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Phillies and Ryan Howard Reach 3-Year, $54M Agreement. Avoid Salary Arbitration
February 08, 2009 by
Biz of Baseball
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Ryan Howard and the Phillies reach a 3-year, $54 million agreement, thus avoiding salary arbitration until his free agency eligibility in 2011. ?It appears Ryan Howard and the Philadelphia Phillies will not be going to salary arbitration two-years in a row. Howard and the Phillies...
O's Sweep Phillies and My Life Wasn't in Danger at Anytime in Philadelphia...
June 21, 2009 by
Oriole Post
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Like I said, perhaps the Orioles should play the N.L. East more often; better yet, maybe the Orioles should petition Major League Baseball to move into the N.L. East and move from the complicated arena known as the A.L. East On Sunday, the Birds continued their winning ways and won...
Liberation, Luck, & Leather
June 03, 2009 by
We Should Be GM's
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Free JC:The day has finally arrived for JC Romero to be unleashed upon baseball. He’s been held up for the first 50 games of the season for a seemingly bogus banned substance suspension, but that’s all in the past now. With JC back in the bullpen, this means we have and second...
Phillies in the Ninth
October 12, 2009 by
Baseball Musings
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The Phillies send up Ben Francisco, Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino in the ninth. If one of them can get on, they’ll get into the deadly Phillies heart of the order. Stewart is in at third and Huston Street takes the mound.
Update: Greg Dobbs pinch hits for Francisco.
Update...
The Rain Taketh, Then Giveth Away
August 29, 2009 by
We Should Be GM's
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Rain Taketh:The two rain delays in Philly took the opportunity away from Pedro Martinez to build his arm strength up by going 6+ innings, and also deprived him of a chance at a win. He looked sharp through 2 innings, but it was only two innings. The rain also took last night's...
Game chat: Phils, Marlins settle series this afternoon
September 21, 2008 by
Beerleaguer
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Jamie Moyer (14-7, 3.86) gets the ball having never lost a game in Florida's house, as the Phils try to make it two out of three against the Marlins. Moyer has been near spotless against the Marlins, while his opponent, rookie Chris Volstad (5-3, 3.07) has pitched the Phillies...
Oliver of Angels, and Dobbs of Phillies Sign Deals Avoiding Arbitration
January 16, 2009 by
Biz of Baseball
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The day after arbitration filings in MLB were released (see details on the 111 players that filed), two more players have signed deals avoiding arbitration. The signings bringing the total to 3 after Kevin Youkilis reached his 4 year, $40 million deal, that also includes a $13 million...
Preseries Quick Hits: Phillies vs. Mets 5/6, 5/7/2009
May 06, 2009 by
Cowboys Corner
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The Philadelphia Phillies (14-10) are at the unfriendly confines of Citi Field to face their arch rivals the New York Mets (12-13). Both teams are coming off of two game sweeps as the Phillies bested the St Louis Cardinals and the Mets beat the Braves. The Phillies and Mets each won...
Dobbs: Ibanez ‘Perfect’ For Team
December 15, 2008 by
Phillies Nation
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Paul Hagen spoke to Greg Dobbs about Raul Ibanez. (...)
New Year Resolutions
January 01, 2009 by
We Should Be GM's
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WSBGM's got on the phone yesterday and talked to a few of WFC Phillies with one simple question, "What is your resolution for 2009?" Here are a few of the answers we got. Brett Myers - "I'm going to wear more long sleeved shirts. I have to do something to hide...
What A Wacky, Bizarre Little Ending There
October 26, 2008 by
Awful Announcing
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Back and forth thing going on in Philly last night after they got the tarp up at about 10 PM Eastern, wasn't it? The Phillies built up a 4-1 lead on homers by Carlos Ruiz in the 2nd and Chase Utley and Ryan Howard going back to back in the sixth. In between, the wind denied Evan...
Rumor: Phillies Interested in Ibanez
November 19, 2008 by
Hot Stove Philly
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New York Newsday is reporting the Phillies have interest in free agent outfielder Raul Ibanez.A Ibanez is coming off a stong season in Seattle where he hit .293 with 23 home runs and 110 RBI's. Ibanez would be a cheaper alternative to Pat Burrell, although I can't see much...
Rays even series at 1-1
October 24, 2008 by
Hot Stove Philly
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The Phillies' inability to hit with runners in scoring position, something that has plagged this team for the better part of Charlie Manuel's tenure as manager, finally caught up with them on Thursday, as the Fightins fell to the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 in Game 2 of the World Series...
Phillies - Braves Series Recap
July 27, 2008 by
Hot Stove Philly
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In a dramatic turnaround from their previous two series, the Phillies blew the first game of their series with the Atlanta Braves, but rebounded nicely to take the final two games to remain in second place in the National League East.
In one of the worst games that I have ever attended...
Guide to being happy about 20 runs.
May 27, 2008 by
We Should Be GM's
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Remember yesterday? Ah, that seems so long ago. I wrote a piece about being angry over 15 runs scored, well chalk that up to lunacy. Today I bring to you a happy atmosphere on the blog, sponsored by 20 runs. Yes, the Phils have now scored 35 runs in the past 2 games an have leap-frogged...
Phillies Notes: Happ re-called, Feliz to the DL, Mahay deal?
July 29, 2008 by
All Things Philly Sports
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Some Phillie news just before they start their 3 game series with the Nationals:
Happ is back: As had been speculated since Adam Eaton was sent to the minors and he was pulled from his last start, J.A. Happ was called up today. He will be the second lefty option out of the pen....
NL Dogfight: September 21st
September 21, 2008 by
Hot Stove Philly
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With eight days left in baseball's regular season, the playoff races have yet to be settled. While the Cubs have wrapped the National League Central, and the Dodgers are on the verge of taking home the National League West, the National League East and the Wild Card remain up for...
Phillies - Cardinals Series Recap
August 04, 2008 by
Hot Stove Philly
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The Phillies came into Friday night's game against the St. Louis Cardinals one game ahead of the second place New York Mets in the National League East standings. The Phillies currently stand two and a half games up on the now second place Florida Marlins, and three up on the now...
Arbitration Update: Three More Signed
January 20, 2009 by
Hot Stove Philly
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The World Champion Phillies entered the 2008 offseason with eight
arbitration-eligible players, most in the majors. The number dropped
to six last week, after Cole Hamels and Greg Dobbs
signed multi-year extensions. Well on the day when players and clubs
exchanged arbitration...
Phillies Business
January 17, 2009 by
We Should Be GM's
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Many believe Ryan Howard is going to ask for $15-17M in arbitration. The Phils likely won't oblige, and a bloody battle will ensue once again. I've given up all hope of signing him longterm, nor do I want to. We control him through 2011, after which he'll be 32 years old...
Big first inning leads Phillies over Reds 22-1
July 06, 2009 by
Sign on San Diego
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Chase Utley hit a three-run homer and Shane Victorino and Greg Dobbs each had two-run shots during a 10-run first inning, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 22-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night.
Phils, Werth reach deal
January 21, 2009 by
Hot Stove Philly
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The Phillies have reached another deal with one of their
arbitration eligible players, this time coming to terms on a two-year
contract with outfielder Jason Werth. The
details of the contract are as yet unknown, but specifics are expected
to be released later in the week after...
WSBGM's Power Rankings
August 10, 2009 by
We Should Be GM's
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Time to break out a new feature. Joining the illustrious ranks of Thirsty Thursday, the Saturday Poll, Phlashback Phriday and other intermittently accomplished posts is...The Power Rankings. We won't be ranking teams like the other Power Ranking rankers do. Instead, we will be...
It Makes Sense to Add Marson
October 18, 2008 by
Hot Stove Philly
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With the World Series only five days away, ideas are beginning to be tossed around about who will be the team's designated hitter in Game 1, be it in Tampa or Boston. The obvious choices would be Greg Dobbs, Geoff Jenkins, or Matt Stairs. Currently all valuable assets off the bench...
Justin Duchscherer Agrees to $3.9M Deal with A’s. Avoids Arbitration
January 24, 2009 by
Biz of Baseball
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The Oakland Athletics have cleared the final salary arbitration player off their list by signing starting right-handed pitcher Justin Duchscherer to a 1-year, $3.9 million deal, thus avoiding arbitration. Duchscherer
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