tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-69859 2009-07-15T07:36:23-04:00 Phillies, Eagles, golf and other matters of great importance... TypePad http://aycu27.webshots.com/image/2666/1220947295553275086_rs.jpgBallsSticksStuffhttp://feedburner.google.com tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e201157113728d970c 2009-07-15T07:36:23-04:00 2009-07-15T07:36:23-04:00 Doc Based on what I could see of his delivery, he would be tough on righties. [Get it? Get it?!? Fine, click here.]<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oHwCIWaV4tGAlpaxFiNUuFUt6Ms/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oHwCIWaV4tGAlpaxFiNUuFUt6Ms/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oHwCIWaV4tGAlpaxFiNUuFUt6Ms/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oHwCIWaV4tGAlpaxFiNUuFUt6Ms/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2009/07/did-you-see-barack-obama-through-out-the-first-pitch.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e2011572030d1c970b 2009-07-14T10:04:27-04:00 2009-07-14T10:06:27-04:00 Doc He’s one of baseball’s best right-fielders, and it’s time everyone knows it.<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TkZvPb4v_UTcRjtstqAQtveYUWU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TkZvPb4v_UTcRjtstqAQtveYUWU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TkZvPb4v_UTcRjtstqAQtveYUWU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TkZvPb4v_UTcRjtstqAQtveYUWU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2009/07/werth-has-the-numbers-to-back-up-his-inclusion-on-the-all-star-team.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e20115710024d2970c 2009-07-11T11:44:26-04:00 2009-07-11T11:44:26-04:00 Doc At SI.com on Thursday, Tim Marchman wrote the following regarding a few teams making use of the “closer-by-committee” strategy: All those who militate for such bullpen reforms as not feeling the need to designate a single closer have really ever argued is that teams...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PYeeQonKz6B-lGLeWyRVrnx6HBo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PYeeQonKz6B-lGLeWyRVrnx6HBo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PYeeQonKz6B-lGLeWyRVrnx6HBo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PYeeQonKz6B-lGLeWyRVrnx6HBo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2009/07/good-move-charlie-good-move.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e2011571f48b2d970b 2009-07-11T10:59:36-04:00 2009-07-11T10:59:36-04:00 Doc My dream is to one day see Omar Minaya and Ed Wade make a deal. As a Phillies fan it would rank pretty high on the unintentional comedy scale.<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ePkE2t65F8ou1tTRso7wZPavZOs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ePkE2t65F8ou1tTRso7wZPavZOs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ePkE2t65F8ou1tTRso7wZPavZOs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ePkE2t65F8ou1tTRso7wZPavZOs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2009/07/curious-trade-deal-in-the-nl-east.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e2011570f4b281970c 2009-07-09T21:11:20-04:00 2009-07-09T21:11:20-04:00 Doc Jayson Stark does some detailed reporting on where things stand with the Phillies and Pedro Martinez. It seems as if -- though he initially balked at the idea -- the Phillies will watch Pedro throw again on Friday at 1 PM at the Phillies' complex in the Dominican...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rX4UVnHbP_qU7TUuuHSS_w6IEVM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rX4UVnHbP_qU7TUuuHSS_w6IEVM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rX4UVnHbP_qU7TUuuHSS_w6IEVM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rX4UVnHbP_qU7TUuuHSS_w6IEVM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2009/07/phillies-to-take-second-look-at-pedro-martinez.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e2011570f28156970c 2009-07-09T17:39:29-04:00 2009-07-09T17:39:29-04:00 Doc Candeladeportiva.com is reporting that Pedro Martinez has been signed by the Phillies de Philadelphia after scouting him last week. Todd Zolecki [phillies.com/mlb.com] is reporting that Ruben Amaro Jr. has declined to comment on the report out of the Dominican Republic....<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Dpj4m0rAsSn45U0POUFDK6dmGpc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Dpj4m0rAsSn45U0POUFDK6dmGpc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Dpj4m0rAsSn45U0POUFDK6dmGpc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Dpj4m0rAsSn45U0POUFDK6dmGpc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2009/07/a-pedro-signing-does-not-rule-out-a-halladay-trade.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e2011571df41ff970b 2009-07-08T22:35:43-04:00 2009-07-08T22:35:43-04:00 Doc In the bottom of the 9th inning, Shane Victorino drove in the winning run for a 3-2 victory over the Reds tonight. Shane’s clutch hit was the capper on a great summer evening, so don’t you owe it to him to go cast a couple of votes for him in MLB’s Final Vote contest?...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wYcwlF0YL44aXtQ1gRSXEOmf-Qs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wYcwlF0YL44aXtQ1gRSXEOmf-Qs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wYcwlF0YL44aXtQ1gRSXEOmf-Qs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wYcwlF0YL44aXtQ1gRSXEOmf-Qs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2009/07/shane-makes-his-case-for-the-all-star-game.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e2011570db67e5970c 2009-07-07T07:38:00-04:00 2009-07-06T23:44:08-04:00 Doc Twenty-two runs. Twenty-two runs! Is it pessimistic of me to wish the Phillies had saved some of last evening's 22 runs scored for tonight and the next night? After all, that would still be over 7 runs per game. Surely the next two Phillies' starting pitchers would agree...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0bBONOccV8uLei-4UyJYjXlCpdM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0bBONOccV8uLei-4UyJYjXlCpdM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0bBONOccV8uLei-4UyJYjXlCpdM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0bBONOccV8uLei-4UyJYjXlCpdM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2009/07/double-deuce.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e2011571c6bbd0970b 2009-07-06T07:17:00-04:00 2009-07-06T07:17:00-04:00 Doc Long weekend for many of us. Fun of course, but long. In order to help all of us get back into the swing of things, we'll keep these thoughts short and simple. This will be a diatribe-free zone today... ...Friday July 2nd might have been the turning point for Jimmy...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/guKQ4-xVnhiv5id0TWl3TOUOBSk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/guKQ4-xVnhiv5id0TWl3TOUOBSk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/guKQ4-xVnhiv5id0TWl3TOUOBSk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/guKQ4-xVnhiv5id0TWl3TOUOBSk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2009/07/monday-mullings.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e2011570b0346e970c 2009-07-02T15:16:08-04:00 2009-07-02T15:16:08-04:00 Doc There’s a statistic floating around the airwaves over the last few days [readers have reported hearing it on WIP-610 and Comcast Sportsnet] that the 9th position in the Phillies lineup is actually outperforming the 1st slot. Most, including me, have found that hard to...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Vc2_e2wYcM6-RgdVeIqSvlu5MXs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Vc2_e2wYcM6-RgdVeIqSvlu5MXs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Vc2_e2wYcM6-RgdVeIqSvlu5MXs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Vc2_e2wYcM6-RgdVeIqSvlu5MXs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2009/07/phils-ninth-slot-mightier-than-leadoff.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e2011571a48120970b 2009-07-02T14:16:36-04:00 2009-07-02T14:16:36-04:00 Doc And right now, Raul Ibanez’ groin is smoking. Wait… That came out wrong. Really wrong. But I think you know what I mean. For the second straight night, Raul Ibanez will sit out of AA Reading’s lineup [Scott Lauber], where he’s supposedly doing a rehabilitation stint after...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gbPBmSEhOkN9wMLdsEDRtX87VZE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gbPBmSEhOkN9wMLdsEDRtX87VZE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gbPBmSEhOkN9wMLdsEDRtX87VZE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gbPBmSEhOkN9wMLdsEDRtX87VZE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2009/07/where-theres-smoke-theres-fire.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e2011570aca800970c 2009-07-02T10:04:31-04:00 2009-07-02T10:04:31-04:00 Doc Yesterday, the Phillies announced that Rodrigo Lopez would – at least for the time being – replace Antonio Bastardo in the Phillies rotation. The thinking is that Lopez has major league experience, while the other candidates, Carlos Carrasco and Andrew Carpenter, had very...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GYtMtekZMpe5DOe35ycT7Ca-cgY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GYtMtekZMpe5DOe35ycT7Ca-cgY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GYtMtekZMpe5DOe35ycT7Ca-cgY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GYtMtekZMpe5DOe35ycT7Ca-cgY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2009/07/on-j-ro-and-rodrigo.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bb9469e2011571677b19970b 2009-06-26T15:36:00-04:00 2009-06-26T15:36:00-04:00 Doc Over the last several evenings, we’ve seen our defending-World Champs, the same team that just a few weeks ago looked like they could take on the ‘27 Yankees and come out on top, completely hit the skids. Suddenly, the Phillies have forgotten how to field, how to run the...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dmGbNukcMXEOlbPFBc835a7_Yr8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dmGbNukcMXEOlbPFBc835a7_Yr8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dmGbNukcMXEOlbPFBc835a7_Yr8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dmGbNukcMXEOlbPFBc835a7_Yr8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2009/06/another-two-cent-theory-on-the-phillies-recent-slide.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-68467783 2009-06-24T21:21:22-04:00 2009-06-24T21:21:22-04:00 Doc Over the course of his last 162 games, dating back to June 11th, 2008, Jimmy Rollins is batting .249 with an on-base average of .315 and slugging percentage of .387. That’s a full season and more than a calendar year of below-average performance. Should we be worried...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FCxGSAER5f9WfByJN3614Tt2mzU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FCxGSAER5f9WfByJN3614Tt2mzU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FCxGSAER5f9WfByJN3614Tt2mzU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FCxGSAER5f9WfByJN3614Tt2mzU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2009/06/when-is-a-slump-more-than-a-slump.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-68440247 2009-06-24T08:34:48-04:00 2009-06-24T08:34:48-04:00 Doc Ladies, I implore you. When the Phillies return from the 10-day road trip they began last evening in Tampa [or St. Pete? Where in the world do the Rays play? To be honest, it looks like a Dharma Station to me], I beg of you to do all of Phandom a favor… Please, do not...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/chlBHCuCm4iehU_Z2tbUvbhhD8A/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/chlBHCuCm4iehU_Z2tbUvbhhD8A/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/chlBHCuCm4iehU_Z2tbUvbhhD8A/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/chlBHCuCm4iehU_Z2tbUvbhhD8A/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2009/06/to-the-wives-mothers-girlfriends-significant-others-etc-of-the-phillies.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-68288869 2009-06-19T13:39:19-04:00 2009-06-19T13:39:19-04:00 Doc This was going to be an entry about how the Phillies needed to make a trade now. Pronto. Toot-sweet. The entry was was going to be a knee-jerk reaction to the 1-5 home-stand the team finds itself in. The more I thought about it though, the more I decided that the last...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yfhejKYgF58_DBCPfKQN6wFv_8A/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yfhejKYgF58_DBCPfKQN6wFv_8A/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yfhejKYgF58_DBCPfKQN6wFv_8A/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yfhejKYgF58_DBCPfKQN6wFv_8A/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2009/06/phils-best-option-is-to-wait-for-the-right-deal.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-68243659 2009-06-18T11:33:20-04:00 2009-06-18T12:33:26-04:00 Doc Literally and figuratively. News comes from Todd Zolecki at phillies.com/mlb.com that Raul Ibanez has been placed on the disabled list with a strained groin. John Mayberry, Jr. has been recalled to take his place. This injury and the ones to Scott Eyre and Brad Lidge are...<br/> <br/> ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZeO67DKOAzh6C2JNa-ifUx6Y2-A/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZeO67DKOAzh6C2JNa-ifUx6Y2-A/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZeO67DKOAzh6C2JNa-ifUx6Y2-A/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZeO67DKOAzh6C2JNa-ifUx6Y2-A/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.ballssticksstuff.com/2009/06/when-it-rains-it-pours.html