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Also, the Phils let Eric Bruntlett and Tyler Walker become free agents. The phone call that J.A. Happ was hoping to get Monday never came.

Each game is captured in analytical detail by Philadelphia Magazinea s 2008 a oeBest Sportswritera Jason Weitzel, along with photos, behind-the-scenes access and exclusive interviews by Michael McNesby, making this 370-page compendium a must-own for all fans.

Utilityman Eric Bruntlett, who scored the winning run in the final game of the 2008 World Series, became a free agent after refusing a minor-league assignment from the Philadelphia Phillies.

Awards are dumb. MVP and Rookie of the Year are particularly dumb. At least the dumb Cy Young Award compares people who do the same job.

The Phillies' front office is wasting no time whatsoever assembling a roster for 2010.

Their roles are nonexistent; their seats, however, are priceless. Andy Tracy, Paul Hoover, Kyle Kendrick, callups from the minor leagues in September, are basically along for the ride as the Phillies have made their run through the playoffs and into the World Series.

Former Lehigh Valley IronPigs catcher Paul Hoover follows through on an RBI-single that scored John Mayberry Jr.

It took 162 games, a full season, for the Philadelphia Phillies to steal the National League East from the New York Mets in 2007.

Eyre is 2-1 with a 1.61 ERA in 39 games. Manager Charlie Manuel said Jamie Moyer would start in place of J.A. Happ in Saturday's game against New York.

Charlie Manuel has repeated the phrase many times this season, at least once after each of Brad Lidge's 10 blown saves: "Lidge is my closer." But the Phillies' manager made clear yesterday afternoon that, while he was not ready to declare Lidge officially demoted from the role, his view of the bullpen had shifted.

Getaway day at Coca-Cola Park featured a capacity crowd of 10,000, a boatload of grateful players on their way to some well-deserved relaxation and a 3-0 victory by the host Lehigh Valley IronPigs over the Buffalo Bisons on Monday afternoon.

Andy Tracy makes the tag this season against Columbus Clipper Niuman Romero. Lehigh Valley IronPigs slugger Andy Tracy has been called up to the Philadelphia Phillies for the stretch run, the Phillies announced today.

Brett Myers will return to the Phillies tonight from early June surgery that wasn't season-ending, after all.

The way Kyle Kendrick was going, one had to wonder whether Brett Myers would even get the chance to get his inning in Tuesday night.

The boxscore showed that the IronPigs had just four hits in a 2-1 loss to Syracuse Wednesday night, a setback that ends their faint hopes of finishing the season with a better-than-.500 record.

Last season was a lifetime ago for IronPigs veterans Andy Tracy and Mike Cervenak, a pair of professional hitters who deserve to finish September in the majors but likely are doomed by circumstances to watch the Phillies' run to a third straight division title from the outside.

Wednesday 02 Sep 2009 Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at 01:50AM MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com- IronPigs 1B Andy Tracy became the first IronPigs player in franchise history to be selected to the 2009 International League postseason All-Star Team, which was announced by the I.L. today.

International League All-Stars Drew Carpenter, Mike Cervenak and Andy Tracy are among the Lehigh Valley IronPigs players who could be called up for Philadelphia.

After the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline, Ruben Amaro Jr. said that, for the first time since the World Series, he was not looking for anything in particular.

Buffalo dropped the series opener against Lehigh Valley, losing 12-6, Friday night from Coca-Cola Field.