Let’s start with a few bright spots:
Milestones:
Former Phillie Jim Thome successfully hit his 600th career home run earlier this week. I would like to personally wish Jim a gigantic congratulations on his accomplishment. We changed our Thome counter, on the right, and converted it to a congratulatory post. We will keep that up all season.
See the video of Thome's historic home run here.
Memorials:
In other good news, the Phillies finally presented the Harry Kalas memorial statue on Tuesday against the Diamondbacks. Jimmy Rollins and “Lefty” Steve Carlton did the honors as the statue of the beloved Philadelphia icon was revealed (see picture above).
The statue, baring a distinct likeness to HK will sit in the stadium near Harry The K’s and is open to all fans looking to sneak a peak and a picture.
Now for the Injuries:- Cole Hamels will miss his start tomorrow night against the Nationals. Cole left his last start with a tight left shoulder admitting he was unable to get loose. On Monday, he received an MRI and the Phillies announced he will miss a start for precautionary reasons. Kyle Kendrick is expected to spot start on Saturday.
- Placido Polanco was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a Sports hernia. This is already the 2nd team since the All-Star Break since he’s been on the DL.
- Jose Contreras is making “progress” coming back from his forearm injury. Accoring to Matt Gelb, Jose Contreras is expected to throw off a mound for the first time tomorrow since his injury.
- Starter Joe Blanton was recently played on the 60-day DL and seems less likely to return than Contreras.
Until we meet again Phillies fans; Happy Readings and Go Phillies!
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