Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
September 08, 2003
Games of the Day

As you can see from the previous post, Minnesota at Chicago is the most important game on the list. Kyle Lohse will face Bartolo Colon. I think the showcase will be on the mid-season additions. These teams did the best trading before the deadline, and it will be fun to watch what Alomar, Everett and Stewart do in this series.

In the NL, the Phillies phly to Atlanta. Kevin Millwood, the former Brave, takes on his replacement, Russ Ortiz. Both have good record and ERAs, but Millwood has been pitching better as of late (2.83 ERA vs. 5.28 over their last five starts). Millwood has not pitched well against his former team, however, going 0-2 with a 6.75 ERA. It's an important game for the Phillies for two reasons.


  1. The Marlins are playing the Mets.

  2. The Phillies would like to know they can beat the best team in the NL.


The Phillies are 7-5 vs. the Braves this year. A strong showing at end of the season against the Braves should give the Phillies a boost if they make the playoffs.

Enjoy!


Posted by David Pinto at 10:22 AM | Games | TrackBack (0)