Monthly Archives: August 2009

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

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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

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The Good, The Bad, and the (Potentially) Ugly from Eagles Camp

Wow, J.A. Happ was incredible last night.  (Just had to get that in before some Eagles talk.) The Good:  Brian Westbrook is, apparently, way ahead of schedule and may even return to full-speed drills and practice with the first team … Continue reading

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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

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Tuesday’s Top Twelve: 2009’s Most Impactful July Trades

Now that we have all had some time to assess a rather hectic trade deadline in Major League Baseball, it is time to think about the upcoming pennant races and how those deadline deals will impact September and October 2009.  … Continue reading

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