Phillies Notebook

Phils vs. Dodgers..... LIVE!:

There is curently no score in the Phils-Dodgers game. It is in the 3rd inning. More to come! Cole Hamels gets the nod. Follow live on the new scoreboard!

Romero back:

After a 50-game suspension, Phils reliever J.C. Romero is back with the team. He even got into the game last night pitching 1.1 innings and giving up an unearned run. To make room on the roster, Sergio Escalona was sent down to Triple-A Lehigh Valley.

Drabek solid:

Kyle Drabek produced a very solid game, in his first Double-A start. Drabek went 7 innings while giving up three hits and no runs on four K's as the Reading Phillies valted to the win 6-1 over the Akron Aeros.

Plenty of Talent in 2009 MLB Draft:

The 2009 edition of the MLB Draft has no shortage of talent. With plenty of talented college seniors(which is unusual) and tons of top high school players waiting to hear their name called, the MLB Draft will be fun to watch. It will be televised by MLB Network next Tuesday(June 9th) evening. The Mariners have the Phillies first round pick because of the signing of Raul Ibanez. I'll bet if the Phillies front office knew he was this good they would have given the Mariners even more draft picks.

Ibanez is help to my ailing fantasy team:

Right know, my fantasy team is on a one game win streak and about to win another game thanks to Phillies outfielder Raul Ibanez. My team had previously been in the cellar all year, until know. So if it hasn't already become obvious: ADD RAUL TO YOUR FANTASY BASEBALL TEAM!

Bastardo called to Phils, to make first start Tuesday

Antonio Bastardo was called up the the Philadelphia Phillies to replace the injured Brett Myers. His first start will be Tuesday. Bastardo had a 3-2 record with a 1.89 ERA, pitching 47.2 innings and striking out 51 batters. He played with both the Reading Phillies(AA) and the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs. Bastardo was also a non-roster invitee with the Phils in Spring Training. There he had a 5.40 ERA anmd pitched five innings with 6 K's. Among other moves, Gustavo Chacin was called up from Reading to Lehigh Valley, and Kyle Drabek was called up from Clearwater to Reading.