so, the phillies have 33 games to play with only 31 days left to play them.

Marlins sweep the series.

Hamels is ready to come back, that would give them 6 starters, although who knows with Oswalt? Blanton thinks he'll be able to pitch in relief come September sometime. Not much help on the farm for a spot start though. Could see a couple Herndon, Stutes, Schwimmer reliever-rama starts.

Marlins sweep the series.

Hamels is ready to come back, that would give them 6 starters, although who knows with Oswalt? Blanton thinks he'll be able to pitch in relief come September sometime. Not much help on the farm for a spot start though. Could see a couple Herndon, Stutes, Schwimmer reliever-rama starts.

they should be able to call up a ton of relief help in september. de fratus, mathieson, perez, jc ramirez, zagurski, and drew carpenter are on the 40 man roster. aumont, cloyd, hyatt, rosenberg, cisco, diekman, and trevor may could provide additional reinforcements if necessary.


if they need a spot starter, their best option is probably dave bush, though hyatt could also be an option.


this is really not ideal, though.