Brett Myers Has Dug Himself A Hole

First it was the stadium's fault that he was giving up homeruns, er uh, "pop-ups". And he was so frustrated by his inadequacies on the mound he took it out on a reporter.

http://www.kyw1060.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=968148

Now he's blaming his fielders or just bad luck, I can't tell which. He was saying something about how he was making good pitches. If they were bad pitches they would have been hit harder. Sure, there is something to be said for texas leaguers, dying quails, flares and seeing-eye-singles, the bottom line is you gave up 4 runs in 1 1/3 innings. That's not good. Take the blame, swallow your pride and pitch better next timie.

Never has it crossed his mind that perhaps he has a 5.09 ERA is because he's not making good pitches.

Bretty Myers needs to learn that sometimes it might be his fault. I don't think this fan base is going to embrace him like they once did. It all started with the incident with his wife, and since then he's continued to dig himself deeper and deeper.

What do Jon Lieber, Robin Roberts and John Denny all have in common?

Answer: They will never pitch for the Phillies again.

It appears as if the Phillies' pitching woes have just gotten that much worse. Is it too early to start thinking about Eagles' training camp... which by the way begins in 34 days.

Jon Leiber has hurt himself in a freak accident taking a mis-step after surrendering a single, which incidentally scored a run, bringing his June ERA to 6.66. That's not good karma. Let's burn his uniform, sacrifice a chicken, and hire clairvoyant to rid the Phillies of this awful curse.

It is quite possible that Jon Lieber will have season ending surgery and not pitch again this year. Here's a full report on Lieber's injury. With Freddy Garcia and Tom Gordon already on the DL, the Phillies' already thinning staff has just gotten that much thinner, kind of like Brett Myers' hairline. (see pic to the left)

Speaking of Brett Myers... will the Phillies ask him to return to the starting rotation? If that's the case, who is our closer?

Jamie Moyer has already volunteered to be part of a 4 man rotation. Which will allow Myers to stay in the pen. Moyer is a true gamer and is tough as nails. Jamie Moyer is 44 years old and he's still pitching deep into games and has arguably been our most consistent starter. (Hamels is his only competition, unfortunately)

So what are the Phillies to do? They've listed a whole lot of names from AA Reading, AAA Ottawa and haven't ruled out a trade. The Good Phight has a few of those suggestions. And even though Lieber was the most likely candidate to be traded... it was me, the prognosticator of all prognosticators that said something like this was bound to happen and it was a good thing to have 6 'quality' starters. (Please note, quality is used very loosely here.)

I've always thought the Phillies should have kept all 6 starters and used one in the bullpen. I had no idea it would turn out to be Myers, in a closer's role. Regardless. Our 6 starters has now dwindled down to 3.

I also pleaded with Pat Gillick on numerous occasions to keep Aaron Rowand. I think we're all glad he did.

But now, with the Phillies realistically in a position to make a move towards first place and make the playoffs. What doe Gillick do?

Is it time to try and get something for Pat Burrell? Do we now trade our beloved Aaron Rowand? Should we package a few of our young outfielders? I don't know. I'm not paid the big bucks to make these decisions. I'm a little worried that I'll be disappointed with what goes on... all we can do is wait and see.

Game Log: Phillies vs. Brewers, May 14

So, I just get finished writing a little ditty for my US History blog... my true passion. I had checked in on the score a few minutes earlier and was disappointed to see our Phils down 6-2 in the 8th.


I click on the GameDay link, and voila... men at 2nd and 3rd with nobody out and Rollins is up... So here we go... its situations like this where we need to capitalize, change momentum and win some games we had no business winning.

I check in just in time to see see/hear Rollins walk, and then the wild pitch which brings in a run... 6-3 Phils... So I figured I would stop everything, and enjoy the pure sport of baseball, and give an in-game blog (a Glog if you will) for the remainder of the game.

The Phils are 1-15 when trailing after 7 innings... and the Brewers are 21-0 when leading after 7... We have a tough field to plow.



Base hit Chase Utley!!! Utley delivers a single scoring 2 runs, making it a 6-5 game. (Chase has 26 RBIs in his last 23 games.) He's doing his job.

Burrell, seems to be coming around again.. he's always been a streaky hitter, so you might expect something here... He puts a charge into it but flies out to right.

Greg Dobbs is up... he singles to right to continue the rally. Momentum is now wearing grey... let's get this one guys... get it now...

Nunez, who is surprisingly hitting well is up... another hit to right? Two hard hit balls in a row to right field... both were hit hard enough NOT to allow Chase to take an extra base. Bases loaded for Ruiz. Tying run is at 3rd. Go ahead run at 2nd. WE NEED TO CAPITALIZE HERE!!!

Ruiz just has to put the ball in play for a chance to tie the game... he bounces one to first, and Prince Fielder makes the wrong decision and throws home late... the Run Scores... aaahhh... a sigh of relief...


One more run, and the Brewers will lay down... A sac fly from Helms would be ideal. His homerun numbers are low... he has zero... but a deep fly is what we need. C'mon Wes!!!


I can't believe it... a Pat Burrell single off the wall for Wes. He's come up big... and I can't believe this pitcher is still in there... 7-6 Phillies.

Rowand skies one to center, which allows ALL THREE runners to tag up... 8-6 Phillies. The pitcher is finally lifted, but the damage is done. THE PHILS HAVE CAPITALIZED.



Shut 'em down in the 9th and go home happy.

Bretty Myers, who has not allowed a run in 9 straight appearances and is 3 for 3 in Save opportunities is coming in to do just that. I think we've found our closer. Brett Myers seems to have adapted to this change quite well. 1 earned run in 14.1 innings in relief for an ERA less than one... It's not as easy as it looks. These are pressure situations and can be difficult for many.


I'm expecting a 1-2-3, inning... let's see how it turns out.

Fly ball right field. One down.



Nice Play by Nunez. 2 Down.



Ground out to the Pitcher... 3 down.

An improbable come-from-behind victory. Great Win. Enough said.

The Backwards K

Did this really just happen?

Aaron Rowand and Rod Barajas just capitalized the Phillies loss to the Astros tonight by striking out looking in the bottom of the 9th.


Where's the aggressiveness? Where's the urgency? I can't believe I just watched two major league ballplayers head to the showers because they decided not to swing.



This losing thing is getting old.

I'm worried about Brett Myers' wife tonight. If she's smart she's staying at a friends house tonight. Myers didn't look real strong tonight.