kyle Kendrick @ Johnny Cueto Tomorrow: Joe Blanton @ Mike Leake Wednesday: Roy Halladay @ Aaron Harang

I am pretty sure that we get the 7th round pick if we don't sign Hamhuis before July 1st, which obviously isn't happening now. Since we traded his rights away, that 7th may not come afterall, I am not sure how that works. And I completely agree with your idea for how to spend the money.

If he wasn't forced to throw 19 pitches yesterday in a game that was already over, I'd bet he does a bit better tonight. Obviously impossible to know for sure, oh well. I will take him on the Phillies anyway .

Matt Stairs owns Broxton. In October anyway.

The spirit of Matt Stairs lives in the Yankees.

Actually, check that. He has faced a pretty week schedule so far. Still filthy though. Capable of dominating any lineup on any given day. I don't get what it is about the Red Sox though. Don't get me wrong, very good lineup, but there are definitely better ones. Somehow, they own the top pitchers though. Roy Halladay's worst start of the year was against them (and you can't chalk Halladay up as being a product of a weaker league, as you know he dominated the AL East for years), and then the Red Sox also beat up Jimenez and Lincecum

Lincecum has been ordinary all year. Jimenez having his first rough start against the Red Sox is pure coincidence. I think he had the flu also. He has dominated better lineups.

Can the Phillies have Broxton instead?

So, in this instance Joe West helps the Phillies, but good lord can they just force retirement on the guy already?

And Jamie Moyer also allows his 506th career HR, moving him into first place all time for HRs allowed. Jesus, this guy has been around a long time.

4000 career IP for Jamie Moyer.

Lots of scouts are very down on Bumgarner now. Apparently his fastball is barely touching 90 now.

Sounds like he is going to become a UFA. Still have to like the Flyers chances of signing him though. Not many good goalies available and not many teams in the market for a starting goalie, so I see no reason why anyone would overpay him, unless he goes to the KHL. Also, sounds like Dan Hamhuis wants to go to free agency as well, and many think his preference is to stay in the western conference.

Braves bullpen was imploding in the 9th. 4-3 lead and bases loaded with 2 outs, Johnny Damon up with a full count. "Strike 3" was a good 6 inches off the plate. Wish I had a screenshot of it.