Preview NLDS Game 3: Phillies @ Rockies
macho-row.blogspot.com 10/11/2009 — JA Happ makes his first playoff start After being postponed yesterday due to snowy conditions the Phillies and Rockies will resume their first round series tonight. The series is tied at one game a piece after each team won a game in Philadelphia. With the postponement of yesterday's ...

Crunch Time Questions - JA Happ
macho-row.blogspot.com 9/30/2009 — After last night the question must be asked; what should the Phillies do with JA Happ when it comes time to cut down the roster for the 25 man playoff roster? You have two options with Happ; bullpen or starter in game four. Personally I would add Happ to the bullpen and start Pedro Martinez in ...

The Stopper, AKA- Mr. Happ
misterballz.blogspot.com 9/30/2009 — There may be a very tough decision regarding "Jay" Happ's role on the post season roster. 4th starter? Long man? Situational lefty reliever? Late inning fireballer? It could be any of those. Happ has been the stopper whenever the Phillies needed him. Following his victory over the Astros on ...

Happ named Sporting News NL Rookie of the Year
macho-row.blogspot.com 10/20/2009 — Congratulations to Phillies pitcher JA Happ . Today The Sporting News named Happ as the National League Rookie of the Year for 2009, which is voted on by the players. Happ went 12-4 this season with a 2.93 ERA and 119 strike outs. Of course Happ started the year in the bullpen after losing the ...

Howard delivers, Lidge saves, Phillies beat Rockies 6-5
macho-row.blogspot.com 10/12/2009 — Ryan Howard's ninth inning sac fly gave the Phillies a late lead Phillies take a 2-1 lead in NLDS If you were devoted enough to stay up until 2:15am then you saw a terrific win by the Philadelphia Phillies. The defending world champs outlasted a resilient Colorado Rockies squad to the ...

Cole Hamels done after five, Rockies hold on to even series with 5-4 victory
macho-row.blogspot.com 10/9/2009 — Rockies take home field advantage to Denver Cole Hamels should have had two reasons to celebrate on Thursday, but he only came away with one reason off the baseball field. On the day when his wife gave birth to their first child, Hamels struggled on the mound and took the loss to the ...

Could Happ Help the Pen?
zozone.mlblogs.com 9/25/2009 — J.A. Happ has been so good this season that he could win National League Rookie of the Year. But as good as he has been in the rotation, he could be in the bullpen in the postseason. In fact,...

Baseball Blogger Alliance Ballot for NL Rookie of the Year
subwaysquawkers.blogspot.com 10/15/2009 — As a member of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance , I got a vote in some of their NL awards. Here's my ballot for Rookie of the Year. These awards are for the regular season only, not the playoffs. 1. Tommy Hanson , Braves It was a tight race between Hanson and Philadelphia's J.A. Happ for the top ...

Roster Ramblings
myteamrivals.typepad.com 10/6/2009 — The post-season roster has not been set for the Phillies ; they have until 10am tomorrow to make the final decision.   The central core is not in question, with 6 current and former All-Stars in starting roles.   However, the pitching rotation, bullpen and bench players are going to ...

Double Trouble
baseballmusings.com 10/8/2009 — Ryan Spilborghs leads off the seventh with a double into the leftfield corner off Joe Blanton, in for his second inning of work. Barmes bunts, and like Hamels in the first, Blanton goes for the lead runner and fails to get him. The Rockies have first and third, no one out, and Happ comes into ...

Rockies replace Hawpe with Spilborghs (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 10/12/2009
Colorado Rockies manager Jim Tracy juggled his lineup for Game 3 with Phillies left-hander J.A. Happ on the mound instead of Pedro Martinez. Tracy benched All-Star right fielder Brad Hawpe, who has slumped over the second half of the season, and ...

Phillies Change Starters, but Mercury Stays Put — NYT > Baseball 10/12/2009
Phillies Manager Charlie Manuel took advantage of a postponement caused by near-freezing temperatures to shuffling his starting rotation against the Rockies.

Rockies take 3-1 lead over Phils after 3 innings — The Seattle Times: Sports 10/12/2009
The Colorado Rockies pushed across two runs in the first inning of chilly Game 3 on Sunday night when Philadelphia rookie J.A. Happ labored through a 35-pitch inning and took a 3-1 lead over the Phillies after three.

Rockies lead Phils 3-1 after 3 innings (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 10/12/2009
The Colorado Rockies pushed across two runs in the first inning of chilly Game 3 on Sunday night when Philadelphia rookie J.A. Happ labored through a 35-pitch inning and took a 3-1 lead over the Phillies after three. Garrett Atkins had an RBI single ...

Rockies take 3-1 lead over Phils after 3 innings — Boston.com -- Baseball News 10/12/2009
The Colorado Rockies pushed across two runs in the first inning of chilly Game 3 on Sunday night when Philadelphia rookie J.A. Happ labored through a 35-pitch inning and took a 3-1 lead over the Phillies after three.  ...