the700level.com - 29 days ago
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I think we all want our closers to be just a little bit insane. There's something about the position--the pressure, the tension, the occasional self-flagellation involved--for which many reasonable, level-headed pitchers just aren't fit. Pitchers on the verge of lunacy just seem a little ...
Goodbye Brett
pabaseball.blogspot.com 29 days ago — The Myers Roller Coaster Express has been shutdown. No more Superman-esque performances, and no more painful minor league demotions. No more wife beating , and no more barroom fighting. Brett Myers time with the Phillies has officially come to an end as Ruben Amaro informed him that they would ...
I Don't Know Playing Third Base
the700level.com 29 days ago — Ruben Amaro is wasting no time this offseason, already telling Brett Myers thanks, but no thanks for his services next season. Now it's becoming clear Brett may not be the only semi-high profile player being bounced this fall. According to an article at Philly.com , with the team option due ...
Not Even Ribcage Injury Stopped Rivera
bats.blogs.nytimes.com 29 days ago — Mariano Rivera pitched with a ribcage injury during the postseason. If Rivera had faltered in Game 6 of the World Series, would he have been fit enough to pitch in a Game 7 against the Phillies?
2010 impact rookies: Carlos Carrasco
hardballtimes.com 29 days ago — I will continue to look at potential impact rookies for 2010 today with Indians right-handed pitcher Carlos Carrasco . Carrasco came over to Cleveland from Philadelphia as part of the Cliff Lee trade this past season. The 22-year old Venezuelan native entered the 2009 season as one of the top ...
Phillies consider changes at third base
philly.com 29 days ago — "More than anything else, we want to see what options may be out there for us and decide whether picking his option up is best suited for this club to try to move forward," Amaro said."He had a solid year for us," Amaro said. "I like the man ...