Monthly Archives: July 2011
The Hunter Pence Trade
Ruben Amaro Jr. strikes again, acquiring an All-Star at the trade deadline for the third consecutive year. Of course, that doesn’t include the December 2009 trade that brought Roy Halladay to Philly. Some bullet-point reactions to the trade: On Pence: … Continue reading
Not Exactly a Great Week So Far…
With the best week in off-the-field sports history now into Thursday, the great hopes for our Philly teams have taken a bit of cold bath thus far. Before we rundown the happenings in the past 48 hours (none of which is good … Continue reading
Back to Work for the Birds – Names to Watch
As convenient as it may seem to blame the NFL lockout on my own hiatus on the BSB front, the real story is that I was in labor negotiations myself. I played was playing hardball over my share of the … Continue reading
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A Possible Beltran Trade
It’s that time of year in baseball where trade rumors fly in every direction, and the big Phillie rumor swirling over the past 24 hours is that the team is “aggressively” pursuing Mets outfielder Carlos Beltran. I have somewhat conflicting … Continue reading
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Phillies Report Card #8
Record since Mid-Season Report Card: 8-4 Overall Record: 57-34 (3.5 games ahead of Atlanta) The Phils ride into the All-Star Break on a high note, having won six consecutive series, including series against the Red Sox and Braves. And they … Continue reading
