Baseball's annual Winter Meetings take place this weekAs baseball’s Winter Meetings get underway this week in San Diego, the conferences, trade shows, and banquets will be a sideshow for the main event. That main event will be taking place in meetings behind closed doors, and in numerous phone conversations.Player movement is what the average fan … Continue reading Phillies 2014 Winter Meetings preview
Phillies receive 7 GIBBY Awards nominations
7 Phillies nominations for 2014 GIBBY's“Greatness In Base Ball Yearly”, that’s what MLB’s GIBBY Awards celebrate. The awards were begun by Major League Baseball back in 2002. They are awarded for extraordinary performances by players, managers, executives, and others in the game.For 2014, the Philadelphia Phillies organization has been announced as having nominees in 7 … Continue reading Phillies receive 7 GIBBY Awards nominations
Yasmany Tomas and Phillies: A perfect match
Cuban defector Yasmani Tomas looks perfect for PhilliesEver since it was announced that Cuban phenom Yasmany Tomas had left the island nation and would be seeking a job in Major League Baseball this past summer, speculation has run rampant as to which organization was his most likely landing spot.In recent weeks, that speculation has focused squarely … Continue reading Yasmany Tomas and Phillies: A perfect match
The little girl who stole my ball
I have a theory that if you attend enough professional baseball games over a long enough period of time, eventually you are going to see and experience almost everything that the great game has to offer. I just completed my 44th season of attending Philadelphia Phillies games. I’ve seen a lot of things in person: … Continue reading The little girl who stole my ball
Phillies countdown to the MLB trade deadline
Marlon Byrd one of several Phils on the trade blockThere are just seven days until the Major League Baseball non-waiver trade deadline, and for the Philadelphia Phillies, the number of potential trade partners is diminishing as teams make other deals. Last night, the Detroit Tigers agreed to acquire veteran relief pitcher Joakim Soria from the Texas Rangers for … Continue reading Phillies countdown to the MLB trade deadline
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