Hitting coach Milt Thompson was fired after today's game. My immediate reaction is too bad for Milt and too boring for the Phillies. They have a roster of guys who, with the exception of Ryan Howard and Placido Polanco, are pretty much not hitting but suddenly Milt Thompson takes the fall for their lack of situational-hitting savvy. On the other hand, he has been the hitting coach since 2002.
It's one of those things that happens in baseball. Can't fire the players, so a coach gets the axe. Not fair but much in life is not. Gregg Gross of the IronPigs will take Thompson's place. That's Gregg Gross of the offensively-challenged IronPigs. All in all, this move seems like another gloomy sign of the season. Why did Chase Utley have to go and mess up his thumb!
Jamie Moyer will go on the 15-day DL but it sounds as if he may be done for the season.
Kyle Kendrick will pitch on Saturday against Ubaldo Jimenez, one of those match-ups made in heaven. J.A. Happ will return to the rotation on Sunday. Ruben Amaro, Jr. is getting skewered.
