RAUL IBANEZ NEWS
Phillies Nation Continues To Deliver The Votes
In a big, big way. Not only has Raul Ibanez become firmly entrenched as the leading vote-getter among NL outfielders, not to mention third overall, but Chase Utley has taken over top spot for the entire National League. Don't you just love the idea that Chase is going to start...
Ibanez irate over blogger suggesting he used PEDs
June 11, 2009 by
The Scores Report
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Phillies’ outfielder Raul Ibanez is hopping mad over a suggestion made by a blogger from Midwest Sports Fans that suggested that his Albert Pujols-like (actually, Ibanez’s start is better than Pujols’) start to the season could be contributed to steroids or other forms of PEDs...
Beer nuts: Mayberry striking out at absurd rate
July 17, 2009 by
Beerleaguer
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Averaging 117 strikeouts over the last three seasons, minor league numbers have supplied a spot-on forecast for John Mayberry. Besides making contact with a baseball, there's a lot to like about young Mayberry: he's tall, quick, strong, with good range and a powerful arm. And...
Beer nuts: Mayberry striking out at absurd rate
July 17, 2009 by
Beerleaguer
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Averaging 117 strikeouts over the last three seasons, minor league numbers have supplied a spot-on forecast for John Mayberry. Besides making contact with a baseball, there's a lot to like about young Mayberry: he's tall, quick, strong, with good range and a powerful arm. And...
Lopez, Ibanez Lead Phils to 9th Straight Win
Who needs Roy Halladay, when you have Rodrigo Lopez? Three starts ago, Lopez was best known for sharing a first name with the Crazy Hot Dog Vendor's ostrich. After picking up his second win as a Phillie, in the WFCs 10-1 thrashing of the Chicago Cubs, Lopez is still best known...
Raul Ibanez Hits the DL and the Decimation of Hitting Crean-Up Continues
June 18, 2009 by
Midwest Sports
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Today, the Philadelphia Phillies announced that Raul Ibanez, had been placed on the DL with a strained left groin, thus continuing what has been an awful 10 days stretch of injuries for JRod's fantasy baseball team.
Ibanez Calls Out Blogger
June 10, 2009 by
Phillies Nation
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A blogger from MidWest Sports Fans speculated that Raul Ibanez is on steroids, concluding “any aging hitter who puts up numbers this much better than his career averages is going to immediately generate suspicion that the numbers are not natural, that perhaps he is under the...
Final Thoughts (for now) on the Raul Ibanez Story and the Broader Issues Debated Yesterday
June 11, 2009 by
Midwest Sports
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After a day to reflect on his Outside the Lines appearance and the firestorm that brewed over his comments regarding Raul Ibanez, JRod writes his final thoughts (at least for now) on the Raul Ibanez-steroids speculation controversy and the broader issues brought forth during yesterday...
Ibanez and Aaron
June 10, 2009 by
Baseball Musings
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In a comment to this post on Raul Ibanez, Bob Tufts notes:
At age 37, Hank Aaron had his highest HR total (47), highest SLG (.669), highest OPS (1.074) and highest OPS+ (194). His best 3 year HR total was from ages 35 to 37, and he hit 40 HR’s at age 39.
Do you really want [...]
Phillies’ Raul Ibanez Placed on 15-Day DL
June 18, 2009 by
Mets Merized Online
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The Philadelphia Phillies will be needing a new bat in the lineup for at least two weeks. SI.com is reporting that Raul Ibanez has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained groin. He is eligible to return from the DL on July 3, but Phillies general manager Ruben...
Raul Ibanez Taking Fashion Tips from Sid Rosenberg
June 11, 2009 by
Bob's Blitz
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The Sports Hernia contends, "One thing we know Raul Ibanez hasn't been taking: Fashion Tips."
We contend that he has taken.
Ready for Sid's book?
Full story: http://www.bobsblitz.com
Ibanez Conquers Mets For Series Win
June 11, 2009 by
Phillies Nation
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At a certain moment, you realize what you’re watching isn’t merely some hot start, nor some speculation of sideways habits, but simply the work of a Most Valuable Player. Raul Ibanez is that MVP.
Ibanez’s three-run home run with two outs in the 10th inning defeated...
Man, Some Sports Journalists Still Don’t Get the Web
June 12, 2009 by
The Big Lead
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Media Musings, Raul Ibanez Edition: There’s too much to block quote here, so you’ll just have to read it all. “Most of all, I hope they learned that if you’re going to try to be a big man, or woman, and go after big game, you’ve got to have your ducks...
Phillies' Ibanez to DL w/ Groin Strain
June 18, 2009 by
Bob's Blitz
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Self-reported anabolic steroid users do not see any increase in muscle/tendon injuries. So don't be writing anything negative about Philadelphia's Raul Ibanez going on the DL for 15 with a strained...
Full story: http://www.bobsblitz.com
Introducing the Real Raul Ibanez
August 30, 2009 by
Phillies Nation
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The old saying goes, “first impressions are lasting impressions.” So naturally, falling out of love with a player who had such an immediate impact as Raul Ibanez is extremely difficult, since he excelled instantly after becoming a Phillie.
But, all fondness and “homerism...
Happy Birthday, Raul Ibanez!
June 02, 2009 by
The Good Phight
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Happy Birthday, Raul Ibanez!
The Phillies left fielder and soon-to-be All-Star turns 37 today. May he continue playing like he's 27! Salut!
Raul Ibanez's Cold Streak: Been There, Done That
September 02, 2009 by
The Good Phight
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Earlier this season, we were asking ourselves whether Raul Ibanez could keep up his torrid start to the season. He made Ruben Amaro look like a genius...
Three Phillies named to the 2009 All Star team, Shane Victorino needs our help
July 05, 2009 by
All Things Philly Sports
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The World Champs will be well represented at the 2009 All Star Game. Two Phillies, Chase Utley and Raul Ibanez, were voted in as starters to the game, while Ryan Howard was added as a reserve by NL All Star manager Charlie Manuel. Utley and Ibanez are certainly more than deserving...
Blogging the Bloggers: Raul Ibanez, Bobby Valentine & David Letterman
June 12, 2009 by
The Scores Report
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- DEADSPIN discusses the unfortunate ambushing of blogger Jerod Morris, who is catching massive criticism for his piece about Phillies’ outfielder Raul Ibanez-steroids piece. For TSR’s take on the situation, click here.
- UNCOACHED groups together a photo gallery of the...
Raul Ibanez Know Your Role & Shut Your Mouth
June 10, 2009 by
BlackSportsOnline
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"Make them accountable. There should be more credibility than some 42-year-old blogger typing in his mother's basement. It demeans everything you've done with one stroke of the pen.
Here is why athletes have a stereotype of being not so bright. Raul Ibanez who was obviously...
Ibanez irate over blogger’s PED speculation, but is Inquirer columnist to blame?
June 11, 2009 by
The Scores Report
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A story gaining major national attention over the last couple days is a story that Jerod Morris of Midwest Sports Fans wrote about 37-year old Phillies outfielder Raul Ibanez, who has been on a tear (.325, 20 HRs, 55 RBI) to start the 2009 baseball season.
The motivation behind Morris’...
Ibanez Can Prove He’s Clean (In Many Different Ways Too!)
Let’s start off with a big round of applause for the blogger that came up with this incredulous idea for an article.
Tuesday, a blogger for Mid-West Sports Fans wrote on his blog speculating on whether Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Raul Ibanez has used steroids this past...
Ibanez Can Prove He’s Clean (In Many Different Ways Too!)
Let’s start off with a big round of applause for the blogger that came up with this incredulous idea for an article.
Tuesday, a blogger for Mid-West Sports Fans wrote on his blog speculating on whether Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Raul Ibanez has used steroids this past...
Ibanez Can Prove He’s Clean (In Many Different Ways Too!)
Let’s start off with a big round of applause for the blogger that came up with this incredulous idea for an article.
Tuesday, a blogger for Mid-West Sports Fans wrote on his blog speculating on whether Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Raul Ibanez has used steroids this past...
Ibanez Can Prove He’s Clean (In Many Different Ways Too!)
Let’s start off with a big round of applause for the blogger that came up with this incredulous idea for an article.
Tuesday, a blogger for Mid-West Sports Fans wrote on his blog speculating on whether Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Raul Ibanez has used steroids this past...
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