BOBBY ESTALELLA RUMORS
Memory Lane Monday: Benny Agbayani
Even though appearing in just 13 games in a Red Sox uniform, Benny Agbayani left a huge impact on the whole organization. And now he will be remembered forever in “Memory Lane Monday.”
The Sox selected the Hawaiian off waivers on August 26, 2002. Agbayani performed well in his short time with the team, batting .297 with eight RBI’s.
But Agbayani’s career defining moment came...
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October 10, 2011
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October 10, 2011
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1943: Nats Trade for Bob Johnson
March 20, 1943
“Indian” Bob Johnson had been with Connie Mack’s Philadelphia A’s since he broke into the league at the age of 27 in 1933. Over the span of 10 seasons, Johnson accumulated some gaudy numbers in Philadelphia. For his career, he was batting .298/.395/.520 with 252 home runs. Johnson’s racked up 78.2 WARP3 during that time span.
Prior to spring training...
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March 16, 2010
Today in Philly Sports History: Phillies Go Deep Record Seven Times, 1998
Brogna. Estalella. Sefcik. Not names that strike fear into the hearts of opposing pitches, exactly--the three slugged a mere 160 longballs over the course of their combined careers, just a handful more than Ryan Howard hit in his first three full years as a Phil. But damned if they didn't do a pretty good impression of Murderer's Row (or at the very least, Utley-Howard-Ibanez) on...
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September 08, 2009
Today in Philly Sports History: Bobby Estalella Hits 6.25% of His Career Home Runs, 1997
Catcher Bobby Estalella never exactly set the baseball world on fire in any long-term sense, drifting as a backup between six teams over nine seasons. But at the end of the 1997 season, he probably seemed like the second coming of Johnny Bench. He had hit two home runs with a .353 batting average in seven games as a Phil in 1996, and he picked up where he left off in 1997. On September...
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September 04, 2009
Estalella to Testify Against Bonds
Bobby Estalella isn?t just a pretty face with an armband tattoo.? The former Phillies catcher, who has been out of baseball since 2004, has agreed to become a government witness is the federal perjury case against Barry Bonds.? Estalella, who played with Bonds on the San Fransisco Giants in 2000 ...
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January 31, 2009
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January 31, 2009
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