Philadelphia Phillies storyline: Expectations for Cholley and Rube

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CAP-SIZE HINDSIGHT: 4-2 Triumph

TYPE	PLAYER	REASON
The Crystal Champagne Toast	Kyle Kendrick	Four-Star Performance
The Penthouse	Darin Ruf Kyle Kendrick John Mayberry Jr. Jeremy Horst	Smoked A 2-RBI Triple To Open A 2-0 Lead In The 2nd During His 1 For 2 Night With An IBB Nursing A 2-Run Advantage, Punched Out Werth With A Runner At 3rd To End The 5th, & Escaped A Harper-At-3rd One-Out Jam In The 6th Fired 7 Scoreless, 4-Hit Innings Made A Superb Catch Of A Blooper In A Critical Spot During The 8th Ended The 8th-Inning Threat With A Called K On The 4-Hole Stick
House Call	Jimmy Rollins	Has A Calf Issue

Above Asterisks ( *) = Corresponding Plays And/Or Events

Notice The Friday Photo Features The Core 4 With J-Roll (#1) In The Middle, While Ryno (#3) And Cole (#4) Are On The Outside.

NITECAP INSIGHT

The September Parade:

Also-rans learn the potential of their farm products, as they finish out the string for the 162. In Philly, it has recently been a limited exercise before serious October baseball. A Dom Brown might make the playoff 25 with his legs. This time the final regular month has a new equation for Rube Amaro and his coaches. After a 102-victory campaign, health has been the driving issue behind their sub-.500 mark.

Big John Tracks Down A Long Loud Out In The 3rd

The 8th inning has become the ultimate problem to solve for the GM and the manager. The first answer was to extend the starter beyond a reasonable exit, which resulted in last-frame blowups. The next possibility was to trust a shaky bullpen, which produced debilitating setbacks. The third solution was to split the 8th between 3 or more relievers, which works unless that strategy is foiled by extra innings. Cholley Manuel burns half of his relief corps other than Cinco Ocho for those 3 outs.

Cinco Ocho Slams The Door On The Nats

When you add Jake Diekman, Justin De Fratus and Joe Savery, you have hurlers after a regulation tie. All three youngsters are on the 40-man roster, and you can expect to see them in Atlanta over the weekend. Michael Schwimer would be another wing, if his sore arm is only a minor ailment. Antonio Bastardo is a 1 to 3 out southpaw, depending on his stuff that day. Phillippe Aumont could be the right-handed half of a 3-out plan with the 1 frame or less stipulation. Even if they don’t make a miracle run, Bastardo and Aumont could free up the others for the 7th. You can anticipate the GM calling up the 3 or 4 studs, and they will be employed by the manager.

Cliff Lee Fires A Bullet During 6.2 Solid Innings At The Bank On August 21 Against The Reds

PRECAP PITCH

Cliff Lee:

He is 2-2 with a 3.31 ERA for his last 9 efforts. Against the Nats in late July, his away line was: 7 complete, 5 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk and 7 strikeouts on 103 bullets.

	STARTER	RECORD	TM	STARTER	RECORD	DAY & TIME
3	LHP Cliff Lee	06-08, 3.12 ERA	@ Nats	RHP Edwin Jackson	09-11, 4.13 ERA	Wednesday, Day

Jordan Zimmermann Delivers His Offering At Home On August 20 Against The Braves

Jordan Zimmermann:

He has toiled 6.1 innings or more in 9 of 25 showings with 2 clunkers. At both venues against the Phils, his ledger read: 1-1, a 3.00 ERA, 12 total, 14 hits, 4 all-earned runs, 7 free passes (1 intentional) and 3 K’s. That stated, he is 7-4 with a 1.96 road ERA, which is 1.23 lower than at home. However, he is 1-1 with a 4.15 ERA in his last 4 outings.

DELIVERY = PITCHER’S 2012	DEFINITION OF SEASON
Over The Top	Excellent
3-Quarter Sidearm	Good
Sidearm	Above Average
Short Arm	Approximately Average
Submarine	Below Average

Starters’ photos, not described otherwise, are in the 1st inning.

Quality number of the pitcher: 1 – 5

Slot on his club: 1 – 5

Ranking is 1 to 5 & 15 for the less adventurous.

*** = Approximately equal to after plus-and-minus computation

HURLER	Cliff Lee	Edwin Jackson
NUMBER	A One	A Four
CLUB SLOT	Three	Three
FOR 2012	3-Quarter Sidearm	Short Arm
'12 RANKING	2nd of 5 Categories	4th of 5 Categories
LAST START	Cutter *	Eephus Pitch
LAST HIGH OR LOW	3rd of 15 Categories	13th of 15 Categories

	PITCH	INN	ER - R- H		PITCH	INN	ER
1	Gyroball	9 (CG)	0 - 0 - 3	10	Screwball	6	4
2	Fastball	9 (CG)	0 - 0	11	Knuckleball	5	3
3	Cutter	9 (CG)	3	12	Forkball	0 - 4.2	Monstrosity
4	Split Finger	7	2	13	Eephus Pitch	0 - 2.2	Disaster
5	Curveball	7	3	14	*Palm Ball	Ejected
6	Sinker	6.1	3	15	*Spit Ball	**Ejected+
7	Slider	6	2		*Breaking Ball	Injured
8	Changeup	6	3		*Fosh	Rain Interrupted
9	Slurve	5	2		*Knuckle Curve	Pitch Count
	** = Suspended				* = A 2nd Pitch Also

STATS APOCALYPTIC HORSEMEN DOC HALLADAY
DOC'S LINE: 5 INN, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 7 K & 90 DARTS

ACE	W - L	ERA	INN+	CONV	CG - SO	BAD	INN	ER	BB - IBB	SO
Total	34 - 23	3.48	6.1	59 of 86	2 - 2	12	582.2	225	114 -2	557
Hamels	17 - 06	3.05	6.2	21 of 31	2 - 2	03	215.1	073	050 - 2	218
Lee	06 - 09	3.16	6.1	23 of 30	0 - 0	02	211.0	074	028 - 0	207
Halladay	11 - 08	4.49	7.0	15 of 25	0 - 0	07	156.1	078	036- 0	132

16TH RIDE OF THE HORSEMEN:


ACE	W - L	ERA	INN+	CONV	CG	SO	BAD	INN	H	R	ER	BB	IBB	SO
Total	2 - 0	2.84	6.1+	2 of 3	0	0	1	19.0	14	6	6	4	0	20
Halladay	1 - 0	7.20	6.1+	0 of 1	0	0	1	05.0	06	4	4	3	0	07
Lee	0 - 0	1.29	7.0+	1 of 1	0	0	0	07.0	03	1	1	0	0	05
Hamels	1 - 0	1.29	7.0+	1 of 1	0	0	0	07.0	05	1	1	1	0	08

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