Monthly Archives: December 2008
Ibanez and Hamels
Ibanez signed on for 3 years The Phillies added a new left-fielder today, signing Raul Ibanez to a 3-year deal worth $30 million. Over the last three seasons, with the Mariners, Ibanez has driven in over 100 runs each year and … Continue reading
Tagged cole hamels, mets, MLB, phillies, raul ibanez
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Assessing the Eagles’ Playoff Chances
I’m sure I wasn’t alone in completely writing off the Eagles playoff chances after the disaster in Baltimore a few weeks ago. They were sitting at 5-5-1, with possibly 4 of their last 5 games against playoff-bound teams. It seemed … Continue reading
Tagged eagles, NFL, playoffs
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Cimorelli’s Question of the Day
What are the chances that all four wild card teams win on the first weekend of the playoffs? Or, maybe a better question: do you think it’s more likely that all four home teams win that weekend or all four road … Continue reading
How Does Derek Lowe in Red Pinstripes Sound?
According to this Boston Globe article, the Phillies are one of two teams that have made offers to Dodgers ace Derek Lowe. Honestly, I think this is fantastic news (though it might mean that hometown boy Jamie Moyer pitches elsewhere … Continue reading
Tagged derek lowe, MLB, phillies
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College Basketball Preview: The Contenders
[DISCLAIMER: most of this was written before the preseason tournaments, so I apologize if some new developments were not addressed. Oh, and one of these teams is written facetiously–see if you can figure out which one.] I wrote a column … Continue reading
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Tagged duke, gonzaga, louisville, notre dame, oklahoma, pittsburgh, temple, tennessee, ucla, uconn, unc
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First Impressions of the 08-09 College Hoops Season
The glory that is the college basketball season is well underway, and I’m looking forward to settling in tonight for two top teams in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, when Duke travels to Purdue. Baseball is the only sport I look forward … Continue reading
Posted in College Hoops
Tagged blake griffin, davidson, duke, florida, georgetown, gonzaga, greivis vasquez, kyle singler, nick calathes, north carolina, notre dame, oklahoma, purdue, stephen curry, syracuse, tennessee, ty lawson
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Phillies Turn Down Potential Compensation for Burrell and Moyer
As the 6-year free agent arbitration deadline came and went at midnight last night, the Phillies officially chose not to make offers to four free agents, including two Type A free agents, Pat Burrell and Jamie Moyer (Rudy Seanez and … Continue reading
Tagged jamie moyer, MLB, pat burrell, phillies
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