Monthly Archives: May 2009

Lehigh Valley Weekend Game Report

Posted on May 31, 2009 by

5/29/09–A good pitching performance by Carlos Carrasco was wasted in the 5-3 Iron Pigs loss in their return home against Rochester on Friday night. The RedWings jumped on Carrasco early with a two run homer in the first, but Lehigh … Continue reading →

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2009 DSL Season Starts Today – Early Roster Posted

Posted on May 30, 2009 by

Today is the first day of the 2009 DSL season.  The Phillies play in the Santo Domingo North division.  Last year they finished 6.5 games behind the Mariners in second place with a 35-30 record.  It is a strange 5-team … Continue reading →

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Kyle Drabek Gets Complete Game Shutout!

Posted on May 29, 2009 by

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Stone Crabs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 Threshers 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 – 4 9 0 KYLE … Continue reading →

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Trade chatter, 5/28

Posted on May 28, 2009 by

I’m sure with the latest news on Brett Myers, everyone is going to want to start speculating on the trade front. The Phillies rotation has been awful this season (but better over the last 2 turns), and if Myers goes … Continue reading →

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Lehigh Valley Weekly Report

Posted on May 28, 2009 by

A decent week for Lehigh Valley who went 4-3 this week, including their current 3 game winning streak and are now at 19-27, in 5th Place of the Northern Division on the International League, 11 games out of first. Looking at Lehigh … Continue reading →

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A note on draft risk

Posted on May 27, 2009 by

I’ve decided that I am actually going to do a mock draft this year, even though the Phillies don’t pick until the back part of the second round. I just love the draft and all that comes with it too … Continue reading →

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Abbreviated Threshers Report

Posted on May 26, 2009 by

Well. The Clearwater Threshers were not able to play a lot of ball this past week with three rain outs, a day off, and in the only three games they did play they were swept by the last place Tampa … Continue reading →

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Lakewood BlueClaws Weekly Report (5/19 – 5/25)

Posted on May 26, 2009 by

Almost two months into the 2009 SAL season, and the Lakewood BlueClaws find themselves right where they want to be – first place in the SAL North, one game ahead of the Delmarva Shorebirds. This week the BlueClaws put up … Continue reading →

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Around the System (Rotation)

Posted on May 25, 2009 by

A look at how the current starting rotation has been performing at each level of the Phillies Minor League System: Lehigh Valley (AAA)  1.  Carlos Carrasco- 0-6, 5.81 ERA, 48.0 IP, 13BB 52K, 1.45 WHIP, .288 Opp Avg, .351 Opp Avg … Continue reading →

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Lehigh Valley Weekend Report

Posted on May 23, 2009 by

5/22/09–Lehigh Valley came up with a fairly well played 5-3 victory over Durham on Friday night before a sellout crowd at Coca Cola Park.  Kyle Kendrick (3-3) got the start and pitched well, his lone major mistake being a 3 … Continue reading →

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