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WCBSTV.com: Your Source For New Yor (Free subscription) | yesterday
His team didn't win, but Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is keeping his World Series promise. Nutter and Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a first-of-its kind wager on the World Series between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies. The losing city's mayor would travel to the winning city and participate ni a volunteer service project, while wearing of course a jersey from the winning...
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Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday
NEEDS Their biggest needs, in order, appear to be a back-of-the- bullpen arm with the stuff to pitch the eighth and ninth innings, a multiple-innings arm, and a dependable situational lefty. The Phillies are hoping to re-sign Chan Ho Park, which would fill the multi-innings void and also give them another pitcher for l
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Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday
SEVEN YEARS AGO, the Phillies publicly pursued free-agent slugger Jim Thome. At the stroke of midnight on the deadline that teams could make formal offers, then-general manager Ed Wade fired off an e-mail and followed it up with a long, from-the-heart letter.
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Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Phillies strongly deny a pair of stories in the Toronto Star indicating that Pat Gillick, who became their general manager before the 2006 season and helped the franchise win only its second world championship 3 years later, could be heading back to the organization where he first made his reputation as a top executive.
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Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday
Talk about a freak - Tim Lincecum needed just 15 wins to bag another NL Cy Young Award. Yup, throw out those old baseball cards. Wins and losses don't mean much anymore when it comes time for voters to pick baseball's best pitchers. It's all about WHIP, FIP, BABIP and other lines of alphabet soup.
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Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday
General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. and his staff have long since established their off-season priorities: The Phillies need to sign a third baseman, remake their bench, and improve their bullpen. Now they can begin to convert plans into reality.
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Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday
NEW YORK - Tim Lincecum needed just 15 wins to take the NL Cy Young Award for the second straight year.
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Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday
THERE IS A SCENE in "The Godfather" where Vito Corleone has just called in the favor owed him by Amerigo Bonasero, the undertaker. He is to use all his powers to make the ambushed Sonny presentable for a traditional "family" viewing. He draws back the sheet covering his son and sobs for the only time in the film.
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | yesterday
Scott Lauber of The News Journal spoke to Philadelphia Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. today about some of the team's offseason plans. Here are a few of the highlights from Lauber's article: The Phillies' offseason wishlist: a third baseman, bullpen help, bench depth, and starting pitching depth. The team expects to have about $120MM committed in salaries and $20MM to spend to fill their needs. Amaro Jr....
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Mopupduty.com (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
One more day. Yep, I keep telling myself that. Free Agency opens up on the 20th. Will the Jays be active? I don’t think so. AA quote via Bastain regarding the Jays & Free Agency I don’t think it’ll happen all in one offseason. There definitely is a plan. We have players that we have, as an [...]
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The FanHouse - Gonzaga Basketball (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
by Knox Bardeen Filed under: Phillies , NL East Footprints in the Snow is FanHouse's look at the paths to be forged by MLB teams this winter as they look ahead to 2010. Philadelphia Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro made it a point not to bring back the exact same lineup in 2009 after winning the World Series in 2008. He succeeded in that goal by replacing the departed Pat Burrell with Raul Ibanez...
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We Should Be GM's (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
At WSBGMs headquarters, somewhere in a dank basement in our mother's house according to Buzz Bissinger , we've been following the 44th President of the United States of America's ties with the Philadelphia Phillies quite closely. By now, it should be no secret that Barack Obama is a Phightin's fan. * Obama Talks Baseball with WSBGMs . * Can Barack Obama pitch ?
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