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| Manny Ramirez went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer in Friday's 8-5 loss in Game 2 of the NLCS against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. |
Our View: He is hitting .375 with four RBI in the series, but the Dodgers still trail 2-0. The series will move to Dodger Stadium for Game 3 on Sunday night.
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| Chad Billingsley was rocked for seven earned runs on eight hits over a mere 2.1 innings of work in Friday's 8-5 loss to the Phillies in Game 2 of the NLCS at Citizens Bank Park, with three walks and five strikeouts. The Dodgers now trail 2-0 in the series. |
Our View: Billingsley nailed down 16 wins for the Dodgers in the regular season, and fared well in a winning effort in the NLDS against the Cubs, but was unable to help the Dodgers climb back into the series tonight.
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| Brad Lidge earned his second save of the NLCS in Friday's 8-5 win over the Dodgers, as he fired three strikeouts, with no hits and two walks issued, in the ninth inning. |
Our View: Lidge continues to dominate in the playoffs after nailing down 41 saves in the regular season, with a 1.23 WHIP.
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| Shane Victorino led the Phillies in Friday's 8-5 win in Game 2 of the NLCS against the Dodgers, as he went 2-for-5 with four RBI. He hit a single and a triple. The Phillies now lead the series 2-0. |
Our View: He bounced back nicely from Game 1, in which he went 0-for-4.
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| Brett Myers allowed five earned runs on six hits over five innings in Friday's 8-5 win over the Dodgers in Game 2 of the NLCS at Citizens Bank Park, with four walks and six strikeouts. As a hitter, he impressively went 3-for-3 in the game with three RBI. Philadelphia now leads the series 2-0. |
Our View: Myers had a tough outing, but the Phillies' hitters rallied around him with plenty of run support for him to claim a win. Myers is now 2-0 in the postseason, as he also won Game 2 of the NLDS against Milwaukee.
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| The Padres have claimed Travis Denker off waivers from the Giants, according to the AP. |
Our View: The 23-year-old made his Major League debut with San Francisco on May 21 and hit .243 with four doubles and a homer over 24 contests.
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| Michael Barrett has cleared outright waivers with the Padres and has elected to become a free agent, according to the AP. |
Our View: The 31-year-old only hit .202 over 94 at-bats with the Padres this season, and will not be highly regarded among free agent catchers.
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| The mother of Phillies manager Charlie Manuel passed away this morning, according to the L.A. Daily News. |
Our View: Despite this, Manuel is still expected to manage the team in Game 2 of the NLCS.
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| The New York Mets will be willing to listen to offers for center fielder Carlos Beltran, according to MetsBlog.com. |
Our View: Take that for what it is worth. General managers likely take calls on pretty much everybody, just for due diligence, but they rarely lead to anything.
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| The Milwaukee Brewers have yet to decide whether or not they will pick up the option on center fielder Mike Cameron's contract, and will wait until they decide what to do with GM Doug Melvin, according to Buster Olney of ESPN.com. |
Our View: The Brewers have five days following the World Series to make up their minds. The option is for one year at $10 million, which is a bit pricey for a guy who hit .243 and struck out 142 times in just 444 at-bats, which is nearly once every three ABs.
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| Marlins catcher Matt Treanor had successful surgery to repair his hip, and would like to be back with the Florida Marlins next year, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. "If the Marlins do keep me, I feel I would definitely be a positive in the clubhouse, but things happen," he said. |
Our View: Treanor is scheduled to be headed for salary arbitration if the Marlins choose to keep him. He has no fantasy value as a .238 hitter, and is more useful to Florida for his experience on a young team.
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| Phillies reliever Tom Gordon will have surgery on his right elbow, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. |
Our View: Gordon has not pitched since July because of the injury. There was some speculation that he could return to the team if they made a postseason push, but that is obviously not going to happen.
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| Dodgers center fielder Andruw Jones is not with the team as they make their run to the postseason, and will not stand for being a part-time player next year, according to the L.A. Times. "I'm an everyday guy or I need to move out," Jones remarked. |
Our View: We're not sure if that's an ultimatum, but it's awfully arrogant of a guy who, in his last two seasons, has hit a combined .205 while striking out 214 times in 781 at-bats with Atlanta and the Dodgers.
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