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Placido Polanco: What’s His Fantasy Value?
Placido Polanco: What’s His Fantasy Value?
theghostofmoonlightgraham.wordpress.com — It was a good week last week for Placido Polanco. He signed a three-year, $18 million contract,... he joined one of the best teams in baseball in the Philadelphia Phillies, and now that he is part of a great lineup, his offensive numbers should get a boost. (more) Placido Polanco: What’s His Fantasy Value?
Offsides: Last Leg of the Heisman Chase
Offsides: Last Leg of the Heisman Chase
sportingnews.com — Most of the players who figure to be serious Heisman contenders will be in action this weekend.... It seems like it's Colt McCoy's to lose, but you can't count out Tim Tebow or Mark Ingram. There's always Ndamukong Suh looming in the background, too. ... (more) Offsides: Last Leg of the Heisman Chase

Chase Utley Latest Blog Posts

Elin Continues to Chase Tiger
13 hours ago at THESPORTINGMUSE.COM
Top Moment No. 23: NLCS Game One
15 hours ago at Phillies Nation
Jimmy Rollins BASEBowl Tournament
21 hours ago at Phillies Nation
Cubs And Cards Lead Chase For Padilla?
mlbtraderumors.com — 6:52pm: Matthew Leach of MLB.com says not to read too much into word of the Cardinals considering... Padilla, although he is likely of "some interest" to them ( via Twitter ). 5:25pm: The Cubs and Cardinals are in the lead to sign free-agent hurler ... (more) Cubs And Cards Lead Chase For Padilla?
Polanco Gone
spotstarters.com — Placido Polanco didn’t receive an arbitration offer from the Tigers, making him all the more valuable on... the open market. He didn’t last long on that open market and is reportedly heading to the Philadelphia Phillies. It is being ... (more) Polanco Gone
Cubs And Cardinals Lead Chase For Vicente Padilla
mlbtraderumors.com — The Cubs and Cardinals are in the lead to sign free-agent hurler Vicente Padilla , according to... a report from La Prensa passed along by Diamond Notes . La Prensa's source for the report is Cesar Batista, who is linked to the agency that represents ... (more) Cubs And Cardinals Lead Chase For Vicente Padilla
Looked Over? Offense Outweighing Defensive Performance
Looked Over? Offense Outweighing Defensive Performance
bringingheat.com — Outside of some questionable Gold Gloves winners I have no major problems with the winners of the... post-season awards. There was a slight problem I had with the voting however. I noticed that both Chase Utley and Ben Zobrist finished 8 th in the voting for their respective leagues. These two ... (more) Looked Over? Offense Outweighing Defensive Performance
Happy Birthday Tadahito Iguchi
Happy Birthday Tadahito Iguchi
macho-row.blogspot.com — Born on this day in 1974. Tadahito Iguchi will probably go down as one of the most... unsung heroes in Phillies history. Acquired in the middle of the 2007 season Iguchi came form the Chicago White Sox to play an important role for the Phillies - fill in for the injured Chase Utley . Iguchi ... (more) Happy Birthday Tadahito Iguchi
Thursday’s Hot Stahoviak
Thursday’s Hot Stahoviak
7is.neswblogs.com — Every Thursday, 7IS Contributor Ryan Henning will take a look at a rumor burning up the hot... stove. You may not think it’s important, but it must be important to someone. It’s Placido Polanco day at the Stache. Given that Roy Halladay is still in Toronto, Polanco and his rumored ... (more) Thursday’s Hot Stahoviak
Phillies, Polanco complete deal
Phillies, Polanco complete deal
mlb.mlb.com — By Todd Zolecki / MLB.com 12/03/09 1:15 PM EST PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies signed Placido Polanco to... a three-year, $18 million contract on Thursday. The contract with the two-time Gold Glove second baseman, who will move to third base, includes a ... (more) Phillies, Polanco complete deal
Nets Chase 1988 Orioles
Nets Chase 1988 Orioles
joshqpublic.com — You’re no good, you’re no good, you’re no good, baby you’re no good. I’m gonna say it... again. You’re no good, you’re no good, you’re no good, baby you’re no good. -Linda Ronstadt Public Service Announcement : Ok, here we go! These ... (more) Nets Chase 1988 Orioles
Buy Your 'Let Tiger Chase His Tail' T-Shirt Now! - BroBible - Every Bro Has a Story
brobible.com — Already registered? Please login to post a comment using your Alias. Email Required, but your email address... won't be shown. Alias Must be original. Leave blank for Anonymous. Comment (more) Buy Your 'Let Tiger Chase His Tail' T-Shirt Now! - ...
Brett and Tony’s All-Decade Team
Brett and Tony’s All-Decade Team
feedproxy.google.com — Bringingheat’s All-Decade team of the ‘00s Tony Andracki Brett Rosin This past decade of baseball has been... one for the ages. From record-setting personal seasons (Barry Bonds’ 73 home runs in 2001) to walk-off playoff game victories (See: David Ortiz circa 2004 or Luis Gonzalez in the ’01 ... (more) Brett and Tony’s All-Decade Team
Countdown to Christmas: #26 Chase Utley
Countdown to Christmas: #26 Chase Utley
morehardball.blogspot.com — Chase Utley was born on December 17, 1978, in Pasadena, CA. He was a tremendous baseball player... growing up, spending countless hours playing wiffleball to perfect his swing. Chase played his high school baseball at Long Beach Poly High School, and was able to stay close to home when he was ... (more) Countdown to Christmas: #26 Chase Utley
Who’s Our Daddy? A Roger Angell Appreciation
Who’s Our Daddy? A Roger Angell Appreciation
pitchersandpoets.com — Roger Angell is 89 years old. He was born in 1920. To put that in perspective, Willie... Mays and Mickey Mantle were born in 1931. Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush were born in 1924. What I’m saying is that Roger Angell is an old man. That fact, of which there is no hiding, is what makes his ... (more) Who’s Our Daddy? A Roger Angell Appreciation
Brett’s team of the 2010-2019 decade
Brett’s team of the 2010-2019 decade
bringingheat.com — With the decade of baseball from 2000-2009 about to be complete, I figured it was a great... time to come up with a tentative list of who might be on my team of the next one. Granted there’s a chance several players might flame out, and several players might end up being on the team in 10 ... (more) Brett’s team of the 2010-2019 decade
What Are You Thankful For This Year, Philly Sports Fans?
What Are You Thankful For This Year, Philly Sports Fans?
the700level.com — I'm thankful for Chase Utley, Cliff Lee, and "Get me to the plate, boys!" I'm thankful for... having had the pleasure of listening to Harry Kalas be the soundtrack of my summers for the majority of my life. I'm thankful that the Eagles will be playing meaningful football after Thanksgiving this ... (more) What Are You Thankful For This Year, Philly Sports Fans?
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving!
macho-row.blogspot.com — From Macho Row, happy Thanksgiving to all of you. I ma thankful to have you be a... part of making the first season of the site a success. Whether it be this page, on Twitter or Facebook , I have been humbled by the response this season. Thank you. What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving? Aside ... (more) Happy Thanksgiving!
MVP voting confirms Utley as most underrated
MVP voting confirms Utley as most underrated
bases.nbcsports.com — During his amazing playoff run last month I penned a lengthy article about Chase Utley being the... most underrated player in baseball, writing: "Many media members and fans seem to think of him as merely a very good player rather... (more) MVP voting confirms Utley as most underrated
Utley Robbed in MVP Voting
Utley Robbed in MVP Voting
centerofthesportsuniverse.wordpress.com — Pujols was unanimously named the NL MVP, and rightfully so. He was the most valuable player in... the league. The BBWAA voters did a decent job this year of giving the hardware to the right players. But, where the voters did go wrong was when they tried to quantify the value of Utley who finished 8th.. (more) Utley Robbed in MVP Voting
My NL MVP Ballot
My NL MVP Ballot
twinkietalk.com — Yesterday I outlined my AL MVP ballot, and today it is time for the NL. Yesterday Albert... Pujols won the NL MVP in unanimous fashion, followed by Hanley Ramirez, Prince Fielder, Ryan Howard and Troy Tulowitzki. Needless to say, my ballot doesn’t look the same at all. That would be no ... (more) My NL MVP Ballot
The Five Dumbest NL MVP Votes
royalsreview.com — The Five Dumbest NL MVP Votes The 14 Ballots That Didn't Include Chase Utley Jeremy Affeldt- 10th Yunel... Escobar- 5th Todd Helton- 3rd Derek Lee- 2nd or Brad Hawpe -10th (more) The Five Dumbest NL MVP Votes
A Pretty Darn Valuable Player
A Pretty Darn Valuable Player
bats.blogs.nytimes.com — Chase Utley has no M.V.P. awards, but there is no mistaking his value to the Phillies.... (more) A Pretty Darn Valuable Player
NL MVP Retrospective, or Why Chase Utley Will Never Win Anything in His Lifetime
NL MVP Retrospective, or Why Chase Utley Will Never Win Anything in His Lifetime
beyondtheboxscore.com — More photos » by Matt Slocum - AP Philadelphia Phillies' Chase Utley shields himself from Ryan Howard's... monstrous right palm after Utley hit a three-run home run during the first inning of Game 5 of the Major ... (more) NL MVP Retrospective, or Why Chase Utley Will Never Win ...
Utley > Howard
crashburnalley.com — BBWAA: St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols was a unanimous choice in winning the National League... Most Valuable Player Award for the second consecutive season and the third time in his career. The right guy, again. This time ... (more) Utley > Howard
Pujols Unanimous But Some More Curious Votes
Pujols Unanimous But Some More Curious Votes
noyoureatowel.net — Albert Pujols was unanimous as the 2009 National League MVP which means no writer pulled a Keizo... Konishi and voted someone else less deserving for the award. There were, however, quite a few head scratchers: Chase Utley, despite being the second best player in the National League (I mean ... (more) Pujols Unanimous But Some More Curious Votes
All for Pujols
All for Pujols
baseballmusings.com — Albert Pujols wins the BBWAA MVP Award unanimously . That’s pretty impressive that both leagues had a... clear view of who should be the MVP, with Mauer getting 27 of 28 first place votes. Congratulations to Albert on his third MVP, something that should cement his Hall of Frame credentials. ... (more) All for Pujols
The Angels are back in the Halladay chase
The Angels are back in the Halladay chase
bases.nbcsports.com — Last year the Angels balked when the Jays demanded either Jered Weaver or Joe Saunders, Erick Aybar... and prospect Peter Bourjos for Roy Halladay.  I would have balked too, that's way too steep.  Now, however, it appears that the Jays... (more) The Angels are back in the Halladay chase
Baseball America's Pirates Top 10 Prospects for 2010
Baseball America's Pirates Top 10 Prospects for 2010
buccofans.com — Baseball America today released their top ten prospects for the Pittsburgh Pirates going in to the 2010... season. Check out the top ten list here, and for Baseball America subscribers, the top ten list with scouting information can be found here. There will also be a chat for subscribers at 1:30 ... (more) Baseball America's Pirates Top 10 Prospects for 2010
Pittsburgh Pirates Top 50 Prospects: 9 - Chase d'Arnaud
Pittsburgh Pirates Top 50 Prospects: 9 - Chase d'Arnaud
buccofans.com — To cap off the end of the 2009 season, I'm going to be counting down my list... of the top 50 prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates' system. I'll be counting down one prospect per day, with an extensive recap on each player, until I reach number one. Check out the previous ... (more) Pittsburgh Pirates Top 50 Prospects: 9 - Chase d'Arnaud
Chase d'Arnaud Video Recap
Chase d'Arnaud Video Recap
buccofans.com — The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Chase d'Arnaud in the fourth round of the 2008 draft, out of Pepperdine... University. d'Arnaud signed immediately with the Pirates and started his career in State College, where he hit for a .286/.333/.423 line in 168 at-bats.In 2009, d'Arnaud played his first full ... (more) Chase d'Arnaud Video Recap
Handicapping the Halladay chase
Handicapping the Halladay chase
bases.nbcsports.com — With a deal seeming more likely by the hour, let's run through the candidates to pick up... Toronto's ace: Yankees - Money isn't much of an issue, and the Yankees certainly have the pieces to get a deal done... (more) Handicapping the Halladay chase
Activism Gets Me Active
Activism Gets Me Active
clarkandheptner.blogspot.com — I'm going to keep this short and to the point. I am boycotting the Pittsburgh Steelers until... they fire Bruce Arians and Bob Ligashesky. I won't be reviewing any games as long as those two dipshits are still employed with the Steelers. That's it. I'm going to go watch Chevy Chase and Senor ... (more) Activism Gets Me Active
Supermarginal: The Advantage of the “Dumb” Average
Supermarginal: The Advantage of the “Dumb” Average
fantasyballjunkie.com — Really fun new column that, as the site advertises, applies 'rougue economics' to fantasy.... (more) Supermarginal: The Advantage of the “Dumb” Average
Super Bowl XLIV - "National Lampoon’s Vacation" Themed Commercial
Super Bowl XLIV - "National Lampoon’s Vacation" Themed Commercial
njfrogman.blogspot.com — We've received a press release for what we believe is the 1st known Super Bowl Commercial for... Super Bowl XLIV. Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo will return as Clark and Ellen Griswold from ‘National... Full story: http://www.bobsblitz.com Best Amazon prices for Blitz Subscribers: ... (more) Super Bowl XLIV - "National Lampoon’s Vacation" Themed ...
Chase Standings, One Last Lap
Chase Standings, One Last Lap
yougabsports.com — Twenty-fifth place. That's all that stands between Jimmie Johnson and his historic fourth consecutive Cup Series championship.... If Johnson finishes 25th or better in the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway (2:30 p.m. ET, ABC), the Cup title is his.  ... (more) Chase Standings, One Last Lap
The 2009 Alternate Universe Carter-Batista Award: RE24 (and Sitch?)
fangraphs.com — Following up an earlier post on "overrated RBI guys," this posts looks more closely at situatoinal numbers... to see if there might be something of a "knack" to driving runs in that is lost in non-contextual stats. (more) The 2009 Alternate Universe Carter-Batista Award: RE24 ...
Phillies Shave Off The Beard
philliesnation.com — Today the Phillies removed Eric Bruntlett from their 40-man roster to make room for some minor leaguers... to be added to protect them from the Rule 5 draft. This essentially means that Eric Bruntlett will not return to the Phillies in 2010. Tyler ... (more) Phillies Shave Off The Beard
Running the Bases – Part 2
fangraphs.com — Yesterday we looked at team baserunning; now let’s take a gander at the individual leaders for the... 2009 season. Again, this is taken from Baseball Prospectus’ baserunning metrics (Hip-hip hooray for Dan Fox), sans the stolen bases, which are already ... (more) Running the Bases – Part 2
The 2009 Carter-Batista Award
fangraphs.com — Which players' offensive value was most distorted by RBI totals in 2009? There's only one way to... find out: a junk stat. (more) The 2009 Carter-Batista Award
My Morning in Exile
My Morning in Exile
hardballtimes.com — Slow day, so I scan the news. Great (Captain Robert Falcon) Scott ! Or was it Shackleton?... AL Cy Young today . Greinke should get it, but the writers once gave the damn thing to Jack McDowell for cryin' out loud, so who knows? For relaxing times, make it Takahashi time . Cancel the ... (more) My Morning in Exile
Blogger Nine Innings
tylersarticles.blogspot.com — I recently answered nine questions for the New York Daily News ' Jesse Spector in the latest... edition of Blogger Nine Innings. Click here to read my take on nine baseball questions, ranging from what I would use as my closer music to my opinions on the most under and overrated players in the ... (more) Blogger Nine Innings
Phillies Take Home Another Award
Phillies Take Home Another Award
the700level.com — Jimmy and Shane both took home Gold Gloves this year with Chase picking up another Silver Slugger.... But there's another more unofficial award that I found to be quite interesting. The folks over at Baseball Prospectus give out an award for the best medical staff in baseball . While the Phillies ... (more) Phillies Take Home Another Award
Chase for Perfection: Week 10 (Down to Two)
Chase for Perfection: Week 10 (Down to Two)
inhistoric.com — (Photo by Ronald Martinez, Getty Images) It's hard to believe that with all the horrible teams in... the NFL, not one of them was able to lose eight a row to open the season. With the Rams and Bucs finally off the schnide, there are now only two teams left that are still gunning for a ... (more) Chase for Perfection: Week 10 (Down to Two)
Silver & Gold
Silver & Gold
myteamrivals.typepad.com — Is anyone else as bored as I am this off-season?   It has been 9 whole days... without baseball; the more than 1 week layoff has me going a tad stir-crazy.   Want to see how bored I am?   Read on… What’s In A Name Shakespeare said that a rose, if by any other name, ... (more) Silver & Gold
Chase Utley lone Silver Slugger winner
Chase Utley lone Silver Slugger winner
macho-row.blogspot.com — Utley hitting his second home run in game five of the 2009 World Series. AP Photo Utley... wins fourth consecutive Silver Slugger at second base A day after Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino were awarded Gold Gloves , an award many felt Chase Utley had deserved, Utley became the only ... (more) Chase Utley lone Silver Slugger winner
Gold Gloves, NL Style
twinkietalk.com — I looked at the AL yesterday, so why not do the NL Today? C: Winner – Yadier... Molina, STL No problems here. Molina is unquestionably one of the best if not the best in the NL. 1B: Winner – Adrian Gonzalez, SD (+3.8, 1st in NL) Gonzalez had a lower UZR/150 than Cubs 1B Derrek Lee, but ... (more) Gold Gloves, NL Style
Highs and Lows of UZR 2007-9: Utley
fangraphs.com — As explained in the overview post, here , this is part of a series looking at the... best and worst defensive performers over the past three combined seasons. Rankings are done by adding a player’s UZR with his aggregate positional adjustment so as to ... (more) Highs and Lows of UZR 2007-9: Utley
National League Hands Out Some Gold Gloves
National League Hands Out Some Gold Gloves
theghostofmoonlightgraham.wordpress.com — Yesterday, the American League handed out their Gold Glove awards. Today, the National League handed out their... Gold Gloves. Let's take a look at who won in the National League: (more) National League Hands Out Some Gold Gloves
Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino Are Golden Once Again
Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino Are Golden Once Again
the700level.com — .flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: right; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size:... .92em; margin-top: 0px; } Jimmy Rollins & Shane Victorino win Gold Gloves , originally uploaded by pompomflipflop While individual awards ... (more) Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino Are Golden Once Again
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