philly.com - 12/15/2008
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Chase Utley dragged his right leg as he entered the media room yesterday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park. He sold the limp with a hard wince. He was acting. Not exactly Matt Damon-quality acting (more Ben Affleck?), but acting nonetheless. Utley, who had surgery on his right hip Nov. 23, ...
philly.com - 12/15/2008
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philly.com —
Paul Hagen reporting ... Righthander Chan Ho Park
said in a press conference in Seoul today that...
he has agreed to a 1-year contract with the Phillies. The deal is pending a physical, much like the agreement with leftfielder Raul Ibanez. According to ...
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Phillies finish deal for Park | Philadelphia Daily News ...
philly.com - 12/9/2008
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philly.com —
LAS VEGAS - Phillies officials were working on
a complex trade late last night that could bring...
them a player who would provide insurance for second baseman Chase Utley and a righthanded bat in left field. The player is Mark DeRosa and if his name ...
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Phillies eye trade for Cubs' DeRosa | Philadelphia ...
baseballthinkfactory.org - 12/20/2008
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baseballthinkfactory.org —
As you know, I’ve been wrestling with this
notion of positional adjustments, which on Thursday led to...
the following e-mail exchange with FanGraphs’ Eric Seidman … Eric: Rob, I thought I would try to see if I could clarify the adjustments for you. ...
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Rob Neyer: Explaining some new math
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Morning Rounds, December 16th
The Sports Complex —
... the game. READ Mike Sielski praises the more balanced offense. SKIP
SIXERS Phil Jasner reports that Tony DiLeo is tweaking the offense. READ Kevin Tatum compares DiLeo to Cheeks. SKIP Tom Moore reports that Tony DiLeo wants the Sixers to push the pace. SKIP PHILLIES Todd Zolecki says Chase Utley expects to play opening day. SKIP Paul Hagen reports the Phillies ...
Morning Rounds, December 16th
The Sports Complex —
... the game. READ Mike Sielski praises the more balanced offense. SKIP
SIXERS Phil Jasner reports that Tony DiLeo is tweaking the offense. READ Kevin Tatum compares DiLeo to Cheeks. SKIP Tom Moore reports that Tony DiLeo wants the Sixers to push the pace. SKIP PHILLIES Todd Zolecki says Chase Utley expects to play opening day. SKIP Paul Hagen reports the Phillies ...
Chase Utley Wants To Play On Opening Day: ADP Sure To Rise
Crooked Pitch —
... I have a feeling, however, that news today out of Philadelphia that Utley wants to be ready by opening day may cause his ADP to rise a bit. ...
Chase Utley Is Sorry for the F-Bomb, Expects to Be Ready for Opening Day,
FanHouse —
... met with reporters yesterday, and after faking everybody out with an exaggerated limp as he walked into the room, he revealed that his recovery from hip surgery three weeks ago has advanced without a hitch. ...
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Dear Pat Burrell —
Bleacher Report - MLB 12/15/2008
Dear Pat Burrell,
Thank you.
Thank you for all you did for this city during your nine years on the ballclub. You came to us a decade ago as the No. 1 overall draft pick out of the University of Miami. You were the MVP of the College ...
One player can mean all the difference —
Major League Baseball News 12/15/2008
The notion of the one-step fix persists in the game despite so many unsuccessful attempts to execute it. But the concept lives within every GM who knows how the arrival of Roger Maris revitalized the Yankees in 1960, how Kirk Gibson introduced ...
