Will 2012 be the final season that the Hawaiian is flyin' in a Phillies uniform?I've quoted Simon & Garfunkel before when this type of topic comes up, and it is appearing more and more appropriate these days with my beloved Fightin' Phils: "The ending always comes to pass: endings always come too fast. They come … Continue reading MLB 2012: Philadelphia Phillies
MLB 2012: National League
For the past five seasons, the Philadelphia Phillies have won the National League's Eastern Division crown. For the past four they have increased their regular season victory total every single year, culminating in a franchise-record 102 wins in 2011. They won the World Series in 2008. They lost the World Series to the Yankees in … Continue reading MLB 2012: National League
MLB 2012: American League
The married man laying on this bar about to have the whipped cream and his body devoured, and his ability to overcome the problems involved on the night pictured, is the key to the entire 2012 American League seasonMy predictions for the American League a year ago proved to be a bit of a mixed … Continue reading MLB 2012: American League
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
MLB 2011: Philadelphia Phillies
Charlie Manuel, new contract in hand, skippers the N.L. favoritesWhatever you may want to call the Phillies starting pitching rotation, and there have been at least a half dozen nicknames tossed around town over the last few months, it will be those arms that make or break this particular version of the Fightin' Phils as … Continue reading MLB 2011: Philadelphia Phillies
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