With Brett Myers' injury - which will require surgery, likely ending his season and perhaps his Phillies career - and the poor Phillies starting pitching for most of the season, there's been a lot of talk about the Phillies trading for a starting pitcher.
Is there a match?
Buster Olney muses about a Penny for Jason Donald deal. While part of me pines for the first SoxandPhils transaction since 2004, I don't want this deal to happen.
- Christine would blame me every time Penny gave the fans in right field a souvenir or Donald appeared in highlights on MLB Network.
- I'd love to dump Penny, who despite a pretty 5-1 record has an ERA of nearly 6 and a WHIP of nearly 1.6, so this would be a steal for the Sox unless Donald's injury is more than a sore hamstring.
- See No. 1.
I think the Phillies will make a deal, but I don't think it will be this one.
Irony: In a week dominated by the news of Myers' injury, the Phillies had a curious "injury update" in Sports Weekly that I've never seen before: "The Phillies had no injuries to report." C'mon, every team has some strain or muscle pull to talk about. This jinxed Brett.
Tonight's games: Brad Lidge may be back. Before he entered, Christine said she thought he would have a good night. She even went so far as to say it would be pain-free, but she wasn't too confident about that after he nearly hit the leadoff hitter. J.A. Happ got the win in the 5-4 defeat of the Nationals. Shane Victorino had four hits. For some reason, Jayson Werth started using Sammy Hagar's Heavy Metal for his intro music again. It's about time. ... Red Sox lost to the Jays 6-3. Tim Wakefield had his worst outing of the year. David Ortiz was the only Red Sox without a hit.
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