If new Phillies relievers Danny Baez and Jose Contreras falter in their roles on the 2010 Phillies team, GM Ruben Amaro will have some major questions fired at him, especially after Chan Ho Park made it known toThe Inquirer’s Andy Martino today that he wanted to stay in red pinstripes.
Instead of returning to a clubhouse [...]
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Phillies better hope Baez and Contreras keep it in the Park
February 28th, 2010 · No Comments · MLB, Philadelphia Phillies
Good deed for the day: Hug a Mets fan
November 6th, 2009 · No Comments · MLB, Philadelphia Phillies
If you’re looking to do something nice to help lift people’s spirits today, hug a Mets fan. Trust me, a Mets fan needs the emotional uplift a hug can provide. They are a pathetic breed — maybe the most pathetic in sports these days.
Mets fans are so low these days that they count a Phillies [...]
Tags:Hideki Matsui·Kobe Bryant·New York Mets·New York Yankees·Philadelphia Phillies·World Series
Phillies likely to make a big move this offseason
November 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Philadelphia Phillies
Pat Gillick said he always believed in making at least one big move even after winning a title. He said you need to do it to say on top.
Last year, that move was Raul Ibanez. What does this offseason have in store for the Phils? What do they need to do to stay on top [...]
Tags:Carlos Ruiz·Domonic Brown·free agency·Jason Werth·Joe Mauer·Marco Scutaro·Michael Taylor·New York Yankees·offseason moves·Pat Gillick·Pedro Martinez·Pero Feliz·Philadelphia Phillies·Raul Ibanez·Ruben Amaro·Shane Victorino·World Series
A return to normalcy in Philly
November 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Philadelphia Phillies, Sports
Today, the world feels back to normal. The birds aren’t chirping, and church bells aren’t ringing. The morning coffee tastes more bitter and the eggs are burned. The horns are louder and more abundant thanks to the Septa strike. And, your boss will be hovering over your desk asking for those TPS reports hourly.
World Phucking [...]
Tags:boo·Brad Lidge·Charlie Manuel·Cole Hamels·New York Mets·New York Yankees·Pedro Feliz·Philadelphia Phillies·Philly fans·Ricky Watters·Septa Strike·World Champions·World Series 2009
Matsui named World Series MVP
November 5th, 2009 · No Comments · MLB
Based upon his six-RBI performance in the deciding sixth game, Hideki Matsui was named the 2009 World Series MVP.
Many, including Matsui himself, were surprised that he won the award considering he played in only three games as the DH.
“It’s awesome, it’s just unbelievable,” Matsui told FOX after the game. “I’m surprised myself.”
How can someone who [...]
Tags:Andy Pettitte·Chase Utley·Daddy·Derek Jeter·Hideki Matsui·New York Yankees·Pedro Martinez·Philadelphia Phillies·World Series MVP
Matsui mashes Yankees to 27th title
November 5th, 2009 · No Comments · MLB
Hideki Matsui tied a World Series record with six RBI in a game as the Yankees beat the Phillies, 7-3, in Game 6 of the World Series, securing a 27th championship for the Evil Empire.
Matsui had a two-run double, single and home run in a career-defining performance.
Matsui got things rolling with a homer off of [...]
Tags:Hideki Matsui·Jimmy Rollins·New York Yankees·Pedro Martinez·Philadelphia Phillies·Ryan Howard·Shane Victorino·World Series Champions
Hamels' comments a PR lesson for athletes, pro teams
November 4th, 2009 · 3 Comments · MLB, NBA, NFL, Philadelphia Phillies, Sports
By FRANK WARD
The soundbite. It’s the thing that drives all broadcast media journalism.
With limited time, television and radio newscasts rely on brief, 10-second soundbites to tell stories. That is really nothing new. However, in this day of the race to be first with news, and not necessarily accurate, news outlets will take a statement and [...]
Tags:2009 World Series·Chad Ochocinco·Cole Hamels·Communicty Relations·Game 3·Game 7·interviews·Larry Brown·Media Interviews·Media Relations·Media Training·MLB·NBA·New York Knicks·New York Yankees·NFL·OCNN·Philadelphia Phillies·PR 101·pro sports·Public Relations·quotes·Social media·Sports public relations·wish season over
Pedro gets stage one more time
November 4th, 2009 · No Comments · Philadelphia Phillies
If Pedro truly is the most influential player to ever step foot in old or new Yankee Stadium, now is the time to do something he hasn’t in a while — enjoy the thrill of victory and the joys of reading about it in the NY Post the next day.
Yankees fans and Pedro have endured [...]
Tags:2009 World Series·Andy Pettitte·Game 6·most influential player·New York Yankees·Pedro Martinez·Philadelphia Phillies·Yankee Stadium
Burnett is out
November 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · Philadelphia Phillies
AJ Burnett’s night is done in just 2-plus innings. He leaves with a 5-1 deficit and two men on base. This is not the way to clinch a World Series title.
For the Phillies, getting a big lead is key because it could put them in a posiiton to pull Cliff Lee after six innings. That [...]
Tags:2009 World Series·AJ Burnett·New York Yankees·Philadelphia Phillies
Hamels doomed to repeat history
November 1st, 2009 · No Comments · MLB, Philadelphia Phillies
If nothing else, Cole Hamels is honest. Sometimes, he’s honest to a fault.
In April, he admitted to the Inquirer’s Jim Salisbury that he spent too much time doing appearances and signing autographs following his 2008 playoff MVP performance. He said that he didn’t prepare for the upcoming season the way he should have.
Quite frankly, it [...]
Tags:autographs·BC Collectibles·Cole Hamels·New York Yankees·Philadelphia Phillies·poor season·unprepared·World Series