Less than a week removed from the World Series and the Phillies' hot stove is heating up. Chan Ho Park, Matt Stairs and Paul Bako joined Pedro Martinez, Miguel Cairo, Pedro Feliz and Brett Myers in filing for free agency. Free agents have been assigned Type A and B designation and now the stage is set for teams to talk turkey. Only Park and Eyre will garner extra picks for the Phils. Aside from a few...
More photos » by Elaine Thompson - AP Inverted W! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! Browse more photos » Per Ed Price. Crawford won't reach free agency, Zaun and Shouse have options which may be declined, and Springer is a true free agent. The questions now are whether any of them will be offered arbitration in order to gain a supplemental round compensation pick. Given his age (and potential salary)...
So every once in a while I actually get to read fiction.I haven't had the opportunity for years now.I distinctly remember taking 3 days off from everything in November of 2005.Jonathan Safar Foer kidnapped me withExtremely Loud and Incredibly CloseAfter I finished it I wrote him a love letter. Not the same kind of love letter I would write for Chan Ho Park- but more a letter of gratitude and
For the record, here is a list of the players on the Phillies' 2009 roster that will be available for free agency and are eligible for arbitration. Links to the latest posts about each player are also included. Players acquired by other teams will be highlighted in red. Players re-signed will be highlighted in green. FREE AGENTS C - Paul Bako 2B - Miguel Cairo 3B - Pedro Feliz - Phillies decline 2010...
While the baseball season in the U.S. has wound down (in the worst fashion possible), it's just gearing up in Cuba, as Opening Day in Cuba was just this past Tuesday. And Cuban slugger Alexei Bell had a hell of a start : Alexei Bell—National Series slugging sensation two years back and offensive hero of the August 2008 Beijing Olympiad—Tuesday (November 3) became the first player in Cuban...
More photos » by Jason DeCrow - AP Badly underdiscussed this season is how awesome Chan Ho Park has been. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) Browse more photos » Tastykake Soft, Hamels Can't Do Game 7 -- FanHouse Jay Mariotti, with the worst thing I've ever read. Gonzo: Some jokes have truth to them No smear campaign too absurd... WHO’S PEDRO’S DADDY? - Philled In Terrific blog post by...
Remember when everyone thought Mariano Rivera threw a spitball ? Well, this video of Chan Ho Park is a little more conclusive, in my opinion. I. Hate. The. Phillies. (Hat tip: Pinstripe Alley )
Observations: 1. So now the Series goes back to New York, with the Yankees leading 8-6. Unless Joe Girardi summons Chad Gaudin to the mound, the Yankees' starters both will be working on short rest. Since the 2004 NLDS (when Roy Oswalt beat Jaret Wright), starters in the post-season working on short rest are 0 and 7. The record for starters working on short rest since 1999 is 9-28. The edge on this...
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Charlie Manuel curiously avoided using veteran righthander Chan Ho Park last night, despite a situation that seemed tailor made for his talents a multiple innings reliever. Today, Manuel explained why: Park was sick, one of several Phillies who have battled the flu bug over the past few days. Manuel said the team's training staff informed him that Park was under the weather just before the game. Thus,...
More photos » by Matt Slocum - AP Free agent reliever Chan Ho Park fares pretty well in the two statistics we're looking at today. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Browse more photos » RJ, Tommy, Erik, et al have done a good job so far pinpointing a few choice free agent relief pitchers. Today I'm going to take a macro-level look at the free agents and how they fared in a couple of important statistics...
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