Philadelphia Phillies (78-78) @ Miami Marlins (66-90)
Pitching Matchups:
Friday, 7:10- Cliff UnluckLee vs. Big and Buehrle
Saturday, 7:10- Bad Version of Doc vs. Tabasco Nolasco
Sunday, 1:10- OGP vs. Eovaldi the Classic Composer
What a craptacular season for both teams, more so the Marlins than the Phils. Ozzie Guillen is proving to be a horrible hire. Heath Bell is proving to be a horrible signing. This series is meaningless, unless you want to try and put meaning into finishing the season with a winning record, which the Phils would have to go 4-2 over the last two series to secure.
In fact the Marlins games have become so meaningless that they signed a guy to a 1-day MLB contract as a publicity stunt. I do appreciate their kind gesture though. Adam Greenberg was once a promising young outfielder in the Cubs organization who got beaned in the head in his only MLB plate appearance. Might as well get a little feel good story out of an otherwise miserable season. Side note- it was a Marlins pitcher who beaned him back in 2005.
The only thing I'm interested in over the next 6 games is how Darin Ruf plays. He's made all the plays in the outfield and hit so far. Extremely small sample size, but something to feel good about nonetheless.

4 comments:
The Phils acquired some no-hit rookie level minor league infielder to complete the Victorino trade. They'd have been better off taking the cash.
There's no excuse for starting Michael Martinez. He sucks in the outfield and has one of the worst bats in the Majors. Why isn't Pierre out there?
Buehrle now with 12 straight seasons of 200+ IP. Impressive.
I can't believe the Cubs wouldn't give Adam Greenberg a shot. It's not like they're competing for a postseason berth.
Also, the poor guy has to face R.A. Dickey? He should be getting to face a pitcher like Tyler Cloyd! Then he'd stand a better chance of getting a hit in his one AB.
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