Blanton vs. Carmona as Dane Sardinha Makes His Phillies Debut Against the Indians

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The Phillies faithful that fill Citizens Bank Park this afternoon for a Business Persons Special won't only have to deal with the hot hot heat, they'll also have to watch Joe Blanton get the start. Blanton has simply not been very good this season, although he did manage a win in his most recent outing against the Twins in which he allowed 3 earned in 6 innings of work. The offense helped him out a lot on that day to the tune of 9 runs. With the thermometer in the mid 90s this afternoon, a bit of hitting could once again be on display.

The bats will face RHP Fausto Carmona who is having a nice season (6-5, 3.31) and has won his two previous outings while working an impressive 14-1 K/BB ratio. The Phils lineup looks a bit strange this afternoon with Wilson Valdez playing short and batting seventh and Dane Sardinha handling the catching and batting eighth.

Sardinha will be making his Phillies debut this afternoon but has played a handful of MLB games in the pase with Detroit and Cincinnati. Dane was born in Honolulu, making the Phillies lineup this afternoon 22% Hawaiian.

There isn't a lot of information on Sardinha available on the Internet, but according to one tattoo website, the artist who did the tattoo work on his arm has also done work for Vanilla Ice. You may also remember Sardinha from the spring training episode when he was charged with a DUI. So there's that.

Thankfully, the Phillies don't appear to be dealing with any serious injuries to Jimmy or Chooch that would keep Valdez and Sardinha in the lineup for an extended period of time. Charlie is simply being careful with Jimmy as he continues to work his way back from his calf injury and the team is in no rush to get Chooch back on the field after his concussion.

One transaction of note prior to today's game as the Phils placed Durbin on the DL and recalled Nelson Figeuroa.

First pitch scheduled for 1:05. Be sure to drink lots of fluids (just some not of the alcoholic variety).

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