RAUL IBANEZ NEWS
Game chat: Phils begin final series before break
July 10, 2009 by
Beerleaguer
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Raul Ibanez rejoins the club, but will not be in the starting lineup tonight, when the Phillies get their first look at the 38-47 Pittsburgh Pirates in the last series before sending five Phillies to the All-Star team. Preview: Zach Duke and Joe Blanton have the ball. The Phillies...
Pearl Jam Knows Philly Fans Need Their Score Updates
Personally, I can't imagine going to a Pearl Jam show on the night of a Phillies World Series game. But, everyone has their own set of priorities, and Eddie Vedder & Co. are in town to close down the Spectrum in style. They're also known to be baseball enthusiasts, and...
Bunts and Balks (7/8)
Raul Ibanez will continue his rehab on Thursday, with another start for Lehigh Valley (AAA). It doesn't appear that Ibanez will return to the P-Phils before the All-Star break. It does appear that Ibanez will be taking part in the MLB All-Star game.
Raul Ibanez' rehabilitation...
Phillies Place Raul Ibanez on Disabled List
by Josh AlperFiled under: Phillies, NL East, MLB InjuriesA bad week for the Phillies got worse Thursday morning when the team placed left fielder Raul Ibanez on the disabled list with a groin strain. No word on just when he was hurt, although we'll assume that it had nothing to...
Footprints in the Snow: Phillies
by Knox BardeenFiled under: Phillies, NL EastFootprints in the Snow is FanHouse's look at the paths to be forged by MLB teams this winter as they look ahead to 2010. Philadelphia Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro made it a point not to bring back the exact same lineup in 2009...
Ibanez is Pissed!
June 10, 2009 by
We Should Be GM's
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Raul Ibanez is pissed! Why? Some a-hole blogger speculates that his breakout season at the old age of 37 has something to do with PEDs (Performance Enhancing Drugs). From Raul, "I'll come after people who defame or slander me. It's pathetic and disgusting. There should...
Ibanez Responds to Blog's Steroid Talk
by Tom FornelliFiled under: Phillies, NL East, MLB Media Watch, MLB Rumors, MLB PEDsWhen the Phillies signed Raul Ibanez to a three-year $30 million deal this past offseason there were quite a few people skeptical of giving a then 36-year old (Raul turned 37 last week) outfielder ...
Phillies Under the Knife
25 days ago by
Baseball Musings
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Raul Ibanez, Scott Eyre one other Phillies player will undergo surgery:
It turns out that Lidge was injured this year, but it’s not his knee. On Wednesday, Lidge will have surgery to repair loose bodies in his elbow. In addition, he will need to have his flexor/pronator tendon examinedâ€...
BDD: 2008 Free Agent Analysis
August 30, 2009 by
Crashburn Alley
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At Baseball Daily Digest, I analyze the 2008 free agent class.
The most valuable left-handed hitter is Raul Ibanez, who is making $6.5 million this season and prorates to be worth over $17 million. The least valuable LHH is Jason Giambi who is making $4 million and has been worth nearly...
Yanks Fan Dissess the Phils
Entering the weekend series against the Yankees, it seems that a Yankees fan thinks that the Phils have a weak schedule, and no chance at winning the series this weekend, and that Raul Ibanez was a waste of money. Check out the article through the link.
What They're Saying: Phillies Draft Edition
Although they forfeited their first round pick with the signing of Raul Ibanez, a bold move that has worked out quite nicely so far, the Phillies used a pair of selections on high school outfielders yesterday, taking Kelly Dugan in the second and Kyrell Hudson in the third. We round...
The Unfortunate Ambushing Of Jerod Morris' Raul Ibanez Post
The "acceptance" of sports bloggers took a nasty nosedive yesterday afternoon when Jerod Morris of Midwest Sports Fans was thrown into the Outside The Lines sausage maker for a little mainstream media, Inc. beat down. Morris, if you don't know, was the "blogger"...
Bunts and Balks (6/18)
DL'd outfielder Raul Ibanez is progressing well. This is promising news, but it would have been good to have him available to DH in the interleague road games next week.
The Lehigh Valley IronPigs (AAA) won their sixth game in a row Friday, 8-6, over the Norfolk Tides. The FeHogs...
The Road to Mayan Apocalypse Is Paved with Text Messages
October 13, 2009 by
The Fightins
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So, did Darren Daulton really pick Raul Ibanez (0-3) as his Player of the Game Monday night? Was he paying attention to the game? Did he know where he was? Thanks to an unscrupulous Comcast intern with access to Ricky Bottalico’s cell phone, we may have an idea of what was preoccupying...
Bunts and Balks (6/29)
Chase Utley and Raul Ibanez have sizeable leads at their respective positions in All-Star voting. It looks like Utley and Ibanez will start, and that they will be the only Phils' starters.
Raul Ibanez is eligible to return from the DL on Friday, but is not expected to be ready...
On Raul Ibanez and Steroids
June 11, 2009 by
Lady At The Bat
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I first learned of this issue yesterday morning, but was unable to post anything about it because every media outlet I turned to for information, failed to mention the original source: A blog. I don't know if that was done on purpose. My suspicion is that is was, but again, I...
Graph of the Day: Raul Ibanez, Citizen's Bank Park, and Safeco Field
August 10, 2009 by
Beyond the Box Score
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As has been much discussed in the Sabermetric blogosphere, the Philadelphia Phillies made the questionable decision to sign Raul Ibanez to a 3 year, 31 million dollar deal while simultaneously letting a similar player in the younger Pat Burrell walk without even offering arbitration...
Raul Ibanez debacle: blame the Philly Inquirer, not blogger Jerod Morris
If you're not caught up on the latest episode of MEDIA WARS, here's the synopsis: Jerod Morris of Midwest Sports Fans wrote a blog post saying he didn't think Raul Ibanez was using steroids, but that it was reasonable if some people speculated about it. John Gonzalez then...
Blogs, Battles, and Ibanez Incriminations
June 16, 2009 by
Blazers Edge
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If you've been hiding in the sports blog equivalent of a deep cave with your eyes tightly shut and your ears firmly plugged then no doubt you've missed the scuffle surrounding Raul Ibanez of the Philadelphia Phillies and a blogger over this post. The event has...
Phillies Top 10 Stories of 2009: No. 9 -- Chase Utley is Boring
2 days ago by
The Good Phight
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The 2009 Phillies got some marvelous production out of their lineup once again -- Ryan Howard, Jayson Werth, and Raul Ibanez come to mind. But once again, the best of the bunch was second baseman Chase Utley. For the fourth season in a row, Utley finished second in...
Ibanez on CNN
October 21, 2009 by
Baseball Musings
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Raul Ibanez will appear on the CNN special, Latino in America. Here’s a clip. The show airs tonight at 9 PM EDT.
Raul Ibanez on CNN’s Latino in America
October 20, 2009 by
Baseball Reflections
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Please check out CNN’s Latinos in America Series to be aired on October 21 and October 22 at 9pm (EST). This clip is part of the interview with Phillies‘ LF Raul Ibanez as he sits down with Soledad O’Brien for CNN Latino in America...
Raul Ibanez Alters His Approach for 2009
September 09, 2009 by
The Good Phight
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There's something interesting that I've noticed in Raul Ibanez's numbers for this year compared to his previous seasons. Put simply, it looks like he's swinging harder. Witness...
Career: 8.6% BB -- 17.1% K -- 45.6% swing -- 81.8% contact -- 37.2...
Chris Coste's Next Book To Be Set In Houston
If he's writing one and it's about his career as professional baseball player. Coste has been designated for assignment to clear a roster spot for the return of Raul Ibanez, and the Astros have claimed the catcher. Oh sweet, more Paul Bako! /eye rollBy now we're all...
Phils yank five homers; Cholly yanks one closer
September 08, 2009 by
Beerleaguer
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The Phillies used five solo homers, including two by Raul Ibanez, to stage what will likely become Brad Lidge's ninth inning curtain call. Beerleaguer: Common sense would eventually prevail, but it was going to take a perfectly staged situation like this for Manuel to make the...
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