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The Phillies and Rays' Biggest Challenge In 2009
December 01, 2008 by
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By Gary Armida With the World Series having ended over a month ago, both combatants are busy preparing for the 2009 season. The Phillies are enjoying their first World Series title since 1980 while the Rays are simply enjoying their first .500 season. But, as both begin to fill holes...
Fungos: The Greinke comment, the A’s going for it, and more…
November 27, 2008 by
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By Gary Armida It's a guarantee that if you write about the Yankees, your site will have a high traffic day. Evidently, my musings about the consequences IF CC Sabathia doesn't sign with the Yankees crashed the site for a while. When checking the FCP mailbox, there were eight...
Hopefully the Yankees Have Plan B…or Plan C
November 26, 2008 by
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By Gary Armida Even the best laid plans can fall apart despite great preparation. After missing the playoffs for the first time since 1993, the Yankees were set to spend a ton of money to revamp the starting rotation and launch them back into the playoffs as they christened the "...
Making a Case for Oliver Perez
November 25, 2008 by
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By Gary Armida As discussed many times on this site, perception often becomes reality. As smart as baseball people can be, they are often misled by these untruths which result in poor decisions. This common practice is often seen during the free agent period. It happens every year...
The Future of Pitching: Teams Must React
November 24, 2008 by
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By Gary Armida Futile: incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful. The word futile is not often used in baseball circles. With the many great minds in the sport today, most teams are on the cutting edge of baseball research. Now, teams use computerized scouting in ...
Fungos: Chase out, Phillies, Hal, and other news
November 21, 2008 by
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The Philadelphia Phillies already suffered a loss for the 2009 season. Their second baseman and leader, Chase Utley will be lost until at least June as he recovers from hip surgery. Utley was on his way to an incredible season in 2008 as he stormed out of the gate to hit 19 homeruns...
Cooperstown Should Make a Moose Call
November 21, 2008 by
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By Gary Armida Mike Mussina announced his retirement after 18 years of stellar pitching. Mussina finishes his career with 270 wins and 153 losses. He started 536 games (with one relief appearance added in 2007). He threw 3,562.2 innings, gave up 3,460 hits, walked 785 batters, and struck out ...
FCP Podcast Episode 5
November 20, 2008 by
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By Gary Armida and Billy Campione This week, we discuss the awards given out, talk some free agency and early trades, and talk about the Hall of Fame chances for Mike Mussina. Of course, we have the usual round of fungos, Channeling Harry Doyle segment, and the Owner's Box. This...
Royals get Coco…Are they any better?
November 20, 2008 by
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By Gary Armida It is never wise to judge a team's moves at the very beginning of the hot stove season. Sometimes, a team will make a trade as a precursor to another trade. It is only after the next trade (or two), that the true rationale is shown. It is difficult to withhold judgment, but [...]
CHD: David Wright Goes Cougar Hunting
November 20, 2008 by
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By Billy Campione The New York Post's Page 6 column had a headline this week that read 'Hot Corner'. The story that followed was comical: Mets hottieA David WrightA is a charitable guy, but at his annual fund-raiser the other night, hewas the one in need of some help. A...
He’s Pretty Good, Isn’t He?
November 19, 2008 by
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By Gary Armida It may seem obvious, but it still has to be said. Albert Pujols is really good. Shocking, isn't it? Sure, the two-time MVP is appreciated around the league and is generally regarded as one of the best hitters in the game today. Much like certain legends of Baseball...
Fungos: Mariners Skipper, Affeldt, Dempster, and more
November 19, 2008 by
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By Gary Armida As the doors to the free agent market are slowly creeping open, the Seattle Mariners have ended their manager search as they will announce later on today the hiring of Don Wakamatsu. Wakamatsu, 45 years old, is a first time major league manager after spending 2003-2006...
Mets Must Act Now
November 18, 2008 by
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By Gary Armida To put it mildly, the New York Mets are a puzzling organization. Obviously, they have the benefit of being a New York team. With that geographical advantage, the Mets enjoy financial gains that teams like the Pirates, Marlins, and Twins simply do not get to experience. They are ...
Hey, It Could Happen: The 2009 San Francisco Giants
November 17, 2008 by
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By Gary Armida Strange things can happen in the world of baseball. A team with a $200 million dollar payroll can miss the playoffs. A team who never had a winning season can make it all the way to the World Series. Those two examples come from 2008. 2007 had the Colorado Rockies while...
Swisher Trade Just the Start of Yankees Perfect Storm
November 14, 2008 by
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By Gary Armida After missing the playoffs for the first time since 1993, everything seems to be lining up for the New York Yankees this offseason. First, many of the bloated contracts (Jason Giambi, Mike Mussina, Andy Pettitte, Bobby Abreu, and Carl Pavano) are off the books. This leaves the ...
CHD: The Life of Redundancy
November 13, 2008 by
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By Billy Campione Rick Reilly has been writing about sports for a very long time. Far be it from me, a hack blogger, to attempt impugn his reputation and writing style, but the more I read his current articles and sort through his archives, the more I see a pattern. Here is what seems to be [...]
Fungos: Hoffman “snubbed”, Lincecum CY Young, and other News
November 12, 2008 by
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By Gary Armida Reports by various media outlets stated that the San Diego Padres withdrew their $4 million dollar offer to 41 year old closer Trevor Hoffman, ending their 17 year relationship. The Padres are in extreme cost cutting mode as they are overreacting to their poor 2008 season. With ...
Holliday a Huge Upgrade for A’s
November 12, 2008 by
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By Gary Armida While the Matt Holliday to the Oakland A's trade isn't official quite yet, sources say that the deal is as good as done (and, yes FCP now has some sources). The trade in its current state has the A's sending reliever Huston Street, outfielder Carlos Gonzalez...
FCP Podcast: Episode 4, The Yankees Edition
November 11, 2008 by
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By Gary Armida and Bill Campione This week we have an in-depth discussion about the New York Yankees. By in-depth, I mean we spend almost an hour breaking down the Yankees position by position. For the non-Yankees fans, have no fear: we have a good round of fungos covering the rest of the ...
Nats Fleece Fish by Acquiring Willingham and Olsen
November 11, 2008 by
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By Gary Armida Since 2000, the Washington Nationals (formerly the Montreal Expos) have lost at least 89 games in six of those eight seasons. After losing 102 games last season, General Manager Jim Bowden has come under serious scrutiny (rightfully so). While it was proper to bash Bowden...
Talking Baseball with Brady Clark: An FCP Interview
November 10, 2008 by
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By Gary Armida There are many reasons to love the sport of baseball: It's the pitcher's duels, the triples into the corner, the long throw from the outfield to nail a runner at the plate, and the timelessness of the game. But, for this writer, baseball is great because of the...
A Thank You as FCP Turns One
November 07, 2008 by
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By Gary Armida, Owner and Executive Editor of FullCountPitch.com Today marks the one year anniversary of FCP and I could not be more proud of what this site has become. It has been a pleasure to live out my Peter Gammons life by writing about baseball. Originally, I had this big article planned ...
Closing Value
November 07, 2008 by
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By Gary Armida Relief pitching is such a risky proposition. On one hand, a team needs a good bullpen to have a chance at competing for a title. On the other hand, signing a relief pitcher is unpredictable. Why? Well, look at Cleveland Indians reliever Rafael Betancourt. Betancourt is the poster ...
CHD: Phoolish
November 06, 2008 by
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By Bill Campione Philadelphia fans are not known to be the classiest of people in major sports. Whether at a Flyers, Eagles, or Phillies game, it has been well documented that they put the New York fans to shame with their brutal behavior and disregard for human life because of a fan...
FCP Podcast Episode 3
November 05, 2008 by
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By Gary Armida and Bill Campione This week we discuss the Brewers' new manager, Ken Macha, have an in-depth Mets discussion with "Typical Mets Fan" Jeff Keeperman, talk CC Sabathia, and go through our usual round of Fungos, Channeling Harry Doyle,A and the Owner's...
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