At the 2012 MLB trade deadline on Tuesday, Phillies GM Ruben Amaro made a handful of decisions that signal two things: first, the Fightin' Phils lineup needed to change and, second, the team was not at all interested in a complete rebuild from scratch. The GM did two things, didn't do a couple others, and … Continue reading Post-trade Phillies ain’t done yet
Baseball America’s Prospect Handbook
Today in my mailbox the yellow package arrived from the folks at Baseball America. Contained inside was their annual Prospect Handbook product, the Bible for following baseball prospects. Published annually, the Prospect Handbook contains the Top 30 prospects for each organization in Major League Baseball as evaluated by the staff of Baseball America. The book … Continue reading Baseball America’s Prospect Handbook
A decade of parity and history
In western historical terms, there was no year '0', so most people realize that an official decade truly runs from the year ending in '1' through the 10th year. This means that 2001 opened the true first year, and the recent 2010 season ended the final year of the first decade of the 21st century.For … Continue reading A decade of parity and history
Thankful For a Game?
It's Thanksgiving Day here in America, the fourth Thursday in November. It's a day where we give thanks to our God and spend time with the family and friends with whom he has blessed our lives. The day usually includes a traditional meal of turkey, stuffing, vegetables, pies, and other foods and treats. It also … Continue reading Thankful For a Game?
Phillies are now slump-proof
Throughout the stretch run of the 2010 season and again in at least both the 2011 and 2012 seasons, given reasonable health, the Philadelphia Phillies will remain a contending baseball team.They will remain so because their trade deadline acquisition of right-handed starting pitcher Roy Oswalt has now made them virtually slump-proof.Every team will go through … Continue reading Phillies are now slump-proof
MATT VEASEY 