Archive for January, 2008
« Previous EntriesI’ll tell you what I do — I stare out the window and think about what Carlos Ruiz did on the first pitch
Thursday, January 31st, 2008“People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.”
-Rogers Hornsby
I’m gonna let the Carlos Ruiz and the first pitch thing go sometime soon. Promise. I mean, not today. But soon.
Here are Ruiz’s numbers overall […]
It’s the 21st century, baby, you gotta swing
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008Whether you like the Feliz addition or not, one thing that’s for sure is it could mean some quick at-bats at the bottom of the order. Feliz and Ruiz both are extremely aggressive early in the count and it looks like we could see a lot of them hitting seventh and eighth for the […]
Desperate for outs after losing Nunez, Phils vote for Pedro
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008Without an answer at third base since Scott Rolen departed in 2002, the Phillies appear poised to open yet another chapter in the saga. It’s really kind of a tough book to recommend.
Pending a physical, it seems the Phillies will sign 32-year-old Pedro Feliz to a two-year contract worth $8.5 million with a club […]
There’s no place like away
Monday, January 28th, 2008The Phils may score a lot of runs, but without Citizens Bank Park they’d be nothing, right? Right? Hello?
All of the teams in the NL East played 81 games on the road in 2007. Here’s how many runs they scored and their OPS in road games:
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Theres nothing on my horizon except everything. Everything is on my horizon (Dwight Schrute)
Sunday, January 27th, 2008Mike Lieberthal says he will retire. Lieberthal played with the Phillies for 13 years of his 14-year career. He was the Phils first round pick and third pick overall in the 1990 draft. He was an All-Star with the Phils in 1999 and in 2000 and put back-to-back nice seasons together again […]
And if they played in your back yard their offensive numbers would be even better
Friday, January 25th, 2008There’s a lot of gloom and doom about the Phillies outfield out there and how it compares to the other NL outfields after the loss of Rowand. Rowand is going to be hard to replace, but, at least offensively and compared to the other outfields in their division, I think the Phils are fine. […]
On the other hand it could explain what happened to the Mets last season
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008Bobby Cox wants the Phillies to disappear. Hardly seems sporting.
This article says that Brett Myers is one of three pitchers (Brett Tomko and Miguel Batista) who has 115 appearances and 60 starts since 2005. Just barely, though. Myers has 116 appearances, 68 starts. Kind of an obscure stat, that.
This article suggests […]
Whiff way did he go?
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008Chris Coste lauds Kendrick in this article, saying that, “He doesn’t have to throw six or seven pitches to strike out hitters when he can throw one or two pitches to get an out.”
I thought that was interesting not just in regards to Kendrick, but also as it relates to Myers as he tries to […]
I don’t know of too many arbitration cases that have been won because the guy could hit triples (Tony Muser)
Sunday, January 20th, 2008Ryan Howard and the Phils are headed to arbitration. Howard asked for $10 million and the Phillies offered $7 million.
This article suggests that the Royals are the front-runners to land Bartolo Colon.
This from Friday’s Inquirer says it’s very unlikely the Phillies will sign Kyle Lohse. My guess would have been the chances are […]
Ruffin tumbled
Friday, January 18th, 2008The Phillies agreed to a one-year, $6.35 million deal with Brad Lidge and a one-year, $1.4 million deal with Ryan Madson. They’re going to need some company out in the pen, which looks like it includes Lidge, Madson, Romero and Gordon at this point with at least two and probably three spots wide open.
Eric […]