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The Case Against J.A. Happ
Now that we’re about two weeks removed from the end of the World Series, a lot of the anti-Cole Hamels sentiment seems to have died down. The calls for the almost-26-year-old to be traded have been squelched and the Phillies fan base is focused on a potential acquisition of Roy Halladay via trade or a [...]
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November 16, 2009
Discuss
BDD: The Mets Winning in 2010?
At Baseball Daily Digest, I explain why and how the New York Mets can contend with the Phillies for a division title in 2010.
2009 was not kind to the New York Mets. They lost 92 games, their highest total since ‘03. Fred Wilpon found himself involved in the Bernie Madoff ordeal. Eighteen Mets players spent [...]
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November 14, 2009
The 2010 Bench
70% of the Phillies’ 2009 plate appearances were taken by the starting eight; only 14% were taken by bench players. With Matt Stairs and Eric Bruntlett gone, the Phillies now need to look for adequate bench players either from within or on the free agent market.
I’ve perused the list of free agents at MLB Trade [...]
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November 12, 2009
NY Daily News Blogger Nine Innings
Jesse Spector, of the Touching Base blog on the NY Daily News website, sent me a few questions to answer for his Blogger Nine Innings segment. Click here to check it out.
An excerpt:
5. Who do you think should (not necessarily will) win the MVPs, Cy Youngs and Rookie of the Year awards?
[…] The picks are [...]
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November 09, 2009
Free Agency: Third Basemen
Per MLB Trade Rumors, here is the list of free agent third basemen:
Rich Aurilia (38)
Brian Barden (29)
Adrian Beltre (31) - Type B
Wilson Betemit (28)
Aaron Boone (37)
Craig Counsell (39)
Joe Crede (32)
Bobby Crosby (30)
Mark DeRosa (35) - Type B
Pedro Feliz (35) - $5MM club option with a $500K buyout
Chone Figgins (32) - Type B
Nomar Garciaparra (36)
Troy Glaus [...]
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November 07, 2009
BDD: Cause and Effect
At Baseball Daily Digest, I argue that the Yankees’ unlimited amount of money isn’t the cause of baseball’s financial inequalities; it is an effect.
Any fan would love to have George Steinbrenner as the owner of his or her favorite team. Steinbrenner clearly has a personal – not to be confused with financial — stake in [...]
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November 06, 2009
Share Your Favorite Moments of 2009
With the 2009 season in the books, there’s nothing left to do — for a little while — except look back and reflect. I’d like to share my favorite Phillies moment of 2009 and then I’ll open up the dialogue for anyone else who wants to chime in.
On April 27, 2009, the Phillies welcomed in [...]
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November 05, 2009
Exeunt Phillies
Congratulations to the 2009 World Series champion New York Yankees. It was a great, hard-fought series and they deserve their success, no matter how much money they spent on C.C. Sabathia, Mark Teixiera, and A.J. Burnett. In the end, it was money well spent.
Congratulations to the 2009 National League champion Philadelphia Phillies, who came within [...]
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November 04, 2009
A Harrowing Escape
Remember the position James Bond was in in Goldfinger, when he was tied up with the laser ready to — what do lasers do again? slice? buzz? — him into two pieces?
“You expect me to talk?”
“No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die.”
The Phillies didn’t talk; they walked, both literally (in the baseball sense) and [...]
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November 02, 2009
A Harrowing Escape
Remember the position James Bond was in in Goldfinger, when he was tied up with the laser ready to — what do lasers do again? slice? buzz? — him into two pieces?
“You expect me to talk?”
“No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die.”
The Phillies didn’t talk; they walked, both literally (in the baseball sense) and [...]
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November 02, 2009
A Harrowing Escape
Remember the position James Bond was in in Goldfinger, when he was tied up with the laser ready to — what do lasers do again? slice? buzz? — him into two pieces?
“You expect me to talk?”
“No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die.”
The Phillies didn’t talk; they walked, both literally (in the baseball sense) and [...]
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November 02, 2009
A Harrowing Escape
Remember the position James Bond was in in Goldfinger, when he was tied up with the laser ready to — what do lasers do again? slice? buzz? — him into two pieces?
“You expect me to talk?”
“No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die.”
The Phillies didn’t talk; they walked, both literally (in the baseball sense) and [...]
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November 02, 2009
A Harrowing Escape
Remember the position James Bond was in in Goldfinger, when he was tied up with the laser ready to — what do lasers do again? slice? buzz? — him into two pieces?
“You expect me to talk?”
“No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die.”
The Phillies didn’t talk; they walked, both literally (in the baseball sense) and [...]
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November 02, 2009
A Harrowing Escape
Remember the position James Bond was in in Goldfinger, when he was tied up with the laser ready to — what do lasers do again? slice? buzz? — him into two pieces?
“You expect me to talk?”
“No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die.”
The Phillies didn’t talk; they walked, both literally (in the baseball sense) and [...]
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November 02, 2009
A Harrowing Escape
Remember the position James Bond was in in Goldfinger, when he was tied up with the laser ready to — what do lasers do again? slice? buzz? — him into two pieces?
“You expect me to talk?”
“No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die.”
The Phillies didn’t talk; they walked, both literally (in the baseball sense) and [...]
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November 02, 2009
A Harrowing Escape
Remember the position James Bond was in in Goldfinger, when he was tied up with the laser ready to — what do lasers do again? slice? buzz? — him into two pieces?
“You expect me to talk?”
“No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die.”
The Phillies didn’t talk; they walked, both literally (in the baseball sense) and [...]
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November 02, 2009
A Harrowing Escape
Remember the position James Bond was in in Goldfinger, when he was tied up with the laser ready to — what do lasers do again? slice? buzz? — him into two pieces?
“You expect me to talk?”
“No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die.”
The Phillies didn’t talk; they walked, both literally (in the baseball sense) and [...]
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November 02, 2009
A Harrowing Escape
Remember the position James Bond was in in Goldfinger, when he was tied up with the laser ready to — what do lasers do again? slice? buzz? — him into two pieces?
“You expect me to talk?”
“No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die.”
The Phillies didn’t talk; they walked, both literally (in the baseball sense) and [...]
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November 02, 2009
A Harrowing Escape
Remember the position James Bond was in in Goldfinger, when he was tied up with the laser ready to — what do lasers do again? slice? buzz? — him into two pieces?
“You expect me to talk?”
“No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die.”
The Phillies didn’t talk; they walked, both literally (in the baseball sense) and [...]
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November 02, 2009
A Harrowing Escape
Remember the position James Bond was in in Goldfinger, when he was tied up with the laser ready to — what do lasers do again? slice? buzz? — him into two pieces?
“You expect me to talk?”
“No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die.”
The Phillies didn’t talk; they walked, both literally (in the baseball sense) and [...]
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November 02, 2009
Curtains
Game Four was a microcosm of the Phillies’ 2009 season. Starter not named Cliff Lee gives up too many runs in too few innings, middle relief does a decent job of keeping the game close, the Phillies catch up, Brad Lidge wraps the game up with a nice bow tie for the opposition.
Eleven blown saves. [...]
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November 02, 2009
Southpaws Gone Fishin’
The top of the Phillies lineup went 1-for-14. One for fourteen.
Aside from Jayson Werth, the Phillies offense couldn’t figure out Andy Pettitte after the second inning, as he kept the Fightins’ left-handed hitters silent and collectively 0-for-12 with seven strikeouts. Cole Hamels, meanwhile, failed to get back on the post-season success wagon as he failed [...]
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November 01, 2009
What to Expect from Andy Pettitte
World Series Game 3 in Philadelphia will feature a match-up between two southpaws, Cole Hamels and Andy Pettitte. A fair assessment of the pitchers reveals that Hamels has been much better than his statistics have shown and Pettitte has been slightly better, as the two have an xFIP (per The Hardball Times) of 3.75 and [...]
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October 31, 2009
Jeff Pearlman Hates Baseball
Is your Friday evening feeling empty without World Series baseball? Turn that frown upside down — have I got the cure for you!
No, but seriously, this article by SI.com’s Jeff Pearlman really needs a good FJM’ing. Since those guys are off being all successful and stuff, someone else has to do it. Loyal readers of [...]
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October 30, 2009
Called Third Strike
The theme of A.J. Burnett’s start was the strikeout, particularly the called third strike with his curveball towards the end of his outing. His last three strikeouts were of the backwards-K variety.
All we could talk about before the series was how each team packed an explosive offensive punch. Ryan Howard and Alex Rodriguez both had [...]
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October 29, 2009
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