Some Phillies Links for You, July 23, 2010: "Uncle!" Milt, Of Dan and Roy, End of Moyer?
by WholeCamels on Jul 23, 2010 8:23 AM EDT
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PrintIs elbow injury the end for the long career of Jamie Moyer? - Big League Stew
If this is really it, Jamie... thank you. All the ups and downs, it's been real.
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Potential Trade Impact: Werth, Oswalt, Haren | FanGraphs Fantasy Baseball
They still think Roy Oswalt is coming here. We'll see.
Oswalt needs to drop demands
Yeah you're right, you should always leave $16MM on the table, what was I thinking?
Haren wants to stay, build winner in Arizona
The platitudes. Please, welcome to Philadelphia, where a (sort of) winner is pre-built for you!
Source: Arizona Diamondbacks' Dan Haren more likely to be traded
According to various reports, the Phillies, Yankees, Twins and Cardinals are among the teams pursuing Haren.
Phillies fire hitting coach Milt Thompson
Milt is a classy guy, but ultimately we don't know what was going on in the clubhouse/dugout and how that translated onto the field. Good luck, Mr. Thompson.
Naylor soars as R-Phils fly past Aeros
"My whole career, that's what I've been trying to do," Naylor said. "I'm not going to have the overpowering stuff Vance (Worley, who was promoted to Philadelphia Wednesday) might have. The way I'm going to get there is to eat up innings and try to go deep into games."
Wow. I like Vance Worley and think he's a solid prospect but "overpowering stuff" isn't exactly what comes to mind... All in all a great night on the Phillies' farm for pitchers (h/t taco pal, who compiled this in yesterday's game recap thread):
Brandon Duckworth – 5.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 11 K (!)
Drew Naylor – 8.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Austin Hyatt – 6.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
Trevor May – 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
David Buchanan – 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Brown still isn't an option for Phillies outfield
"What trade talk?" Werth said when asked prior to Thursday’s game. "I have other things going on, you know. My focus isn’t to go home, go on mindless blog sites, watch TV. I watch TV, but I haven’t heard. Whatever I’m watching isn’t talking about that, that’s for sure."
Would we be considered "mindless"?
Blood testing for HGH to begin in baseball minors
I guess this is a good step? I'm pretty ignorant as to the details all around on the issue, but I wonder if this doesn't just open a can of worms.
Paul Hagen: Phillies' prescription: Trade Ibanez
LOLOLOLOLLOLOLOL
Sam Donnellon: Are Phillies owners tying Amaro's hands?
Maybe? I do think the money could have been spent a little better, though.
New York Mets scoreless streak reaches 17 consecutive innings in 2-0 shutout loss to Dodgers
There but for the grace of God... From our Old Friend Andy Martino!
2-0 2-0 Hindsight Finds Winning Formula For Dodgers - True Blue LA
The Mets drop the game 2-0 to the Dodgers and Hiroki Kuroda. If only it were the Mets we were chasing in the division, I'd be happier right now. For now, we're both just disappointing also-rans.
Braves Pound Padres 8-0 Behind Alex Gonzalez and Tim Hudson - Talking Chop
Urge to kill... rising...
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In former Phillies news, Juan Samuel had a pretty tremendous rant/ejection at last night’s O’s game. Rec’d for tantrums.
this is why no ones hates Jim Joyce
he admitted he was wrong and appologized.
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I've been waiting my whole life for an Eagles Championship
RIP JJ
by sports00fan00 on Jul 23, 2010 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Let's say Moyer's out for the year.
Our pitching staff looks like this:
Roy Halladay – needs run support
Cole Hamels – same as above, & is pitching lights out now
Blanton – had a good start last game up until they didn’t take him out
Kendrick – Dr. Kendrick or Mr. Kyle
JA Happ – Pitching better mechanically but not effectively.
Unless 1 of the bottom three turns into a solid starter, we need to do something. I’m all for a trade, but am not willing to give up the farm & worried, if we trade Werth, about the Right handed bat in the middle of the order (Put Chooch hitting 5th)
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I've been waiting my whole life for an Eagles Championship
RIP JJ
Don’t all pitchers need run support?
by SportingFanaticism on Jul 23, 2010 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes, but the difference between winning and losing for Halladay and Hamels is run support— and they do not even need much of it. Further, there is really not much that either could do to improve their game that is going to bring them more wins— it really only comes down to doing what they are capable of and getting run support.
When you get below Hamels (Blanton, Kendrick, and Happ), there are things that all three need in addition to run support. Blanton needs to pitch in much the way that he pitched Thursday night (and for management to be smart enough to pull him prior to the eighth inning regardless of pitch count or at least have someone ready to put in at the first sign of trouble if they are going to tempt fate). Kendrick needs consistency— he can not expect to get the number of runs in support that are necessary when he has a meltdown. Happ needs to return to form, or again he is going to need an unreasonable amount of run support to survive.
couldn’t have said it better myself
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I've been waiting my whole life for an Eagles Championship
RIP JJ
by sports00fan00 on Jul 23, 2010 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions
how does Chollie really not understand by now that Cookies needs to come out after 7 regardless, or after 6 if he’s been marginal?
He may remembering last year, when Blanton had a 1.96 ERA in innings 7-9. In both 2007 and 2008 he was about the same in late innings as in the rest of the game.
In other words, he hasn’t had a late-inning problem in recent years, and I’m not sure I would change the way I use him based on the 7.1 late innings he had so far this year before this last game (now 8.1). Now, I’m not saying that Manuel based his decision on all this, but if he had, the data would have supported his decision to leave him in.
ignoring the bulk of his performances this year seems like bad management or wishful thinking. There’ve been a few blowouts where Chollie was able to give Cookies a chance to go deeper, and in those instances he’s still had to pull him out.
Unless you see some mechanical degradation or other visible signs of loss of effectiveness as he reaches the 7th and later, I can’t see letting the results of eight innings of work this season be the deciding factor over the other 80-odd innings this year and much more over the last couple of seasons. It’s not like his pitch counts have been high when he’s been allowed to pitch into the late innings in general.
Seems to me the problem is not having a quick enough hook when he gets into trouble, rather than failing to pull him before he has a chance.
Wow, I hope not. I can’t believe that he thinks the Mariners have any interest in Ibanez this year, and that a team obsessed with outfield defense would get Ibanez. Is he hitting like a DH now? C’mon! I was on the trade Ibanez train a couple months ago, and if they get someone to eat even 1/4 of his contract, I’d do it, but it seems like there’s just no way. His slump has just lasted too long.
by Matt Swartz on Jul 23, 2010 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Our blogger emeritus...
…does a great job of explaining mathematically why feels like the most logical move at this point is the right one.
That is to say, Werth should certainly be dangled, but should only really be dealt if he’s bringing back pieces that will help in 2011 and beyond. At the optimistic “hedging your bets” end of that spectrum is my pipe dream trade of Werth+ for Haren; at the other end is simply dealing Werth for prospects. But if the club does pursue the latter course, it obviously has to be for prospects superior to the two compensatory picks they’d get for Werth leaving.
Also — and we might need to throw the Matt S bat signal up for this one — I’m curious to see what subtracting a 4.5 win player (i.e. Werth) does to the Phillies’ playoff odds. That thinking has to fit into the equation somehow; I mean, however unlikely the Phils’ playoff chances are right now, some consideration at least needs to be given to the fact that the clock is ticking for the current core, and even the small boost that Werth’s presence provides as far as playoff odds could outweigh the difference between the prospect return on him and the compensation picks he’d garner.
Yikes, I think I just talked in a circle. That make sense to anyone?
by PhillyFriar on Jul 23, 2010 9:04 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Right now with yesterday’s games, our odds are about 15%. Subtract a 4.5-win player and they fall to about 7%; subtract a 4.5 win player but replace with a 2-win player and they got to 10%. That’s why I think you wait to see how this week plays out. Hence, the “hold” status, but certainly don’t go trading for an ace unless you get a ridiculous deal. I love me some Dan Haren, ridiculously underrated pitcher, but unless they can sneak off w/ him and in some way keep Dom Brown, I’m skeptical. Happ + Werth in a 3-way trade, maybe that would do it, but I bet someone would beat it. And it wouldn’t be worth it otherwise.
Thanks for that.
Agreed re: Haren, which is why I keep referring to it as my pipe dream. Still, if Werth could be flipped for the right pieces, I’d even kick in Happ and Cosart to get Haren and Chad Qualls. Sincerely doubt that Amaro is that creative, though.
What absolutely cannot happen, under any circumstances, is Amaro making a move just for the sake of making a move, i.e. mortgaging the future for Oswalt, or dumping Werth for 70 cents on the dollar out of an irrational fear of the arbitration process.
by PhillyFriar on Jul 23, 2010 10:12 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
“is Amaro making a move just for the sake of making a move”
DO SOMETHING! Oh, wait…he already fired Milt Thompson, that notorious clubhouse cancer.
Sometimes the hardest part of any job/business is to…do nothing, especially when everyone is urging you to do something. Wait and see is often a very viable, if under-appreciated, strategy. It’s hard to bill for in my profession, but it often works.
Remember the Phitans
by RememberthePhitans on Jul 23, 2010 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions
match.com, baby.
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by RememberthePhitans on Jul 23, 2010 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions
moyer
You know what – if I’m Jamie and it turns out that I need Tommy John, I go for it. Why not? What else is he going to do with the extra time? Collect bottles of wine? I know rehab is hard, but it’s less of a time commitment than being a player. He can take a major league minimum salary for one or two years, have the team cover his medical expenses, work with the training staff 9 to 5 every day, be a quasi-assistant pitching coach on homestands, stay home on road trips, and see where it all leads. I mean, he’s come this far, and being a full-time rehabber isn’t going to keep him away from his family too much. Why not find out what happens?
I like your idea… Now all that he needs is a team willing to pay the league minimum to bring him back knowing that there is a chance (possibly a good one, all things considered) that he will never pitch competitively again.
by dannijd on Jul 23, 2010 10:42 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
The major league minimum is $400,000. Teams piss that away in their sleep. It’s more likely that Moyer would reject the idea of taking the minimum than it is that neither the Phillies nor any other team would offer it to him. In any event, Moyer could even take a minor league contract if he was so inclined. It’s not like he needs the money.
True. I somehow thought that league minimum was higher (and possibly years of service based, making it potentially hefty for someone with Moyer’s years).
by dannijd on Jul 23, 2010 10:55 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
MINDLESS!
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from the FOX news article
This is an interesting tidbit:
the Astros are not enamored with the Cardinals’ prospects, according to a source with close knowledge of the talks
Not sure if this encourages or panics me.
What about Felix Hernandez
He’s a good pitcher, Seattle out of it, & maybe we can give them their prospects from the lee trade back in order to get him. They’re rebuilding anyway
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I've been waiting my whole life for an Eagles Championship
RIP JJ
Sweet merciful crap, why would they do that?
If this is sarcastic, I apologize.
http://www.thegoodphight.com
So you're saying...
You don’t think the Mariners would do an Ibañez/Moyer/Aumont/Gillies/Ramirez for Felix/Pineda/Ackley swap? Or you do?
by PhillyFriar on Jul 23, 2010 1:19 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
According to Olney on morning sportscenter – i’m taking a four day weekend
Diamondbacks make it clear they WILL trade Haren – Phillies, Tigers, Yankees, Cardinals all involved
Oswalt willing to renegotiate his option to make a trade work with the CARDINALS – no mention that he’d do the same for the phillies.
Dejesus was in play with many teams, giants and red sox he mentioned, but now out of play due to injury (werth to giants? They has good prospects right?)
No one wants the fat first baseman from Milwaukee
by SportingFanaticism on Jul 23, 2010 1:23 PM EDT reply actions
He’s a vegetarian isn’t he? They are always farting. Beans, so many beans. Like Mongo. You need alot of protein for that Tubb o’Soy. That’s alot hydrogen sulfide and methane in the confines of a dugout. Lots of dead carnaries.
In other news, my obsession with trading for Haren...
…is reaching unhealthy levels.
Olney is saying that the D’backs are telling teams they’ll move him by the deadline, so it’s now or never to get a Top 15 pitcher on a team-friendly contract. And of the teams interested, nobody really truly has what Arizona is said to be looking for — young MLB-ready pitching (although the Twins with Gibson and Yankees with Phelps come closest to fitting the bill among interested suitors).
So no time like the present, Rube. Happ can go if Arizona’s interested (he sort of fits the bill), and there has to be a way to turn Werth (and an extra piece, if necessary) into the type of arm Arizona’s looking for.
Spitballing here: Werth and Mathieson to Tampa; Wade Davis, Happ and Rizzotti to Arizona. I think all three teams probably pull the trigger on that, yeah?
by PhillyFriar on Jul 23, 2010 1:33 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Don’t know about the other teams, but I sure would. With the proviso that Domonic Brown still can’t get promoted for at least another month.
Agreed. This is more a move for 2011 and 2012 than a win now move, and I’d approach the rest of the season with that mindset. In the event of any Werth trade, Brown should continue to play everyday in Lehigh Valley until September 1 — and then they can promote him.
by PhillyFriar on Jul 23, 2010 1:50 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
RAJ just made an old teammate fall on Smugcalibur to save face, what makes you think he won’t wait to bring Brown up if Werth goes. He sounds a bit more swayed by the public then perhaps the air of aloof integrity his Cap’n Smarmarvelous image suggests.
I should clarify. All of this is premised on the idea that Arizona undervalues Haren to an extent — which I honestly think is true, with all the noises about his substantial remaining contract and wanting to move him before the deadline. In no way, shape or form would I take this deal if I were the Arizona front office.
As for specifics, I think the Phils will need to give up Werth+ to get the type of young arm Arizona wants, and that’s represented by Mathieson here. I’m not entirely averse to surrendering one of Cosart or Colvin either, but anything past that is where I draw the line.
Also, I think the third team almost needs to be Tampa, because no one else in the hunt for an outfielder really has the quality of young arm that Arizona’s likely to want, or if they do, they won’t deal him for Werth (e.g. Bumgarner from San Fran, Kelly from Boston).
by PhillyFriar on Jul 23, 2010 1:47 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I wonder if there’s a way to pry Upton loose from Tampa as part of the deal? He seems to have worn out his welcome, but I wouldn’t want to give up much to get him, just in case he never progresses.
Sounds like the Rays turned down a Werth-for-Upton swap straight up, so I don’t see any way it’d be possible to get Upton as part of a Haren deal.*
*Unless Amaro did something insane like put an ace lefty on the table. And Lord knows he’d never do that…
by PhillyFriar on Jul 23, 2010 2:52 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Stark on what the phillies want for werth.
It depends. What they want are young players with upside who are controllable beyond this year. They’ve asked for prospects — either to replenish the system or to spin in a pitching deal. But they’ve also taken a shot at Wade Davis and B.J. Upton. So a lot depends on what happens on the field the next few days, and whether they think they have a legit shot to get a pitcher.
by SportingFanaticism on Jul 23, 2010 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Jayson Stark claims he’s heard the names of all 3 phillies starting outfielders being bandied about.
by SportingFanaticism on Jul 23, 2010 1:46 PM EDT reply actions
I wouldn’t mind him being traded if it was a good deal. He probably had more value last season though
by SportingFanaticism on Jul 23, 2010 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Doesn’t the loss of Victorino leave a bigger hole than the loss of Werth?
Also— interesting to note that Dom Brown has indeed played the last few games in LF, which is encouraging because it means that Mayberry has been playing in RF.
To me, this = good.
Good because it take it to mean that if Werth goes, his replacement will be Mayberry rather than Brown.
And/or this might also mean Ibanez could also go in a trade.
I believe the ibanez talks sort of start like this
RAJ – PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE trade for Raul Ibanez…i’ll be your best friend…PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE
Anonymous GM – Click
by SportingFanaticism on Jul 23, 2010 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
RAJ needs a good long con to pass the contract off as small factory outlet for japanese guitars.
by j reed on Jul 23, 2010 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Depends upon who you get back for Vic.Vic straight up for Upton (sorry, he’s stuck in my brain) would replace a starting CF with a starting CF. Upton would be a bit of a drop off if his bat doesn’t come around, but with his ceiling, could be a very valuable player (more than Vic) if he fulfills his potential.
FoxSports Report:
Out of the 5 teams after Haren: Phillies, Yankees, Cardinals, Tigers and Twins… apparently the Tigers and Twins are on the do not trade me there list
Wow Haren not liking the Twins. Maybe he doesn’t want 2 months of winter ball each season now the new stadium is outside. And Detroit can be pretty damn cold some days in the early spring and fall. Well its also Detroit.
Philadelphia isn’t exactly a weather paradise either
by SportingFanaticism on Jul 23, 2010 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I knew the average temps in Oct. were very similar to ours but I went in a looked thru a couple years, day by day to see if you get any true nut shrivelers and suprising very stable temperature wise. April isn’t bad until you hit the middle of the month but average temps. in early april do dip below freezing alot. So really not that horrible.
On a totally unrelated note because I don’t pay much attention to the American League, can someone explain what is up with Brandon Wood? Was it all just hype, is there something fixable that anaheim doesn’t notice…seems like an excellent buy low prospect?
by SportingFanaticism on Jul 23, 2010 2:17 PM EDT reply actions
Damn, I typed up a long, well thought out reponse and got distracted by TP and replied to him, thereby erasing my posting equivalent to War and Peace. Since I’m way too lazy to do that again.
Wood = Overrated
Me = Cool with grabbing off the scrap heap to see if Cholly can fix him.
But, my god, his numbers are nightmarish this year, like Pitcher quality hitting numbers.
Just saying, on a team with no real future at 3rd base aside from the guy currently under contract, if this is a young kid who is still salvageable, they should look into it
by SportingFanaticism on Jul 23, 2010 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions
hot-corner long-shot
Cody Overbeck has adjusted to AA pitching, which is encouraging.
A long distance still to go, but it looks possible that Overbeck may be clearing one of the toughest hurdles (the jump from A to AA) at the moment.
Oh yeah, if we need a Werth replacement, Jeff Francoeur is available. I know how beloved he is here.
by SportingFanaticism on Jul 23, 2010 2:22 PM EDT reply actions
The comparison I always make...
…is with Jason Knapp’s GCL debut back in ’08. Both local (and therefore, obviously cold weather) pitchers that the Phils reached for, at least by industry consensus.
Knapp (2008): 31.0 IP — 11.0 K/9 — 3.5 BB/9 — 0.29 HR/9 — 0.82 GO/AO — 2.33 FIP
Biddle (2010): 17.1 IP — 10.9 K/9 — 3.1 BB/9 — 1.04 HR/9 — 0.82 GO/AO — 3.20 FIP
Obviously insanely small sample sizes, but kind of eerie, no?
Eerie yes— but I am not sure if this means that Biddle will be good or bad— I noticed that Knapp spent the later part of last year injured, but could not find anything about him other than previews for this year.
People are often rude to their cats
by SportingFanaticism on Jul 23, 2010 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Not a big Herb Alpert fan
Although the riff at 3:17 is in the beginning of Notorious BIG’s hypnotize, this captures my mood about the Phillies better, plus it is a magnificent performance by a truelegend/giant of jazz:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBoO0GMadAg
Remember the Phitans
by RememberthePhitans on Jul 23, 2010 3:39 PM EDT reply actions
me neither
But the generally “Yacht Rock”-ish vibe of the song and video, combined with the “Hypnotize” sample, made me happy.
http://www.thegoodphight.com
Thanks, that was a nice way to sit back and enjoy my lunch. That clarinet is so effing deep and wide. I have my dad’s old Marantz but I still have had the time to set up a decent place to appreciate the tubey goodness. This would sound amazing thru that amp.
Sidney Bechet, and especially Blue Horizon, tends to have a pretty neat effect on people. Sort of like a “2 Girls, 1 Cup” for the forces of good.
Remember the Phitans
by RememberthePhitans on Jul 23, 2010 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Two interesting items from MLBRumors:
Paul Hagen of the Philadelphia Daily News suggests that the Phillies should send Raul Ibanez back to Seattle. That’s a deal that wouldn’t interest the Mariners in the least.
MLBTradeRumors droppin some knowledge on Paul Hagen.
A source tells George A. King III of the New York Post that the Royals will listen on all of their players, including Zack Greinke.
Emphasis mine. Chum is in the water, release the sharks.
It’s the post, and listening to offers doesn’t mean a guys on the market. I’m sure the phillies listen to offers on guys like Chase Utley and Ryan Howard, and then usually hang up the phone.
by SportingFanaticism on Jul 23, 2010 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I can’t imagine they are getting any offers for Howard.
by Spoilt Victorian Child on Jul 23, 2010 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions
AAUUUGHHHHHHHHHH!!!! I’M DYIN’ HERE!!! /Bugs Bunny
http://www.thegoodphight.com
by WholeCamels on Jul 23, 2010 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
seriously….the guys name is pooh-holes. I don’t want someone whose defacto nickname should be rectums.
Not anybody who has seen the Phantom Menace.
Remember the Phitans
by RememberthePhitans on Jul 24, 2010 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
All true, but once you say something like that specifically, it just opens up all kinds of reporters to speculate and fill up articles.
A source tells the new york post that the royals will listen on all of their players.
Is Zack Greinke a subset of all of the royals players?
I mean it’s been a while since I did sets and everything but all to me means all, so Greinke is already included in the statement.
And again, it’s the new york post, if a homeless guy told him this, he’d write it as a source
by SportingFanaticism on Jul 23, 2010 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions
MLBTR : Me :: “toolsy” : taco pal
It’s NOT A PRIMARY SOURCE DAMMIT AAAUUUGHHHH!!
http://www.thegoodphight.com
Right, it’s what makes it useful. It aggregates information about a topic so I don’t have to go check countless primary sources.
That’s fine, but citing it as a primary source elsewhere (“According to MLBTradeRumors…”) makes my skin crawl.
http://www.thegoodphight.com
by WholeCamels on Jul 23, 2010 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Any word on Victorino being out of lineup tonight?
by Sept.28.Oct.27.Dec.28.2008 on Jul 23, 2010 4:49 PM EDT reply actions
probably got picked off first during warm ups.
Looking forward to the Kevin Kolb era.
5-8-10...the day the Purdue Boilermakers basketball team won the 2011 NCAA Championship!!
by EREX21 on Jul 23, 2010 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Where do you see tonight’s lineup already?
I’ve been kind of down on Victorino this year — better power, but worse OBP, for an OPS of .762, and lots of maddening first-pitch swinging. But I see that his BABIP is only .259, compared to .313 before this year. The difference is 17 singles, which would have raised his OPS to .846, assuming I did the math right.
One thing that would make sense here is that he has a .083 batting average with 1 RBI against tonights starting pitcher in 12 previous at bats against him.
What sucks is I thought I was going to tonight’s game so I could see halladay, but instead I have tickets for tomorrow and get to see the sacrifical lamb on the mound.
I'm sure this has already been beaten into the ground but....
Paul Hagen is a fucking idiot for writing that. What prospects would the Phillies have to give up for the Mariners to take Ibanez? I’d say we get their worst bullpen arm in the minors and we trade our top 3 prospects besides Dom Brown and Ibanez. Anyone in?
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