Monthly Archives: June 2007

Anderson Garcia gets the call

Posted on June 30, 2007 by

The latest minor leaguer to get the tap and head into the firestorm is Anderson Garcia, who will replace JA Happ on the 25 man roster. Garcia, acquired on waivers from Baltimore, via the Mets, will be making his Phillies … Continue reading →

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Friday morning thoughts

Posted on June 29, 2007 by

It’s a pretty gloomy Friday morning here, but morale is high after the Phillies top drawer win last night. I’ve kind of been slacking a bit here, but others have helped pick up the slack, and once things slow down … Continue reading →

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Ottawa Lynx Report Week Twelve

Posted on June 29, 2007 by

We are twelve weeks into the 2007 season and the Ottawa Lynx, despite some promising signs last week, continued their slide deeper into last place in the Northern Division with another losing road trip. Ottawa are dangerously close to the … Continue reading →

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Reading Report

Posted on June 28, 2007 by

Reading ended this week at 38-40, still mired in 5th place and now 8.5 games out of first.   Looking at the league leaders in hitting, Jesus Merchan remains the leader in batting average (.342) and is fourth in on base … Continue reading →

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Nice Jacob Diekman article

Posted on June 27, 2007 by

Here’s a nice article on our 30th round pick, Jacob Diekman. Diekman is reporting to the GCL squad, and reportedly got something “close to 7th round money”, which is probably between $50,000 and $100,000, if I had to guess. He … Continue reading →

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Phillies Media Guide Minor League Player Info

Posted on June 27, 2007 by

Slow day at work today.  Google can be a wonderful thing.  The Phillies media guide is apparently available for free on the MLB web site.  Check out the link on this page for minor league players.  Media Guide Link.  The … Continue reading →

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Triple A-Last Stop Before The Show? (Part Two) The Pitchers

Posted on June 27, 2007 by

Pitching is the most sought after commodity in baseball and every team has learned that you can never have enough of it. Good pitching is hard to come by, especially in this day of small parks, tightly wound baseballs, more … Continue reading →

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A major coup; Phillies sign Jiwan James

Posted on June 27, 2007 by

Less than 12 hours after deciding to pass on pro baseball for now, Jiwan James changed his mind and signed with the Phillies. The article talks about James going back and forth, including attending an orientation session at Florida, but … Continue reading →

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Williamsport and GCL rosters updated

Posted on June 26, 2007 by

I updated the rosters for both short season teams today. You can find them by clicking the appropriate tag on the left side of the page. I still need to spend some time updating the rest of the rosters, but … Continue reading →

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Clearwater Threshers First-Half Wrap Up

Posted on June 25, 2007 by

The Clearwater Threshers earned their best first-half record in their short four-year history going 39-31.  The team had six players selected to the FSL All-Star game:  pitchers Carlos Carasco, Andrew Carpenter, Pat Overholt, OF/DH Jeremy Slayden, and catcher Lou Marson … Continue reading →

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