Category Archives: Bastardo, Antonio

The Bullpen

A bit of clarity was added over the weekend with addition of set up man Mike Adams into the mix as the key 8th inning bridge to Papelbon.  Beyond Adams and Papelbon, the bullpen is filled with questions marks.  It … Continue reading

Posted in Aumont, Phillippe, Bastardo, Antonio, De Fratus, Justin, Diekman, Jacob, Other Stuff, Rosenberg, Brian, Savery, Joe, Schwimer, Michael | 24 Comments

The Major-Minor Bullpen: Discussion

An open discussion for anyone regarding how the boys have been doing in the big leagues. Is this exactly what you expected? Did you think Joe would be better? Did you think Schwim would be better? Is it hard to … Continue reading

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Bastardo to Philly, Baez to the DL,

The Phillies announced today that Right handed relief pitcher Danys Baez was placed on the DL with back issue and LHP Antonio Bastardo was called up from AAA Lehigh Valley to take his spot on the 25 man roster.  Bastardo, 24, … Continue reading

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Antonio Bastardo debut live blog

West coast trip. I’m going to attempt to focus on Bastardo’s raw stuff tonight, as well as his mechanics and what I see. I’ll update this post during the game. Discuss his start here. Here is the Gameday link, which … Continue reading

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Another Big Night for Phillies Starters

No, it wasn’t quite the banner day that last Tuesday was, but Saturday night was still an impressive night for 3 of the 4 minor league pitchers who took the bump in the Phillies organization. Reading: Antonio Bastardo (5.0 IP, … Continue reading

Posted in Bastardo, Antonio, Cloyd, Tyler, Flande, Yohan | 50 Comments

Clearwater Threshers Report

Well last week’s report contained 8 games due to a 10:30 am game on Wednesday last week, so this week’s report includes only 5 games because of a day off for the league on Tuesday this week. Of course the … Continue reading

Posted in 5. Clearwater, Bastardo, Antonio, Berry, Quintin, Brauer, Dan, Byrd, Darren, Cardenas, Adrian, Cruse, Andrew, Garcia, Edgar, Harker, Brett, Milner, Gus, Monasterios, Carlos, Savery, Joe, Spencer, Matt | 6 Comments

All Bastardo, All the time

Its Monday Morning Ten Pack time Antonio Bastardo, LHP, High-A Clearwater (Phillies) Bastardo can be seen as one of those “is what he is” kind of players: a short lefty with average velocity. However, beyond his left-handedness, he’s also got … Continue reading

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Another lesson on patience

Its not a surprise for me to log on and see people ranting about Antonio Bastardo, and of course you only have to go back to last summer to see this lesson, which will be explained again, in the case … Continue reading

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Bastardo and the Sharks Blank the Yanks

Despite having given up just four runs in four games while striking out a league high 34 batters Clearwater Threshers’ starter Antonio Bastardo had earned just one win in his first four tries this year. On Sunday afternoon he would … Continue reading

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Tony Bastard makes the team photo

Baseball America’s weekly wrap up of the best performers of the week comes out today, and Antonio Bastardo makes the team photo. IN THE TEAM PHOTO White Sox 1B Brandon Allen hit .381/.435/.952 with three homers this week for high … Continue reading

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