Rise and shine, Phillies fans. Hope you caught up on some sleep last night. Another west coast series looms, though fortunately one with more reasonable start times. And for those of you who keep the Phillies faith on the other side of the country, I hope you enjoyed your team playing on your schedule for a change.
Onto the links.
Phillies news:
The Phillies have shuffled their rotation to set up Christopher Sánchez as the starter for game 1 of the NLDS. That puts a Walker-Buehler duo (no, that’s not
my joke, and yes, I wish it was) on the mound tonight.
Aaron Nola is the team’s nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award; a true Philanthropic Phillie.
Entry to the lottery for the chance to buy playoff tickets is now open. May the odds be ever in your favor, as the kids say.
MLB news:
Clayton Kershaw has announced he will retire following the season. Tonight will mark his final regular season game at Chavez Ravine.
MLB has announced the implementation of two Recovery Periods (one for high school upperclassmen, one for college players), each a month long during which teams will be barred from scouting the covered players directly or indirectly.
Jeff Passan takes a look at the battle over the proposed MLB salary cap.
Root for the Rockies? Bradley Woodrum of Baseball Prospectus makes a compelling case. ($)
