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A Real Head-Scratcher
October 15, 2009 by
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The Phillies set their NLCS roster and starting rotation, and just about everything is the same, except:
Chan Ho Park is in
Brett Myers is out
Eric Bruntlett is in
Kyle Kendrick is out
I can understand adding Chan Ho Park to the roster, and I can understand taking Kyle Kendrick off...
NLCS Pitcher Scouting Reports
October 15, 2009 by
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Folks, your prize fighters for the NLCS have been announced! Lyoto Machida will take on Shogun Rua Cole Hamels will take on Clayton Kershaw in Game One, and Pedro Martinez will oppose Vicente Padilla in Game Two. The Dodgers have scheduled Hiroki Kuroda for Three and Randy Wolf for...
BDD: Rookies of the Year
October 14, 2009 by
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At Baseball Daily Digest, I make my selections for AL and NL Rookies of the Year.
Looking at WAR, we can narrow our field of eight down to six. The Phillies’ J.A. Happ and the Rockies’ Dexter Fowler are the only candidates with a WAR total under 2. Andrew McCutchen of the Pirates...
Meet the Los Angeles Dodgers
October 13, 2009 by
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Fond memories: NLDS Preview
I won’t bore you with a narrative as I did with the NLDS preview. Just the facts, ma’am.
This is a quick and easy look at how the teams compare with their key position players — excepting the catcher — in terms of hitting, fielding...
The Phillies Go to Hollywood
October 12, 2009 by
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One of the “responsibilities” of blogging about your favorite team is that you need to put up fresh content in a timely fashion. Sometimes, I’ll start jotting down my thoughts on the game before the game is over. Tonight, for instance, I started writing after Ryan...
While America Sleeps, Lidge Saves
October 12, 2009 by
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If you were sleeping while the Phillies finished off Game 3 of the NLDS at 2:15 Eastern, well, your cardiologist will be happy to hear that. For those of us who resisted the urge to sleep and ignored tomorrow’s responsibilities, we have a whole host of health problems thanks...
Twins-Phillies Commonalities
October 11, 2009 by
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This post is nothing substantial, but I found something I thought was interesting and wanted to share it with you. The Philadelphia Phillies and Minnesota Twins have something in common besides that Eric Milton trade from a while ago.
For some reason, I decided to throw the teams&...
BDD: Managers of the Year
October 11, 2009 by
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At Baseball Daily Digest, I make my selections for AL and NL Manager of the Year.
One of the current projects of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance is award balloting, done in a style similar to that of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Every “area” will have votes cast...
NLDS Game 3 Postponed
October 10, 2009 by
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From the Phillies website:
Snow began falling Friday night in the Denver metro area as the temperature dropped to 17 degrees in the Mile High City overnight, breaking the record low of 25 for the date, set in 1905. Coors Field was blanketed in snow by Saturday morning, and the white...
BDD: Suddenly, A-Rod Is Clutch
October 10, 2009 by
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At Baseball Daily Digest, I examine the concept of clutch as it pertains to Alex Rodriguez, who has become Mr. Clutch this year.
If clutch is an ability then it should be somewhat consistent, but as the above graph shows, such is not the case. Generally, a clutch player should not...
BDD: Twins Have Themselves to Blame
October 10, 2009 by
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At Baseball Daily Digest, I suggest that umpire Phil Cuzzi did not cause the Twins to lose that game to the Yankees.
Yes, left field umpire Phil Cuzzi missed a call, but did the call cause the Twins to lose? Let’s imagine Mauer does get his justified double. Do the next two hitters...
The Good and Bad, So Far
October 09, 2009 by
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The World Champion Phillies can’t be feeling great on their way to Colorado with the Division Series tied 1-1. Although they did lose one game in every playoff series last year, they never lost a game at home, winning all seven games at Citizens Bank Park against the Brewers...
Horseshoes and Hand Grenades
October 08, 2009 by
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For the first time since the 2007 NLDS, the Phillies have lost a post-season game in Philadelphia. After five innings, the Phillies trailed 4-0 against Aaron Cook, thanks to a lackluster start from last year’s nearly unhittable NLCS and World Series MVP Cole Hamels. The Phillies...
No Cliff-Hanger Today
October 07, 2009 by
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“Should Cliff Lee start Game One?” I asked. Lee himself answered with a resounding, “Of course. What are you — stupid?”
After a shaky start to the game through the first two innings, Lee went into cruise control and held the Colorado Rockies scoreless...
BDD: Division Series Predictions
October 07, 2009 by
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At Baseball Daily Digest, you can check out all of our predictions for the opening round of the playoffs. Three of the four series are pretty easy picks; the only tricky one is the Angels-Red Sox series.
By the way, if you haven’t checked it out, stop by the Baseball Bloggers...
Phillies Getting Phingered
October 07, 2009 by
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* Before you say it, I totally realize and agree that replacing the letter f with ph stopped being cool back in 1991. But I needed an easy way to allude to that Tom Green movie. It’s all about the title, bro.
The Phillies are slated to begin their quest for a repeat World Series...
You Might Be A Mets Fan If…
October 06, 2009 by
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…instead of asking you to recall players or accomplishments of yore, the in-game trivia question simply requests that you name one current member on the active roster.
With a hat tip to the series of tubes:
Should Cliff Lee Start Game One?
October 06, 2009 by
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Charlie Manuel pulled a fast one on us. When most major websites — including Phillies.com — listed Cole Hamels as the Game One starter, Charlie finally made it official. Indeed, Cliff Lee will be starting Game One. Wait, what?
I had thought the logic behind using Hamels...
Meet the Colorado Rockies
October 05, 2009 by
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On Friday, you got an idea as to where all four playoff-bound teams stood. Back then, we had yet to learn of the Phillies’ true opponent for the first round of the post-season, as the Colorado Rockies had dreams of toppling the Los Angeles Dodgers for the NL West division title...
BDD: Top-3 Ricciardi Blunders
October 03, 2009 by
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At Baseball Daily Digest, I recall the three biggest blunders made under the watch of J.P. Ricciardi.
There is no doubt that when this season ends, Halladay will be named one of the best pitchers of the decade. He is one of the few for-sure aces left in the game. However, when the...
Crashburn Photos
October 03, 2009 by
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I have taken some pictures at the various games I have attended this year, and they have been uploaded them for your enjoyment. Here are links to the photo albums for the three games I have been to this year. You can also access them by clicking “Images” in the header above...
Post-Season Playing Pepper
October 02, 2009 by
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You may remember back in February, I answered some questions for Daniel Shoptaw of the blog C70 At the Bat. Fortunately for the both of us, our teams have each earned a post-season berth and we are able to once again collaborate for some playoff insight. Click here for the October...
Who Presents the Best Matchup?
October 02, 2009 by
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Albert Pujols, Matt Holliday, Adam Wainwright, Chris Carpenter, and Ryan Franklin?
Manny Ramirez, Matt Kemp, Andre Ethier, Clayton Kershaw, and Jonathan Broxton?
Or Troy Tulowitzki, Brad Hawpe, Todd Helton, Ubaldo Jimenez, and Huston Street?
It’s pick your poison in the big picture...
Good News, Everyone!
October 01, 2009 by
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Sweet Zombie Jesus! Crashburn Alley will be part of ESPN’s SweetSpot Blog Network, covering the upcoming playoffs.
Nothing will change except for a banner that will appear on the sidebar to your right. Other than that, it’s status quo. The coverage will remain Phillies...
BDD: It’s Always Classy in Philadelphia
September 30, 2009 by
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I’ll shut up about it soon, but I can’t stress enough how much class the Phillies organization has shown over the years. It makes it that much more enjoyable to follow them as a fan.
It is because he has been such a good person and a good teammate and a good example that...
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