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Found August 03, 2012 on Buzz On Broad: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Shane Victorino,  Jayson Werth,  Greg Dobbs,  Brad Lidge,  Nate Schierholtz
TEAMS: Los Angeles Dodgers,  Washington Nationals,  Miami Marlins,  Philadelphia Phillies
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When the Phillies shipped Shane Victorino to the Los AngelesDodgers a slew of great memories raced through my head. Mainly, the magical2008 World Series run. These past five seasons have been the best baseball infranchise’s history, although some may argue that the early 1980’s was better. I went back and looked at how that 2008 team was built, and Iwas astonished at the savvy moves Pat Gillick was able to pull off. Acquiringhidden gems like Shane Victorino, Jayson Werth, Greg Dobbs, JC Romero, and eventrading for a struggling Brad Lidge, all these moves seemed rather insignificantin pushing the Phillies into title contention. Well, we were all wrong. The last few seasons under RAJ our approach to personnel haschanged immensely. Instead of relying on homegrown players or finding playerson the cheap that we could develop into contributors, we have splurged onmarquee players. The ride has been a blast, and hopefully it’s not over yet,but the truth of the matter is this team needed so...
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