Roy Halladay pitched a complete game and Domonic Brown went 2-4 with two RBI and two runs scored in his major league debut. On any other night, the story would have been all Halladay, who was as masterful as ever in a 7-1 win over the Diamondbacks. Last night, though, the prize prospect was center stage, and he delivered, doubling in his first at-bat to knock in the first run of the game. His only miscue was an ill-advised attempt at a diving catch in the 9th, which ended up costing Halladay a shut-out. All in all, it was a sweet debut. Sweet, too, to see how the other players responded to Brown.
Asked about Brown's performance in the postgame presser, manager Charlie Manuel quipped, "I think he's got a bobblehead coming out tomorrow."
Rumors are now flying that the Phillies and Astros have a deal in place for Roy Oswalt. It all depends on the long-time Houston ace waiving his no-trade clause. Word is that J.A. Happ and Jon Singleton, the single-A slugging phenom, are among the players going to the Astros in return.
