Philadelphia Phillies
Yo Adrian!
As mentioned I told you I would do a brief synopsis of the main prospect the Athletics got in the Joe Blanton trade and here it is.
Second Baseman Adrian Cardenas is a strong player with a compact, smooth line drive swing with enough loft to produce reasonable power numbers. He’s a very average defender, but […]
Rather Bland-ton
I am not a fan of Joe Blanton, but if I was a fan of the Oakland team he has now vacated, I would credit Joe with leaving behind a decent haul of prospects for a pitcher with a mediocre line of season stats.
I remember when I wrote an analysis of the Blue Jays signing […]
A Suitor for Burnett?
Recent reports claimed the phones at the Rogers Centre in Toronto have been quieter than the seats in a showing of the Eddie Murphy film, “Meet Dave.” The apparent lack of interest in pitcher A.J. Burnett has come to a close now that C.C. Sabathia and Rich Harden are off the table and the Phillies […]
10Jul2008 | 108 Stitches | 0 comments | ContinuedNL East Review: Philadelphia
Well…I’ve been out of town for a couple of days and am writing this at about 3:30 in the morning while watching a movie with my cousins, so excuse me if this one sucks. The Phils deserve a good review because frankly, they’ve been the least bad team in the division this whole season. The […]
6Jul2008 | Braves Blast | 0 comments | Continued
Voodoo Sabermetrics: Chase Utley
Welcome to our eighth edition of Voodoo Sabermetrics. This week we tackle one of the hottest bats in baseball, Philadelphia Phillies second baseman, Chase Utley. We generally polish off our Voodoo posts with Jon Pyle (see Hotness and SMI) but we have a…
3Jul2008 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Weed Out the Crap: Brett Myers
Brett Myers has been banished by the Philadelphia Phillies, sent down to pitch for the AAA Lehigh Valley IronPigs.Myers served up a big league-leading 24 bombs so far this season before being demoted — something the NL East-leading Phillies can’t affo…
2Jul2008 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | ContinuedMorton’s Chipper, Taking On Phillies
Charlie Morton takes the mound tonight against the Phillies - hoping the Braves offense can back him this time out. And, unexpectedly, Chipper Jones may be in the lineup doing his part. That’ll help Morton feel happier - or even Chipper - if you will, about this game.
Chipper ran some sprints today and noticed significant […]
Futures Game Keeps On Giving: Part Deux
As promised, your top five prospects on the World team for the upcoming MLB Futures game.
WORLD
1) OF Fernando Martinez, Mets
175 at bats, .303 AVG, three HR, 22 R, 16 RBI
Scouts have drooled over Martinez for years and while the young outfielder is still just 19 years old, it’s remarkable that he hasn’t made more progress […]
Chase Utley is the Best at Everything
Chase Utley and his hot bat have helped swing the Philadelphia Phillies up into first place in the NL East.The smoking hot second baseman nailed his major league-leading 18th homer of the season Friday, aiding in the 12-3 win over the division rival Fl…
31May2008 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Utley, Moyer Enjoy Career Nights
Chase Utley enjoyed a career night Monday, going 3-for-6 with 6 RBIs in the Philadelphia Phillies 20-5 rout of the Colorado Rockies.The Phils tallied their most runs in close to a decade behind veteran pitcher (and oldest active player) Jamie Moyer, wh…
26May2008 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | ContinuedNL East: The Big Picture
Here’s the big picture in the NL East right now:
Florida Marlins: Can they hold it together? Nobody expected to see these guys in first this far into the season. I think even the Marlins are surprised. That hasn’t kept them from acting like they belong in first. Anchored offensively by Uggla, Hermida, and […]
Slow Down, 10-Speed
Jayson Werth absolutely abused the baseball Friday.The Philadelphia Phillies outfielder homered in his first three at-bats against the Toronto Blue Jays Friday, tying a club record with eight RBIs in a single game.For starters, he connected on a 0-1 pi…
17May2008 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Cole Hamels Becomes a Man
Congratulations are in order for Philadelphia Phillies ace Cole Hamels, who earned his first career shutout Thursday evening with a 5-0 blanking of the Atlanta Braves.Lowering his ERA from 3.36 to 2.89, Hamels (5-3) was pumped to be able to finish the …
16May2008 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | ContinuedHamels Handles Braves 5-0
When the hottest hitter in baseball is sitting out of the lineup, you’d expect that there’d be a couple offensive hitches. Chipper sat with a mild groin strain last night, and the Braves were unable to get anything going against Cole Hamels and the Philadelphia Phillies. Kelly Johnson also got a break and Ruben Gotay […]
16May2008 | Braves Blast | 0 comments | ContinuedChipper Out Tonight
We’re in Philadelphia again tonight for the final game of the series. Tonight I’d like to see something different - something like finishing as strong as we start. The biggest obstacle we’ll have is not having Chipper Jones on the field. He’s out for the night with a sore groin which started bothering him during his […]
15May2008 | Braves Blast | 0 comments | Continued
Just found the MLB Hub site, and happy to see that my favorite blog, Shea Nation, is the Mets' site ...
