Archive for December, 2009
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Wednesday, December 30th, 2009With the ooze just about over, Bobby Abreu, Chase Utley and Ryan Howard are likely atop most lists of the best hitters for the Phils over the past ten years. Here’s what Abreu, Utley and Howard did for the Phillies in the 00’s:
Years
PA
AVG/OBP/SLG
OPS
OPS+
Abreu
2000-2006
4634
298/412/510
.922
137
Utley
2003-2009
3813
295/379/523
.902
129
Howard
2004-2009
3145
279/376/586
.961
142
Howard hit 222 home runs, which is by […]
Stupefied in Seattle
Friday, December 18th, 2009Apparently the fans aren’t the only ones who were surprised when the Phillies traded Cliff Lee away. Lee said yesterday that he was shocked and that he fully expected to sign a long term deal with the Phils and spend the rest of his career with the team. He also said that he […]
The doctor is in
Thursday, December 17th, 2009Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee are among the elite pitchers in baseball, but there’s no question that Halladay has had the better career to this point. Halladay is less than a year and a half older than Lee, but has thrown 850 more innings than Lee. His innings have been better, too, as […]
Halladay shopping
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009A trade may be in the works that would bring 32-year-old right-handed pitcher and former Cy Young winner Roy Halladay to Philadelphia. Maybe you’ve heard.
Speculation abounds, but the best guess at this point seems to be that the Phillies will get Halladay, cash and some prospects. The Seattle prospects the Phillies get may […]
Brother, can you spare $115,384 so we can beat the Nats 6-2 instead of 5-2?
Friday, December 11th, 2009The rise to super-stardom by Chase Utley and Ryan Howard has helped bring the Phillies a championship and a whole lot of spectacular moments. It has also brought a payroll challenge. Utley and Howard have been fantastic offensive players over the last four seasons. They were great four years ago, great last […]
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