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Dajafi at The Good Phight has written a thought-provoking piece about suspending judgment on the Phillies’ off-season moves. Most of us in the Phillies blogosphere (including yours truly) were highly critical not only of most of Amaro’s dealings, but also of his hiring in the first ...
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crashburnalley.com - 3 days ago
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With a hat tip to BBTF, I’m pleased
to link you to former Phillie Darren Daulton’s new
website, Dutch2012.com. He’s promoting his book about the end of the world in 2012, called If They Only Knew. Daulton has claimed that he has ...
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If They Only Knew
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crashburnalley.com - 4 days ago
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Now that we’re about two weeks removed from
the end of the World Series, a lot of
the anti-Cole Hamels sentiment seems to have died down. The calls for the almost-26-year-old to be traded have been squelched and the Phillies fan base is focused ...
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The Case Against J.A. Happ
At Baseball Daily Digest, I explain why and how the New York Mets can contend with the Phillies for a division title in 2010.
2009 was not kind to the New York Mets. They lost 92 games, their highest total since ‘03. Fred Wilpon found himself involved in the Bernie Madoff ordeal. Eighteen Mets ...
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David Wright
Ryan Howard
Carlos Delgado
70% of the Phillies’ 2009 plate appearances were taken by the starting eight; only 14% were taken by bench players. With Matt Stairs and Eric Bruntlett gone, the Phillies now need to look for adequate bench players either from within or on the free agent market.
I’ve perused the list ...
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Per Memories of Kevin Malone, a premature (and hopefully accurate) list of National League Gold Glove winners.
P - Adam Wainwright
C - Yadier Molina
1B - Adrian Gonzalez
2B - Orlando Hudson
3B - Ryan Zimmerman
SS - Jimmy Rollins
OF - Shane Victorino
OF - Matt Kemp
OF - Michael Bourn
The results, ...
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Jimmy Rollins
Orlando Hudson
Adam Wainwright
Yadier Molina
Shane Victorino
Jesse Spector, of the Touching Base blog on the NY Daily News website, sent me a few questions to answer for his Blogger Nine Innings segment. Click here to check it out.
An excerpt:
5. Who do you think should (not necessarily will) win the MVPs, Cy Youngs and Rookie of the Year ...
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Joe Mauer
crashburnalley.com - 12 days ago
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Per MLB Trade Rumors, here is the list
of free agent third basemen: Rich Aurilia (38) Brian
Barden (29) Adrian Beltre (31) - Type B Wilson Betemit (28) Aaron Boone (37) Craig Counsell (39) Joe Crede (32) Bobby Crosby (30) Mark DeRosa (35) - Type ...
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Free Agency: Third Basemen
At Baseball Daily Digest, I argue that the Yankees’ unlimited amount of money isn’t the cause of baseball’s financial inequalities; it is an effect.
Any fan would love to have George Steinbrenner as the owner of his or her favorite team. Steinbrenner clearly has a personal – ...
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George Steinbrenner III
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With the 2009 season in the books, there’s nothing left to do — for a little while — except look back and reflect. I’d like to share my favorite Phillies moment of 2009 and then I’ll open up the dialogue for anyone else who wants to chime in.
On April 27, 2009, the ...
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crashburnalley.com - 17 days ago
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Congratulations to the 2009 World Series champion New
York Yankees. It was a great, hard-fought series and
they deserve their success, no matter how much money they spent on C.C. Sabathia, Mark Teixiera, and A.J. Burnett. In the end, it was money well ...
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Exeunt Phillies
crashburnalley.com - 19 days ago
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Remember the position James Bond was in in
Goldfinger, when he was tied up with the laser
ready to — what do lasers do again? slice? buzz? — him into two pieces? “You expect me to talk?” “No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to ...
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A Harrowing Escape
crashburnalley.com - 20 days ago
Four singles, four doubles, a triple, two home runs, and 14 RBI. That’s how productive Ryan Howard was in 39 plate appearances in the NLDS against the Colorado Rockies and in the NLCS against the Los Angeles Dodgers. His performance as offensive juggernaut against the Dodgers earned him ...
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Ryan Howard
crashburnalley.com - 21 days ago
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The top of the Phillies lineup went 1-for-14.
One for fourteen. Aside from Jayson Werth, the Phillies
offense couldn’t figure out Andy Pettitte after the second inning, as he kept the Fightins’ left-handed hitters silent and collectively ...
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Southpaws Gone Fishin’
crashburnalley.com - 21 days ago
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World Series Game 3 in Philadelphia will feature
a match-up between two southpaws, Cole Hamels and Andy
Pettitte. A fair assessment of the pitchers reveals that Hamels has been much better than his statistics have shown and Pettitte has been slightly ...
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What to Expect from Andy Pettitte
Is your Friday evening feeling empty without World Series baseball? Turn that frown upside down — have I got the cure for you!
No, but seriously, this article by SI.com’s Jeff Pearlman really needs a good FJM’ing. Since those guys are off being all successful and stuff, someone ...
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Jeff Francoeur
Mark McGwire
crashburnalley.com - 23 days ago
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The theme of A.J. Burnett’s start was the
strikeout, particularly the called third strike with his curveball
towards the end of his outing. His last three strikeouts were of the backwards-K variety. All we could talk about before the series was ...
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Called Third Strike
At Baseball Daily Digest, I wonder what we would do if it turns out MLB is just as corrupt as the NBA.
We will still watch, from Game 1 to Game 162, and the post-season. We will talk about the “hot stove” when it’s all done, then we’ll argue about trades that should and should not [...]
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New York Mets
crashburnalley.com - 24 days ago
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It is usually the hitters who become ingrained
in our collective memory when it comes to post-season
heroics. Cue montages of Reggie Jackson, Carlton Fisk, and Kirk Gibson. Even for the Phillies, Ryan Howard and Carlos Ruiz have been receiving most of ...
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Cliff Lee Is Mr. October
