Phillies shuffling the deck again
philliesdigest.com 6/29/2009 — From the outset, Phillies ph] fans have been taken on a roller coaster ride with regard to the ball club’s pitching staff. They have not performed effectively as a unit for any significant period so far this season. Nothing but up and down performances; the shuffling of personnel and now a ...

Bastardo Lands on DL
philliesnation.com 6/30/2009 — According to Todd Zolecki ( via Twitter ), Antonio Bastardo has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a left shoulder strain. Left-handed relief pitcher Sergio Escalona is recalled.

Poll: Antonio Bastardo
macho-row.blogspot.com 6/8/2009 — Antonio Bastaro made his major league debut last week in San Diego and picked up two wins in his first two games while out on the west coast. The success of Bastardo has eased some concerns in the minds of Phillies fans but the general feeling seems to be that the team will still need to make ...

Bastardo Good, But is He The Answer?
myteamrivals.typepad.com 6/8/2009 — Antonio Bastardo was effective for his second time in as many starts last night. Bastardo pitched 5 plus innings giving up 2 earned runs to the Dodgers, the team with the best offense in the league so far in 2009. But is the southpaw the answer to the hole in the rotation that was left by Brett ...

Forecasting the future of Ol’ Dirty Bastardo
weretheteamtobeat.com 6/4/2009 — After Antonio Bastardo’s debut Phillies win, spirits were naturally high and everybody was pretty excited for the young kid.  Hell, even BaseballReference is charging $85 to sponsor his stat page.  Well in case anyway was getting to crazy, FanGraphs took the kid to task and analyzed ...

Poll Results: Antonio Bastardo
macho-row.blogspot.com 6/15/2009 — T he results are in and the readers of Macho Row clearly believe that Antonio Bastardo will not remain in the Phillies starting lineup for the rest of the season. But who will replace Bastardo ? Will the Phillies make a move via trade? Will Bastardo come down to Earth and have to be replaced ...

Antonio Bastardo of Philadelphia Phillies to miss next start Wednesday
sports.espn.go.com 6/29/2009 — Philadelphia left-hander Antonio Bastardo will miss his next start because of a strained shoulder, the team said Sunday.

So Ruben, about that SP we could use…
weretheteamtobeat.com 6/26/2009 — The Phillies dropped another last night, 10-4 to the Rays. Antonio Bastardo got roughed up like a bull-rider with no thumbs. How do you blow a four-run lead that you got in the top of the first before the end of the second? That’s just bad baseball. Ruben Amaro Jr. has spoken ...

Getting Back on Track
myteamrivals.typepad.com 6/8/2009 — After two blown saves Friday and Saturday, the Phillies rebounded last night while riding the back of rookie pitcher, Antonio Bastardo .   Although they should have swept the 4-game series against the Dodgers , coming away with a split is a relief after the drama of the last several ...

Preview Game 70: Phillies @ Rays
macho-row.blogspot.com 6/25/2009 — The road warriors that are the Phillies will look to wrap up a series win tonight against their World Series opponent from last October. After winning one blow out and suffering a loss fueled by a couple mental errors the Phillies will look to regain their composure on both sides of the ball. ...

Phillies looking for arms in tight market — Major League Baseball News 6/29/2009
Ruben Amaro Jr. has been on his Blackberry incessantly in recent weeks. He is looking for pitching help, and he is finding this year is much like previous years. There isn't much out there.

Ibanez unlikely to return from DL Friday — Major League Baseball News 6/29/2009
Phillies left fielder Raul Ibanez said last week that his strained left groin feels much better.

Romero may face battery charge — Major League Baseball News 6/30/2009
The St. Petersburg Police Department has handed a complaint against Phillies left-hander J.C. Romero to the Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney's Office to determine if prosecutors will charge him with battery.

Philadelphia Phillies place starter Antonio Bastardo on 15-day DL — ESPN.com - MLB 6/30/2009
Left-hander Antonio Bastardo was placed on the 15-day disabled list late Monday night because of a strained shoulder.

Lefty Antonio Bastardo hits Phillies' disabled list — FOXSports.com News for MLB 6/30/2009
The Philadelphia Phillies have placed left-hander Antonio Bastardo on the 15-day disabled list with a strained shoulder. The team recalled another left-hander, Sergio Escalona, from Triple-A Lehigh Valley before Tuesday night's game in Atlanta. The ...