Author Archives: Doogan
There’s No Crying in Baseball, Jamie
Jamie Moyer has always seemed like a classy, selfless ball player, but it looks like his true colors came out when he went to the press yesterday to complain about his demotion to the bullpen. I won’t condemn a pitcher … Continue reading
Tagged cliff lee, jamie moyer, mike schmidt, MLB, pedro martinez, phillies, ruben amaro
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Phils Can’t Rest on their Laurels
On July 29th, the Phillies were riding high. Very high. They’d won 19 of their previous 22 games to take a 7-game division lead over the second-place Marlins, and on that morning they made the biggest trade deadline splash in … Continue reading
Time to Send Moyer to the Pen
Pedro Martinez will take the hill for the Iron Pigs tonight in what is expected to be his last rehab start before coming back to the Bigs. That means we can expect an announcement sometime in the next couple of days … Continue reading
Tagged cliff lee, ja happ, jamie moyer, MLB, pedro martinez, phillies
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Live Blog: Cliff Lee’s Debut
11:40 PM: The Phillies and Giants are currently through 5 innings in San Francisco, and Cliff Lee’s debut couldn’t be going any better. Lee hasn’t given up a hit yet and has walked one. When he loses the no-no you can … Continue reading
My, How the Times Have Changed
Until this season, if you said the words “Phillies” and “deadline deals” to me, it did not invoke good memories. Throughout my lifetime, trade “deadline” has been an appropriate term for Phillie fans, because it’s often been the signal that … Continue reading
Tagged ben francisco, cliff lee, indians, mike arbuckle, MLB, phillies, ruben amaro, trade
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Phillies Mid-Season Report Card
With the baseball season heading into the All-Star Break, it’s time to handout the mid-season grades for the Phillies as they make the turn and look to defend their title in the months ahead. After a major rough patch in … Continue reading
4 NBA Draft Sleeper Picks
I’ll be the first to admit that I am no NBA draft guru. First of all, my first-hand knowledge of players is basically limited to guys that have played big-time college basketball. Also, I’ve been notoriously inaccurate in projecting which … Continue reading
Posted in College Hoops
Tagged dejuan blair, goran suton, grizzlies, jazz, lakers, NBA, nba draft, sam young, spurs, toney douglas
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Phils Show Why They’re Better
We here at BSB have always believed that there is a fine line between courage and stupidity, between guts and foolishness. The Phillies toed that line a couple of times tonight in Queens and, after they came out on top, the game … Continue reading
Tagged chase utley, j.c. romero, jayson werth, mets, mike pelfrey, MLB, phillies
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Phils Take Dugan with First Pick
Ah, I’ve been waiting my whole life to hear those words! This is awesome. Welcome to the Phils, Doogs.
Tagged kelly dugan, MLB, phillies
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Lidge Hits the DL
As the Phils get ready for a big series with the Mets, they did make a move on Brad Lidge, placing him on the 15-day DL with a sprained knee. It’s become fashionable for teams to “create” an injury when … Continue reading
Tagged brad lidge, chris coste, MLB, paul bako, phillies
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