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The question might seem a bit silly after the lefty’s latest shellacking on Friday night, and will be nearly moot if the Mets shut Santana down in the near future.” The Ruben Amaro Jr. David Murphy of Philadelphia Daily News: “Assuming the Phillies keep their rotation in order the rest of the way, Cole Hamels should have eight starts to further his case for the 2012 National League Cy Young Award.” The Neal Huntington Charlie Wilmouth of Bucs Dugout: “The Pirates won an exhausting six-hour game in the 19th inning on Sunday, 6-3, hopefully ending the curse of Jerry Meals, whose blown call at home plate in the 19th inning in Atlanta last year marked a symbolic end to the 2011 season.” The John Mozeliak Viva El Birdos: “For the last couple of months the St. Louis Cardinals have had two former relievers in their mid-twenties in the rotation, and I'm going to be honest: I didn't expect there to be much in the way of controversy when the second one blue nike blazers low size 6 , Joe Kelly, was moved to the bullpen to make room for Jaime Garcia.” The Josh Byrnes Gaslamp Ball: “Carlos Quentin was hit by a pitch in the second and looked PISSED and momentarily thought about ripping Ryan Vogelsong's arm from its socket. Clayton Richard plunked Brandon Belt in the fourth as retaliation. Both teams were warned.” The Brian Sabean Henry Schulman of San Francisco Chronicle: “Minor-league organizational players know their time in The Show usually will arrive when somebody on the big club gets hurt or falls into a slump. Imagine how Justin Christian felt when he was told to pack for San Diego because Melky Cabrera was suspended for failing a drug test.” The Mike Rizzo Nats Enquirer: Here is an amazing photo of Bryce Harper at age 12. The American League The Dan Duquette Eduardo A. 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