I spent a lovely day with family in the Pennsylvania hinterlands, which means I’m reading Beerleaguer comments to get a feel for today’s unlikely win over Ubaldo Jimenez and the Rockies. One reader shared this gem from today’s Philly Inquirer:
Putting a nice little bow on the procession of no-comments, Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. was not available to talk about the change in hitting coaches or to update his comments about the rotation.
After the Phillies optioned Kendrick on Tuesday, the general manager said, “I think we know exactly what we’re going to do [Saturday]. I just choose not to tell you.”
We now know why. Who would have believed him if he said Kendrick was being replaced by Kendrick in the rotation?
Ouch, Ruben. That’s gotta hurt.
You know what will hurt more? The Phillies acquiring Roy Oswalt, going on a tear, yet falling just short of the wild card. As always, the Phils will probably have to win the division to make the playoffs. The NL West is doing the other two divisions no favors.
Thanks for nothing, Padres! Why didn’t you just suck like everyone expected you to so we could grab Heath Bell for our run to the World Series?