Monthly Archives: July 2008

Iron Pigs Report

Posted on July 31, 2008 by

A good week for the Iron Pigs as they went 5-2 on the road to move their record to 48-65, 20.5 games behind division leading Pawtucket in the Northern Division of the International League.  Our weekly look at league leaders … Continue reading →

Posted in 7. Lehigh Valley | 17 Comments

The farm appears safe

Posted on July 31, 2008 by

Gillick/Amaro/Arbuckle contained themselves, no blood was shed for a fungible middle reliever, and my sanity has been restored. So everything is safe. Tomorrow we can focus on the last month of the minor league season and the draft deadline and … Continue reading →

Posted in Other Stuff | 31 Comments

Trade deadline today/Signing deadline in 2 weeks

Posted on July 31, 2008 by

Today is the non-waiver trade deadline. All players who are not traded by 4PM today are subject to waivers before they are traded. This means that a player must clear waivers between August 1st and August 31th or they cannot … Continue reading →

Posted in Other Stuff | 79 Comments

Reading Phillies Weekly Report (7/23-7/29)

Posted on July 31, 2008 by

Very busy and productive week for the Reading Phillies.  The Phils performed at their best this week as they sent there two Olympic respresentatives off in style, going 5-2 on the week, while beating up on the likes of New … Continue reading →

Posted in 6. Reading | 29 Comments

Kyle Drabek returns

Posted on July 30, 2008 by

If you missed it, Kyle Drabek has returned to the mound after Tommy John surgery. 3 IP – 1 H – 0 ER – 0 BB – 0 K – 9:0 GB/FB Welcome back Kyle.

Posted in Drabek, Kyle | 41 Comments

Daily Discussion; 7/30

Posted on July 30, 2008 by

Trade deadline is tomorrow. I won’t even bother trying to steer the discussion in any direction for the next 2 days. You guys will talk trades anyway, so do it. I’ll just post the schedule for today. Ill do the … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Discussion | 69 Comments

Tuesday Tidbits

Posted on July 29, 2008 by

Some general thoughts this morning… * One of the more intriguing arms to me on the GCL team is Reginal Simon. Generally speaking, the 19 and 20 year old guys making the jump to the GCL from the Latin American … Continue reading →

Posted in Other Stuff | 110 Comments

Lakewood BlueClaws Report (6/22-6/28)

Posted on July 29, 2008 by

After allowing a combined twenty runs in losing the first three games of the week, the BlueClaws needed to step it up a notch and get strong performances from their starting pitchers if they wanted to keep up with the … Continue reading →

Posted in 4. Lakewood | 32 Comments

Anthony Hewitt makes the Ten Pack

Posted on July 28, 2008 by

Very nice. Anthony Hewitt, 3B, Rookie-level GCL Phillies Hewitt’s entry into the game was well-publicized; he was the best athlete in this year’s draft, a player that some scouts scored as a perfect 80 on raw power, speed, and arm. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ten Pack/Hot Sheet | 32 Comments

Williamsport and GCL Weekly Report (7/19-7/27)

Posted on July 28, 2008 by

Williamsport The Crosscutters started the week out strong by going 5-1, but they dropped all three games over the weekend to end up at 5-4. They now sit at 20-17 overall, good for 4th place in the Pinckney division and … Continue reading →

Posted in 2. GCL, 3. Williamsport | 31 Comments