Phillies pick up Lee’s $9 million option
scoresreport.com 16 days ago — Photo from fOTOGLIF It was a pleasure to watch Cliff Lee during the playoffs. The Phillies left-hander flaunted a studly 1.56 ERA in five starts, finishing 4-0. When the Phillies aquired Lee in late July for four minor leaguers, the former Indian and went 7-4 with a 3.39 ERA. Given his ...

Should the Phillies Have Pulled Cliff Lee With A Big Lead?
baseballanalysts.com 21 days ago — The Phillies found themselves in a 3-1 hole going into Monday night. Luckily for them, they had their ace, Cliff Lee, on the mound for them. But the Phillies bats went into overdrive for them as well, putting up six runs in three innings. After three, the Phillies had a commanding 6-1 lead, ...

Lee In, Myers Out, Feliz in Limbo
myteamrivals.typepad.com 18 days ago — The Hot Stove officially warmed up today for the Philadelphia Phillies as they look to improve their pennant  winning team in 2010. General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr got the ball rolling today picking up the option of left handed pitcher Cliff Lee, informing right handed pitcher Brett Myers ...

Don't give up
macho-row.blogspot.com 22 days ago — The Phillies are chasing the Yankees right now, down 3-1 First I would like to apologize for the lack of updates on this site over the crucial World series weekend. An unfortunate time for my auto-scheduled posts to fail me I must say. But regardless we move on. Rather than rehash each ...

Philadelphia Phillies - 2009 Debrief
passion4baseball.blogspot.com 18 days ago — Right after the regular season ended, a series of posts began to debrief all the major league teams to look at the 2009 season and to look ahead to 2010. The series has already concluded the National League West and one post covered the Atlanta Braves for the National League East before the ...

The Long Term Plan For The Phillies Success
myteamrivals.typepad.com 15 days ago — The Philadelphia Phillies are having the most successful run in their history. Phillies fans hope these days never end. But how can that happen?   The Phillies had their longest run of success from 1976 to 1983 when they won 5 division titles, 2 pennants, and 1 World Championship. ...

Offseason Business Begins
misterballz.blogspot.com 17 days ago — It's been a brief offseason so far. But in the two short days since the Phillies' race to repeat ended, there have been a lot of happenings with the team. It was a sure thing that after the Yankees recorded the final out to win their 27th World Series Championship that the 25 men representing ...

Myers upset with Phillies
scoresreport.com 10/16/2009 — Pitcher Brett Myers is upset that the Phillies left him off the NLCS roster after he spent most of the regular season rehabbing from a hip injury so that he could re-join the club in the postseason. From the Philadelphia Inquirer : “I’m upset,” the pitcher said ...

Yes, These Quotes Are About the Phillies
the700level.com 14 days ago — Remember when, just a few years ago, Phillies off-seasons were marked by one "splash" move involving a player who may are may not have been exiting his prime, followed by several more moves of similar ilk on a declining scale? If not, join me in recalling that feeling of empathizing with the ...

Tale of the Tape - New York - World Series Edition
pabaseball.blogspot.com 27 days ago — Punk Rock Music New York - The Ramones, the most influential rock band since The Beatles, hailed from Queens. But if that isn't enough, consider the hardcore scene and bands like H2O, Sick Of It All, Cro-Mags, CIV, Gorilla Biscuits, Agnostic Front, Murphy's Law and many more. Philly - Philly ...

Should the Chicago Cubs Consider Brett Myers? — Bleacher Report - MLB 18 days ago
Reports out of Philadelphia Friday are that the National League Champion Phillies will not pursue an extension with Brett Myers. Myers, once the top of the Philadelphia rotation, fell out of favor over the last couple years because of injuries and ...

Joe Sheehan: What does the future hold for the Yankees and Phillies? — SI.com - MLB 18 days ago
The Yankees and Phillies will both return the core of their pennant-winning teams in 2010, but Joe Sheehan says both front offices have plenty of decisions to make in the offseason.

Brett Myers Will Not Be Returning to the Philadelphia Phillies Next Year — Bleacher Report - MLB 18 days ago
In a meeting today, Ruben Amaro Jr. informed Brett Myers that they would not attempt to renegotiate. Amaro did not give any reason as to why he was released, though the $12 million in cap space may be a factor. Myers said that he felt it coming ...

Phillies cut ties with veteran Myers — Major League Baseball News 18 days ago
Ten years after being drafted in the first round by the Phillies, Opening Day starter Brett Myers was told by GM Ruben Amaro Jr. on Friday that he would not be brought back in 2010.

FanHouse: Phillies part ways with veteran Myers — SI.com - MLB 17 days ago