How the Phillies Can Fix the Brett Myers Situation

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 How the Phillies Can Fix the Brett Myers Situation
The Phillies, along with the Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres of last season, know exactly how much one game can mean in the standings, so they can't afford to let the Brett Myers issue fester. [link]

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BDD: Fixing the Brett Myers Situation
Published 5/15/2008 by Bill Baer at crashburnalley.com
... After last night’s hell that was watching Brett Myers pitch to Atlanta Braves hitters, I’ve mapped out at Baseball Digest Daily what I think the Phillies’ front office should do in order to limit how much he hurts the team. Post a Comment Name (required) E-mail (will not be published) (required) Website Blogroll ...

BDD: Baer: How the Phillies Can Fix the Brett Myers Situation
Published 5/16/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
BDD: Baer: How the Phillies Can Fix the Brett Myers Situation “RUSSIAN OMELET - Cross enemy’s legs. Fold enemy by pinning his shoulders to ground upside-down and placing his legs above him. Sit on his legs, folding the bass of the spine. Fatal.” Lastly, there is still the thought that the first quarter of the season still represents a small sample size. However, Myers hasn’t shown any sign that he’s improving or that he is going to improve any time soon. Sometimes, you just have to nip a problem in the bud, and such is the case with Myers as the Phillies can’t afford to have ...

Interleague Is Over, So Is June
Published 23 days ago by Bill Baer at crashburnalley.com
... trading for Erik Bedard, but I’ve come around on C.C. Sabathia. Some other big names that could be available are A.J. Burnett (Blue Jays), Aaron Harang (Reds), Bronson Arroyo (Reds), Greg Maddux (Padres), and Jarrod Washburn (Mariners). Of that list, I personally am only interested in Harang and Maddux; Harang would likely be nearly as expensive as Bedard. As for Maddux, there will probably be a line for his services, with the Cubs at the front. Brett Myers You may recall that, back on May 15 , I suggested that something needed to be done about Myers. I listed a few scenarios ...

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