Macho Row (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Add another infielder to the off-season wish list In 2010 the Phillies will have a vastly different looking bench. With Matt Stairs , Miguel Cairo , and Paul Bako already on the free agent market , today the Phillies said so long to infielder Eric Bruntlett . According to David Murphy of the Philadelphia News the Phillies released Bruntlett and he accepted the chance to become a free agent and is not...
lenNY's Yankees - A Yankees Blog (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
It’s funny, because before the ‘09 World Series started, I thought, “where did Miguel Cairo go?” Then, a Mets fan told me he was on the Phillies! Cairo was the utility man for the Phillies in 2009, but didn’t have the same kind of success he had with the Yankees back in 2004. Cairo played in the NLDS and NLCS, but was cut before the World Series began. I wonder if the...
Beerleaguer (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
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...
Macho Row (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
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...
We Should Be GM's (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Under Contract: 1. Cliff Lee- $9M 2. Greg Dobbs- $1.35M 3. Ryan Howard- $19M 4. Jimmy Rollins- $7.5M 5. Chase Utley- $15M 6. Raul Ibanez- $11.5M 7. Jayson Werth- $7M 8. Cole Hamels- $6.65M 9. JC Romero- $4M 10. Brad Lidge- $11.5M 11. Jamie Moyer- $8M 12. Ryan Madson- $4.5M Total= $105M for only half a roster. Arbitration Eligible: 1. Joe Blanton- will be back, '09 $5.475M. 2. Shane Victorion- will...
Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Click charts to enlarge. Full data after the jump. 2009 STATS & VALUE First basemen AGE TYPE CLUB OPTION WAR UZR/150 wOBA ISO Russell Branyan 34 2.8 2.4 0.368 0.269 Adam LaRoche 30 B 2.4 -0.5 0.357 0.211 Nick Johnson 31 B 2.4 -6.6 0.373 0.114 Fernando Tatis 35 B 1.5 3.0 0.338 0.156 Eric Hinske 32 0.8 26.0 0.344 0.189 Carlos Delgado 38 B 0.8 -2.0 0.394 0.223 Miguel Cairo 36 0.2 N/A 0.304 0.156 Jeff...
Pinstripe Alley (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Along with being the first HBP in Mark Teixeira 's postseason career, and the first HBP recorded by a Yankee in a World Series game against the Phillies since Joe Dimaggio got hit by Jim Konstanty in 1950, Teixeira's 8th inning HBP Thursday night was the 100th postseason plunk in Yankees franchise history. That's particularly impressive because no other team has been hit by more than 44 pitches in...
Subway Squawkers (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Phillie Phanatic, you're going down. Rocky, you too. And Michael Vick, stop barking! For the next week or so, Philadelphia is enemy territory. Until this series, I didn't really have anything against the city, or the Phillies - after all, the team makes Met fan Squawker Jon miserable, and that always warms my heart. And, as I wrote last month, I think the bad rep Philly fans have is both overblown...
The Good Phight (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
More photos » by David J. Phillip - AP Chan Ho Park is one of only five Phillies on the roster who hasn't yet pitched in the World Series. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Browse more photos » One is baseball's most storied franchise; the other is trying to shake off a mostly losing legacy. One is lionized and loathed in roughly equal measure; the other, though the reigning World F. Champions...
The Fightins (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Did you know that Charlie Manuel has decided to move Jimmy Rollins to second base? Neither did anyone else. We all probably should have seen it coming. At least they got the picture right. After all, Utley hasn’t been the superstar we’ve needed him to be this October, and Miguel Cairo won’t be playing during this Fall [...]
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
- ESPN is once again picking the Yankees. I know, I'm surprised myself, but that's three series in a row now, so maybe they just know how good the Yanks are. - We already heard about the Yankees adding Eric Hinske to the WS roster, but the Phillies also made a move adding right-hand pitcher Brett Myers to the roster and dropped utility man Miguel Cairo . - Just in case the Yankees need a fourth starter...
Beerleaguer (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Brett Myers, who last appeared in the Division Series, becomes pitcher No. 12 as the Phillies set their World Series roster this afternoon. Miguel Cairo will be omitted, a nod to Eric Bruntlett's speed and versatility. Bruntlett has had a knack for scoring big runs as a pinch runner. The news also means Antonio Bastardo will stick around the entire postseason. With four games scheduled in an American...
Macho Row (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
According to Todd Zolecki ( via Twitter ) the Phillies' World Series roster will include Brett Myers in the bullpen. He will replace infielder Miguel Cairo on the roster. No other changes from the NLCS roster as of yet.
Phillies Nation (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Leslie Gudel of Comcast Sportsnet reports (via Twitter) that Brett Myers has been added to the World Series roster. The Phillies opted to go with 12 pitchers, leaving Miguel Cairo, a former Yankee, off the roster. Myers, who was left off the National League Championship roster, made progress from a strained muscle. Ruben Amaro Jr. said that [...]
Pinstripe Alley (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Yeah, I'm just not seeing it... View full size photo uploaded October 23, 2009 The 2009 ALCS and 2004 ALCS are practically mirror images of each other. Indistinguishable. Talk about carbon copies! I haven't seen this level of uncanny similarity since watching Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes in White Men Can't Jump. Yeah, that's about how alike these two series are. If I have to read one more thinly...
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