ayushmatia30xz | yesterday
PHILADELPHIA – Chase Utley ripped a no-doubt-about-it shot to right, put his head down and ran around the bases so quickly he nearly passed Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino. Even in the World Series, Utley doesn't pause to admire his homers. He's had plenty of opportunities, too, connecting five times to tie Reggie Jackson's record set in 1977 with the Yankees. "Obviously it's great company,"
The Good Phight (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
We're now on our second day post-World Series, and I can't fight off this nagging feeling that the championship series I just watched was, well, pretty damn boring. Yes, it was a World Series, and with the Phillies ' long record of futility, there's really no ground for complaining when the team just makes it to the post-season, let alone to the World Series. But, in the context of a best-of-7 match...
stanwick9ki84 | 11/06/2009
PHILADELPHIA – By the ninth inning, Phillies fans were preparing for the worst. The New York Yankees were at it again, chipping away at a dwindling lead and threatening to take away the Phils' World Series title right there at Citizens Bank Park. Desperate to hang on, somehow Chase Utley and the Phillies did. Derek Jeter grounded into a double play, Mark Teixeira struck out, and Philadelphia
bergernc2f0 | 11/06/2009
PHILADELPHIA – CC Sabathia actually likes starting on three days' rest. "I hate to throw bullpens," the New York Yankees big man said. "I don't have to throw a bullpen when I pitch on three days' rest." Sabathia will throw on short rest for the second time this postseason when he starts Game 4 of the World Series on Sunday night against Philadelphia's Joe Blanton. Yankees
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Most home runs by a player in one World Series: Five x-Chase Utley, PHILLIES, 2009 (5 games)
Lookout Landing (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Baseball players can make contributions in a number of different ways, the most obvious and talked-about of which is how they do at the plate. Defense, position, and baserunning tend to be brushed off as secondary concerns. What follows are the top and bottom 15 in the sum of these latter three values, as determined by UZR, Fangraphs' position adjustment, and Baseball Prospectus' EQBRR. Note that catchers...
The Sporting Blog (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
One of the great places to visit in this country is the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, not just because of the history of the game, but because the museum does a fantastic job of staying relevant with up-to-date exhibits. Immediately following the conclusion of Game Six of the World Series, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum grabbed some official items for an exhibit that will open...
SportsProf (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Apparently the haves are going to have some more bounty to plunder -- and soon. According to Buster Olney this morning on ESPN Radio, many big-league clubs are going to non-tender players who are arbitration eligible and let them become free agents. The reason -- the economy and their own economics. Smaller market teams probably won't be patient for a potential star to emerge and might cut him loose...
lenNY's Yankees - A Yankees Blog (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Twenty-seven times the Yankees have won a World Series. It was Joe Girardi who chose to carry the burden of that number on his back for his first two seasons as the skip. Now, he won’t have a burden to carry, but a decision to change numbers awaiting. The Yankees beat the Phillies 7-3 last night, propelled by Hideki Matsui ’s six runs batted in, the World Series MVP . Quick ‘Cap:...
The Good Phight (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
My last few playoff fill-ins on Breakfast Links were wonderful opportunities, for which I remain grateful. This morning, however, I have been passed a bitter cup: Skipper has tapped me to take one for the team on the morning after losing the World Series . Per Skip: Post some links and get out of there. Get on with the offseason while the Blog Lords get a head start cleaning out their lockers. But...
Baseball Analysts (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
What if I could just punch a couple lines into my computer and get to see the strengths and weaknesses of a player in graphical form? Harry Pavlidis does a good job using pitchf/x data to give a brief summary of pitchers, and Dave Allen is like King Midas graphing with R. I've set out to develop my own set of hitter graphs and I ask for your help in improving them for future, more in-depth, player...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
NEW YORK - It ended just before midnight in the middle of the Bronx, with a stream of pinstriped players swarming a Hall of Fame closer in the middle of the field. It ended with Shane Victorino running to first, and Carlos Ruiz running to third, and Chase Utley standing on deck, and Charlie Manuel watching it all from the front corner of the dugout, his arms on the padded rail. It ended after 372 days,...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
HOME RUN HEAVEN<p/> NEW YORK -- Former Yankees great Reggie Jackson had no qualms with Chase Utley tying his World Series home run record. What surprised Jackson is that it took so long for someone to match or break his 1977 mark of five home runs.
Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Yankees 2009 team numbers, with MLB rank in parentheses: Pitching ERA: 4.28 (11th) FIP: 4.32 (13th) Baserunning Stolen Bases: 111 (11th) EqBRR: -6.4 (20th) Defense UZR: -17.6 (19th) PADE: -0.39 (13th) Hmm, not overly impressive. Let's look at some batting numbers: wOBA: .366 (1st) OBP: .362 (1st) SLG: .478 (1st) The goal is to score more runs than you allow. Hitting, pitching, defense and baserunning...
The Good Phight (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
More photos » by David J. Phillip - AP about 3 hours ago: Philadelphia Phillies watch the seventh inning from their dugout during Game 6 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the New York Yankees Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Browse more photos » A wild seven-month ride came to a dispiriting conclusion in the Bronx Wednesday night as the Phillies...
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ayushmatia30xz | yesterday
PHILADELPHIA – Chase Utley ripped a no-doubt-about-it shot to right, put his head down and ran around the bases so quickly he nearly passed Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino. Even in the World Series, Utley doesn't pause to admire his homers. He's had plenty of opportunities, too, connecting five times to tie Reggie Jackson's record set in 1977 with the Yankees. "Obviously it's great company," Utley...
stanwick9ki84 | 11/06/2009
PHILADELPHIA – By the ninth inning, Phillies fans were preparing for the worst. The New York Yankees were at it again, chipping away at a dwindling lead and threatening to take away the Phils' World Series title right there at Citizens Bank Park. Desperate to hang on, somehow Chase Utley and the Phillies did. Derek Jeter grounded into a double play, Mark Teixeira struck out, and Philadelphia staved...
bergernc2f0 | 11/06/2009
PHILADELPHIA – CC Sabathia actually likes starting on three days' rest. "I hate to throw bullpens," the New York Yankees big man said. "I don't have to throw a bullpen when I pitch on three days' rest." Sabathia will throw on short rest for the second time this postseason when he starts Game 4 of the World Series on Sunday night against Philadelphia's Joe Blanton. Yankees manager Joe Girardi said before...
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