Phillies Breakfast Links, August 18, 2009: Signing Deadline, Pedro Comes Home, Brett "The Mystery" Myers

by WholeCamels on Aug 18, 2009 8:08 AM EDT Comment 9 comments

Phillies Sign Seventh-Round Pick Brody Colvin
They got Colvin which is great, but failed to sign Jake Stewart and Andrew Susac. I have a hunch they got a read on which was most receptive (Colvin) and went hard after him. Looks like there was no way Susac was signing.

Washington Nationals SIGN STEPHEN STRASBURG!!!!
From Federal Baseball. I'm glad they were able to pull it off.

Phils' Martinez looking for more in second start
The righthander starts tonight for the Phillies versus the Diamondbacks.

PEDRO’S BROTHERLY LOVE - Philled In
Pedro Martinez talks about his brother Jesus (no not that one) and the opportunity he gave to Josh Hancock.

Phillies prospect flourishing in the wings
[yawn] Another Domonic/Dominic Brown profile piece.

Happy to be back, Garcia gets start vs. Royals
Oh, look who it is!

Happ has Manuel's support as top rookie
It depends how he does down the stretch, but J.A. Happ has a solid chance at claiming Rookie of the Year honors.

Phillies Notebook: Police say Myers' eye wasn't hurt in bar scuffle
Well I guess that's that. Or is it?

Phillies pitcher Chan Ho Park has learned to embrace his many fans
Pretty cool article about Chan Ho Park and his popularity in the Korean community.

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Colvin...

Wonder if moving Knapp, Carrasco and Drabek’s possible promotion next year factored into his decision making. A quicker path, so to speak. Anybody have a link about this kid and his measurables?

by Boundforbeach on Aug 18, 2009 8:18 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I would think that moving the 2 of them did affect his decision. I am sure the Phils pointed that out to him and their need for help. It appeared that it was hopeless in that he was already at college when he signed. Maybe he will be a call up in September?? :-)

by DeanH on Aug 18, 2009 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

theory

Maybe he got a look at those LSU girls and had a change of heart

by BigPhillyStyle on Aug 18, 2009 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

champs

Had to choose between the NCAA champs on the MLB World Champs. Lucky kid.

http://www.thegoodphight.com

by WholeCamels on Aug 18, 2009 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Strasburg Signing

Im glad the nationals finally had something positive happen for them, that being said I don’t look forward to seeing this guy square off against the phils.

Atleast he is a righty.

by Tron79 on Aug 18, 2009 10:25 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Nats

Yeah, the truth is, everybody is a quasi-Nats fan right now, just because they’re like the three-legged puppy you find on the street, and Strasburg is the lonely millionaire who just adopted them.

http://thatballsouttahere.com
Stop yelling at me so that I can yell at you!

by JKlugh on Aug 18, 2009 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’ll seriously be shocked if Strasburg lives up to the hype.

by Bilzo on Aug 18, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He better be good, I just looked at they’re blog and there’s a legit 10 stories in a row about Strasburg.

I think most haven’t noticed how good the Nats have been playing lately (and who can be blamed). They’re 7-3 in the last ten, recently had an 8 game winning streak, and they’re only 3 games behind the Royals for getting out of last overall. Maybe the Acta firing wasn’t as pointless as everyone thought.

by SJPhillyVT on Aug 18, 2009 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs