Lieberthal will retire with Phillies in June

Diamond Rundown – Edition Four

Seamhead1967 posted 4/28/2008 from seamheads.com

Facts, figures and other tidbits from the fourth week of the ’08 major league baseball season.

BDD: Baseball Needs to Retire Batting Average

Peter@BaseballReflections posted 4/28/2008 from crashburnalley.com

I published a rant against batting average at Baseball Digest Daily today. Check it out if you’re interested. Don’t forget to check out With Leather’s hilarious interview with Kenny Mayne. Some other good reads: A take on the country’s financial crisis from Moondog Sports. A new blog chronicling the plate patience of the new Phillies third baseman.

Lieberthal to retire as a Phillie | Philadelphia Daily News | 04/28/2008

Phillies Nation found this 4/28/2008 on www.philly.com

Mike Lieberthal, who spent 13 of his 14 major league seasons as a catcher with the Phillies, will retire as a member of the organization on June 1, the Phillies announced today. The last player to retire as a Phillie in this manner was outfielder ...

The Official Site of The Philadelphia Phillies: News: Lieberthal to officially retire as a Phillie

BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 4/29/2008 on philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com

PHILADELPHIA -- Mike Lieberthal never wanted to leave the Phillies, and now he's going to leave baseball as a member of the organization for which he spent most of his career. The former catcher, who spent 13 of his 14 Major League seasons in ...

Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? From a year ago? Um, thou art worse. Less temperate.

CuseAdelphia found this 4/30/2008 on www.philliesflow.com

On the plus side, I do think there’s at least a chance that temperate wasn’t even that high on the list of collective goals. Using OPS as the measure, Utley’s second base and Burrell’s left field are the only two positions ...