Kyle Kendrick News

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.

Phillies leftfielder Raul Ibanez might need off-season surgery on a small muscle tear near his abdomen.

Maybe it's because everyone has Phillies on the brain, but reports of player sightings are rampant.

The conversation was brief and largely one-sided. Brett Myers was ticked last week over not making the Phillies' National League Championship Series roster, so general manager Ruben Amaro Jr.

Here are some tidbits from LA LA Land, about 45 from a start that will go a long way toward defining Cole Hamels' season, one way or another: By adding Eric Bruntlett and Chan Ho Park to the NLCS roster and omitting Kyle Kendrick and Brett Myers, the Phils decided to use 11 pitchers for the series, one fewer than in the NLDS.

Times reporters are providing updates on Game 1 of the Dodgers-Phillies National League Championship Series.

The Phillies will announce their NLCS roster later Thursday morning, but MLB.com is already reporting that reliever Chan Ho Park will return to Philadelphia's 25-man roster.

Kyle Kendrick will not pitch for the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League Championship Series.

Pedro Martinez pitches in the first inning. He was considered before, but officials weren't sure if they'd need him.

Twenty-four hours after learning that he had been left off the Phillies' roster for the National League Championship Series, Brett Myers still was having trouble digesting the decision today.

The Phillies said they would not announce their National League Championship Series roster until Thursday morning.

With Kyle Kendrick, Joe Blanton and Pedro Martinez pitching in relief, the Phillies bullpen is dramatically different than during the regular season.

If the National League division series between the Phillies and Colorado Rockies lasts five games, Cole Hamels will likely start the deciding game Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park.

In 2008, Eric Bruntlett scored the game-winning run in two games of the World Series.

The Phillies had some surprises Tuesday when they announced their 25-man roster for the National League Division Series.

The Phillies made some surprise decisions in announcing their 25-man roster for the National League Division Series against the Rockies.

The Philadelphia Phillies today announced their roster for the National League Division Series, which begins Wednesday when the defending world champions host Colorado in the first game of a best-of-five series.

Fans celebrate after the Philadelphia Phillies' 10-3 victory over the Houston Astros in a baseball game Wednesday, Sept.

Who will start in game one of the NLDS? How will the rotation shape up? Who will pitch in the fourth spot? What about the pen? Many questions lingered as the Phillies head into the postseason after their third-straight division title, but Charlie Manuel hopes to address these issues in the final three games of the regular season.

With the major league baseball playoffs approaching, and with the Philadelphia Phillies' bullpen sporting more question marks than Frank Gorshin's old Riddler costume, Mount Vernon's Kyle Kendrick has pitched himself into the conversation about the team's postseason roster.