Archive for November, 2008
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Sunday, November 30th, 2008The Phillies signed 32-year-old right-handed reliever Mike Koplove to a minor league contract. The Phils will almost surely add a veteran right-handed reliever to the roster before the start of the season, but Koplove is a long shot to be the guy.
Koplove is a Philadelphia native who had outstanding years with the Diamondbacks […]
History mystery
Sunday, November 23rd, 2008I’ve been thinking about how the 2008 Phillies compare to other teams in Phillies history.
They are one of just two teams that have won the World Series. If that’s the only thing that’s important, the discussion of the best team comes down to the ‘08 Phils and the 1980 Phils. I thought I […]
Golson set
Friday, November 21st, 2008The Phillies traded Greg Golson to the Texas Rangers for John Mayberry, a right-handed corner outfielder who turns 25 next month. The Rangers took Mayberry with the 19th pick in the first round of the 2005 draft. Golson was taken by the Phillies in the first round of the 2004 draft, but is […]
Pat chat
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008I still think the likely solution in left field for the Phillies is that they’ll bring back Pat Burrell. In case they don’t, the list below includes hitters that 1) are right-handed 2) have spent time in the outfield over the past three seasons and 3) were among the top 40 right-handed hitters who […]
A Manuel for the ages? (part three)
Monday, November 17th, 2008Six managers left. Here they are, again with their winning percentage with the Phils, their Pythagorean winning percentage with the Phils and whether or not they ever took the Phillies to the post-season:
Manager
W-L
Years
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