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Extremely Slow and Incredibly Idealistic
Posted on 17 Jan 2012 by Christopher Rowe.
Pitchers and Catchers report to Phillies Spring Training in Clearwater in 5 weeks but spring seems intolerably far away. While the Phillies once made a grand splash early into Hot Stove season with Jonathan Papelbon (4 years @ $50 million) they have lulled their fans into a soporific glaze of late. Ryan Howard has been seen at the complex on crutches and the news of Placido Polanco and Hunter P...
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$ports v$ Ecomony – Dollar$ & $ense
Posted on 24 Oct 2011 by Christopher Rowe.
Somewhere between the latest incarnation of SONY Playstation and Star Trek’s Holodeck could be the salvation of our modern economic woes. Trillions and trillions of dollars are spent on the sports industry. $300 million dollar player contracts, multi-billion dollar palaces, billions of public dollars spent to attract and then lose relocated franchises, bidding on Super Bowls to boost the loca...
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Players Choice Awards: Halladay & Worley Finalists
Posted on 24 Oct 2011 by Christopher Rowe.
Roy Halladay and Vance Worley are among the finalists for the Players Choice Awards, as voted by the players before the end of the regular season. These are often predictors for Cy Young Award finalists as well as other individual player awards (MVP, Rookie of Year). Halladay won the outstanding pitcher in the National League last year prior to adding his 2010 NL Cy Young Award. “Doc” is ag...
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Carpenter Pitches Masterpiece, Cards Advance to NLCS
Posted on 9 Oct 2011 by Chaz Ingram.
Cardinals mob pitcher Chris Carpenter after his 3 hit shutout over the Phillies This one was billed a number of ways, one for the ages, two of the best in the game, friend vs. friend etc, etc. Either way you look at it game five of the 2011 NLDS between St. Louis’ Chris Carpenter and Philadelphia’s Roy Halladay was a classic for sure and will go down in history as one of the best playoff...
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Epic Phail
Posted on 8 Oct 2011 by Christopher Rowe.
It’s over. What started in February with the eternal hope of spring and the unequalled exuberance of a winning team loaded with talent on a mission to win a championship… has ended. Much as we tend to embrace our Phillies heroes and ride that bandwagon with them in good times we as fans also critique (and even boo them) in bad times. Sounds like the reaction of family – always wanting you...
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Cardinals, Phillies In NLDS Fall Classic
Posted on 7 Oct 2011 by Chaz Ingram.
Cardinals' ace Chris Carpenter takes the mound in game 5 of NLDS After 162 regular season games and four grueling playoff games the Cardinals’ and Phillies’ season comes down to this…game five of the NLDS. With their dramatic 5-3 win over Phillies on Wednesday the Redbirds forced a fifth and deciding game in Philadelphia Friday. Two time former Cy Young Award winner Roy Hallady g...
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2011 MLB Postseason Podcast
Posted on 4 Oct 2011 by Adrian Fedkiw.
Christopher Rowe and Chaz Ingram join me to talk Phils/Cards and a whole lot more! PODCAST
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102 in 2011 – World Series or Bust
Posted on 29 Sep 2011 by Christopher Rowe.
After a final day of the regular season that should come with a free cardiac check-up, the playoff participants have been determined. A lot of surprises occurred with two separate nine-game collapses for both AL and NL wildcard entries capping a fantastic 2011 season. Phillies will prepare for the postseason having clinched their spot and secured Philadelphia’s home-field advantage nearly two...
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Cy Young Award Goes to…
Posted on 26 Sep 2011 by Christopher Rowe.
As the 2011 season draws to a close, most playoff teams have staked claims on their postseason berth. Only the wildcard qualifications have yet to be determined and those will excitingly come down to the final games of the season. While I was opposed to the wildcard implementation in 1995, I now concede that it works. Wildcards promote exciting September baseball and affords the best non-divi...
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Who’s Number Four? Oswalt or Worley?
Posted on 13 Sep 2011 by Christopher Rowe.
It confounds the mind and throws caution to reason, logic and general baseball horse sense… but the question must be asked: Who will be the Phillies fourth postseason starter? Their magic number of 6 to win the NL East and one to clinch a playoff spot means we can agree the Phillies are headed to their fifth straight postseason. Whether this happens with a win in Houston or upon their retur...
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September Sizzle in Philadelphia
Posted on 11 Sep 2011 by Christopher Rowe.
Baseball is a numbers game. Numbers are what we use to determine winners, losers, champions and develop perspective. Statistics allow us to compare the 1927 Yankees with the 2005 Chicago White Sox and determine which champion was better. Statistics allow us to determine the top 10 starting rotations of all time – including entries from the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first centuries. U...
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“Lee-gitimate” Dominance
Posted on 6 Sep 2011 by Christopher Rowe.
Sometimes when you have four aces individual performances tend to be overshadowed by the overall team. Roy Halladay (16-5, 2.49 ERA) is gunning for his second straight NL Cy Young Award in as many years while teammate Cole Hamels (13-7, 2.63 ERA) is making his own argument for the award. Cliff Lee (16-7, 2.47) pitched shutout No. 6 last night — just five days after falling one out short of ac...
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Steven Jones said: Thanks Drew! I agree that Martin was showing some nice support, but he's so depend...
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