You know its a good week when two of Greinke's pitches get specific breakdowns. Royals : Greinke’s Slider | FanGraphs Baseball The Curves of Zack Greinke - Beyond the Box Score Royalscentricity: Cy Greinke Zack Greinke wins the AL Cy Young Award " Royal Reflections Reality check: Greinke's success means the clock is ticking on Dayton Moore and the Royals | Upon Further Review Royally Speaking:...
Thanks for the memories Matt. As reported by Todd Zolecki and a number of other outlets yesterday, Chan Ho Park , Pedro Feliz , Matt Stairs and Paul Bako have all officially filed for free agency. Of the four players listed above the one I would most like to see return would be Chan Ho Park in a relief role. My question would be if he seriously wants to pursue a starting gig somewhere else first. He...
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...
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...
So does the fact that what the Phillies have accomplished in the past three years – three Eastern Division championships, two National League championships, one World Championship – is more than the San Francisco Giants, the team of my youth, have accomplished in their 51 years in the Baghdad by the Bay, make up for my disappointment on Wednesday? No. Not really. Already the mind starts...
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...
Bowman's Blog : Now it's Braves fans who are jealous of Philly fans — After Cliff Lee produced his dominant performance against the Yankees in Game 1 of the World Series on Wednesday night, I asked Phillies backup catcher Paul Bako if the pinpoint control that Lee has displayed during his past two outings merited a comparison to Greg Maddux.
NEW YORK - Paul Bako still remembers the one and only time he caught A.J. Burnett in a major league start. It was 2000. Burnett was a 23-year-old flamethrower, one of several young pitching prospects breaking into the big leagues with the Florida Marlins. Bako was a 28-year-old catcher whom the Astros had shipped to the Marlins after the first game of the season.
More photos » by Matt Rourke - AP It's almost time for Charlie Manuel to turn his attention to the World Series roster, where the last 3-4 slots are unclear. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Browse more photos » With four days remaining until the 2009 World Series begins, the Phillies haven't indicated what if any changes they might make to their roster. In the Division Series against Colorado, the...
More photos » by Tom Mihalek - AP Philadelphia Phillies infielder Jimmy Rollins, drafted in the second round in 1996.(AP Photo/Tom Mihalek) Browse more photos » Philadelphia Phillies : Player Origins Here are the player development origins of the 2009 National League Champion Philadelphia Phillies. PITCHERS: Antonio Bastardo , LHP: Signed by the Phillies as a free agent out of the Dominican...
More photos » by Richard Drew - AP I'm having a hard time locating your Z-Game, Wes. Browse more photos » I'm worn out. I don't have anything to add to the playoff discussion, and it's still weeks until baseball-databank, etc. are ready to make things available. I have other stuff in the pipeline, but for now, in honor of his awesome Rogers Sports Net commentaries on the playoffs (and since...
Links for Monday... Slate's Craig Fehrman writes about "the sports media's unique mindset toward [online] aggregators" and how MLBTR fits in. On his MLB.com blog, Phillies reliever Scott Eyre suggests he and catcher Paul Bako are reconsidering retirement because they're having so much fun. Dodgers GM Ned Colletti told CBSSports.com's Danny Knobler that he offered four players to the Indians...
More photos » by Tom Mihalek - AP Throw a two-strike pitch out of the zone to Howard, and you'll probably get a strikeout. Browse more photos » Welcome to Part 2 of 3 of the NLDS Preview, where I'll scout the Phillies in painstaking detail. RockiesMagicNumber will finish up the preview tonight or tomorrow morning with details on the pitching in the series. The Bats: A So you learned this...
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