From last Sunday:
Amaro hasn't had many conversations with Pat Burrell's agents, a sign that the Phillies aren't overly interested in bringing him back.
"I couldn't really put a percentage on it," Amaro said ambivalently.
The Phils want to get younger and more athletic, but Burrell won't be easy to replace.
Mission accomplished!
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Whoops-a-doodle has finally arrived!
.and they called me gay…
JI - December 12, 2008
Are we allowed to throw stones now that we moved out of our glass house?
Robert - December 12, 2008
I dunno
The Phillies won the world series with a worthless lump of crap in left, who’s to say they won’t do it again? And there is considerably less room that Raul has to cover in that band box of a stadium compared to Safeco. Still a dumb move, but you could see why the phillies, and only the phillies wouldn’t put too much emphasis on LF defense.
Turdburglar - December 12, 2008
Just because the Phillies have a bunch of super really awesome players doesn't mean that Raul is a sensible addition
Jeff Sullivan - December 12, 2008
I love that a team with Pat Burrell and Ryan Howard had an awesome defense.
Dewan has them as the best. DER has them as 10th.
Still, it speaks to the quality of the other guys that the team can be top-thirdish with two huge anchors like that.
Teej - December 12, 2008
Dewan's splits show why:
Total: +74
OF: -4
CINF: +7
MINF: +71!!!
Matthew - December 12, 2008
Insane.
The Mets’ +75 in the OF blew my mind, too.
And Zduriencik just traded for one of the guys who put up a lot of those plus plays. I’m excited.
Teej - December 12, 2008
Sick.
Wilder. - December 12, 2008
Is Utley really THAT good at 2B?
gord - December 12, 2008
He's very, very good, but +47 is almost surely an outlier.
Teej - December 12, 2008
Actually, please ignore "almost"
Utley has been +85 for the past three years, the best in baseball. So average it out and we’re looking at something like +28 per year. That still looks high to me, but whatever.
I think a safe bet is calling him between +15 and +25. UZR has him around +20 the past two years.
Teej - December 12, 2008
That's insane
You always hear about his bat, so I always kinda figured his D would be average, and even if it wasn’t the phillies would be happy with it, but christ that’s unbelievable.
How was he not the MVP this year? Pujols is no slouch, but 2B is a bit more valuable than first.
gord - December 12, 2008
Instead he finished in 8th (?) place, miles behind Ryan "RBI" Howard...
At the very least, he should have been higher than Howard. Grrr….
Steve Slowinski - December 12, 2008
15th, actually.
It’s pretty disgusting.
Teej - December 12, 2008
Yes
Aaron Campeau - December 12, 2008
They have a truely dizzying intellect.
The Phillies want to get younger & more athletic.
Burrell is on the wrong side of 31.
The Phillies replace him with Raul.
Wait, what?
“Mission Accomplished” awesome! The irony burns like hygiene.
Kunkoh - December 12, 2008
Phillies fan here
To congratulate you on receiving our first round pick. Do us proud—the last time we picked up an excessively ancient type A free agent destined to break down midway through his contract (Tom Gordon), I believe it resulted in Ian Kennedy and Joba Chamberlain, so you have a high bar to clear.
But at least saying his name a lot won’t get old, right? Right?
…
…Is there ANY consolation to be had? (well, besides the winning the World Series last year thing)
bugbear - December 13, 2008
Glorious, glorious defensive blunders in gif form.
That is your consolation.
BrianL - December 13, 2008
Outstanding catches by Gutierrez in gif form somehow sound less gratifying.
:(
JLC - December 13, 2008
Not to me
Aaron Campeau - December 13, 2008
Yeah, I'm cool with this.
I like amazing more than disgusting.
Teej - December 13, 2008
Not nearly as comical
JLC - December 13, 2008
I like amazing catches viewed in person more
Than watching Raul or anyone else fall all over themselves. I am so very excited to watch this OF play D next year.
Sec 108 - December 13, 2008
I second this.
Chavez/Gutierrez/Ichiro will cover some serious ground.
Vatinius - December 13, 2008
Wow, you have excellent photoshop skills.
Wilder. - December 13, 2008
I can't even see who's in your pic.
Is that Chavez/Gutierrez/Ichiro?
It’s awesome, by the way.
Blicks - December 13, 2008
Late LL ROY nominee right here
Jeff Sullivan - December 13, 2008
fuck you
Dewey N - December 13, 2008
i said puck you sir
puck you with a p
Dewey N - December 13, 2008
.
PositivePaul - December 13, 2008
Everyone loves T-shirt Hell.
NIGER LOVER!
Llewdor - December 14, 2008
Nice.
Goose - December 13, 2008
He's a guy with an apparently good workout regimen.
Or something.
ThundaPC - December 13, 2008
Zero picks in the first 60! Gillick yay!
But hey, you got a championship. Doesn’t get much better than that.
Teej - December 13, 2008
Yeah, that's more than we got.
The Ancient Mariner - December 13, 2008
If signing Ibanez was just karma evening out
then I guess it could’ve been a lot worse indeed.
bugbear - December 13, 2008
Raul is young at heart.
msb - December 13, 2008
and likely he'll be standing next to Jamie.
msb - December 13, 2008
Not sure where to ask this
but what does everyone think of Jerry Hairston?
Hairston said he is picking between Seattle, Pittsburgh, and Cincinnati.
Slica - December 13, 2008
well, he had that cup of coffee with the Bucs back in the 70s
msb - December 13, 2008
Coffee is better in Seattle.
Slica - December 13, 2008
yah, but you can't get a primanti bros sandwich ....
msb - December 13, 2008
This would be Jerry Jr.?
Or has Scott Hairston been around enough to be a FA?
The Ancient Mariner - December 13, 2008
In any case
I think they’re both useful players who would be good to have on the roster, for the right price.
The Ancient Mariner - December 13, 2008
Could be solid off the bench for the right price
He’s a black Jehova’s Witness version of Willie Bloomquist but effective. Last year he was somewhat awesome, but more than likely a small sample size. It seems in his career he’s only effective when he plays ~ 80 games with ~ 270 ABs. Pretty much a solid baserunner and good flexible fielder on the bench that won’t murder himself at the plate.
edddgar - December 13, 2008
ah, here's the quote
“[Jay] Bruce said Hairston is considering Seattle and Philadelphia as well as the Reds. The Reds probably would offer the most playing time to Hairston, but these things often come down to money.”
msb - December 13, 2008
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