Bubba Dogs

50 more days…

Recently, the jetty at the south end of Sea Isle City was lengthened and beach replenishment completed for the Townsend’s Inlet folk.  Good news. Today’s NY Times:

AT THE SHORE; Preparing Beaches, At a Cost

The best nourished beach is expected to be in Sea Isle City, where a $4 million program, involving the widening of the beach from 87th to 93rd streets, the lengthening of a jetty to 675 feet and the extension of outflow pipes, was recently completed.

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Nice win yesterday.  Now off to Great American Ballpark in Cincinatti. The Phils, at 1-2, are now off to a better start than either of the last two years.   The pitching matchups appear to favor the Phils.  It would be great to come out of Cincy at 4-3.  The key game, in my mind, is tonight.  You gotta think that Meyers will bounce back Saturday from his opening day debacle, and Hamels will do what Hamels does. No idea what to expect out of Moyer, though I’m not sure why Eaton, according to A Citizen’s Blog, is being skipped.

By the way, closer Brad Lidge comes off the disabled list on Saturday. 

This from A Citizens Blog 

Pitching Matchups: Friday Night the Phillies send Kyle Kendrick for his first start of the season to the mound against Josh Fogg, who briefly pitched for the Colorado Rockies last season. Given how much Kendrick appeared to struggle in the pre-season, it will be interesting to see if the Reds will be able to get to him early and drive him from the mound. Saturday afternoon Brett Myers tries to rebound from his struggles on Opening Day against Aaron Harang, the Reds best pitcher. This will be the best matchup of the weekend, pitting two very good pitchers against each other. Sunday afternoon features a mismatch between Cole Hamels (whose last start at Great American Ballpark was the 15-strikeout game) and Edinson Volquez, a relatively new hurler the Reds snared from the Rangers. Then on Monday Night (yes, it is a four-game series), the Phillies send Jamie Moyer against Bronson Arroyo. In his only game against the Reds last season he went six innings and struck out eight, a season-high for him. To my knowledge, this will be the first time that Moyer has ever pitched at Great American Ballpark.

Park Factor: Great American and Citizens Bank are arguably the two most home run-oriented ballparks in baseball, which might help explain why the Phillies and Reds typically rank in the top three in home runs in the National League.

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The Payroll:

Charlie Manuel - $1.5 million
Pat Burrell - $14 million
Ryan Howard - $10 million
Brett Myers - $8.5 million
Adam Eaton - $7.635 million
Chase Utley - $7.5 million
Jimmy Rollins - $7 million
Brad Lidge - $6.35 million
Tom Gordon - $5.5 million
Geoff Jenkins - $5 million
Jamie Moyer - $3.5 million
Pedro Feliz - $3 million
J.C. Romero - $3 million
Wes Helms - $2.15 million
Jayson Werth - $1.7 million
Ryan Madson - $1.4 million
So Iguchi - $1.05 million
Chad Durbin - $900,000
Eric Bruntlett - $600,000
Chris Snelling - $450,000
Shane Victorino - $410,000
Cole Hamels - $400,000
Clay Condrey - $385,000
Chris Coste - $385,000
Greg Dobbs - $385,000
Fabio Castro - $383,000
Kyle Kendrick - $385,000
J.D. Durbin - $380,000
Anderson Garcia - $380,000
Scott Mathieson - $380,000
J.A. Happ - $380,000
Yoel Hernandez - $380,000
Scott Mathieson - $380,000
Chris Roberson - $380,000
Francisco Rosario - $380,000
Carlos Ruiz - $380,000
Brian Sanches - $380,000
Zach Segovia - $380,000
Matt Smith - $380,000
Joe Thurston - $380,000
Mike Zagurski - $380,000
Kris Benson - $100,000