Tag Archives: Phillies

06.19.13
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2013 MLB Power Rankings – Mid-June Edition

 

Here is a look at how teams around baseball stack up heading towards July.

#1. St. Louis Cardinals (45-26) – The Cardinals are among the best current franchises in sports. Consistently competitive along with multiple championships.  They are at it again in 2013 holding the best record in baseball to this point.

#2. Boston Red Sox (44-29) – It appears the culture and negativity has been bounced from Boston.  They’ve had a great run to this point but there are a lot of games left against a lot of talented divisional opponents.

#3. Oakland Athletics (43-30) – Who are these guys?  The A’s still don’t have many recognizable faces to the average baseball fan yet they continue to win baseball games.  Strong pitching along with clutch hitting usually = victories.

#4. Cincinnati Reds (43-29) – Consistent starting pitching. Dominating closer and a strong offense has the Reds looking to reach the postseason for the 2nd consecutive season.

#5. Atlanta Braves (42-30) – The Braves are loaded with talent both offensively and pitching wise.  We’ve seen how good they can be when they play there best. (11-1 start).  Justin Upton needs to again find his stroke. Continue reading →

08.15.12
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Melky Cabrera Suspended 50 Games

Cabrera will miss the rest of the 2012 season after using an illegal testosterone supplement.

The San Francisco Giants offensive MVP this season was handed a crushing blow Wednesday. Cabrera was suspended  50 games for testing positive for testosterone.  He was batting .346 with 11 home runs and 60 runs batted in and was the 2012 All Star Game MVP. Cabrera was the first big name player since Alex Rodriguez to be found using illegal supplements. Continue reading →

08.03.12
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Thank You Shane Victorino

Shane Victorino career statistics

Anyone who knows me knows that I disliked Shane Victorino. Whether, it was the awful routes to fly balls, 2-0 pop ups, first pitch swinging, or just overall goofiness, Victorino drove me up a wall. With that in mind, it’s impossible to ignore his accomplishments since his selection as a Rule 5 pick in 2005 from the Dodgers. Since the Dodgers didn’t want him back, Shane was allowed to spend the 2005 season in the minors for the Scranton Wilkes-Barre Red Barons.  Victorino, did it all that year, hitting 25 doubles, 16 triples, 18 home runs, stealing 17 bases and hit .310 on his way to winning the International League MVP. After the trading deadline in 2006 when the Phillies traded Bobby Abreu (the irony on that later), Victorino started 51 games and hit .307.  The first great moment in Victorino’s career as a Phillie was in 2007 when he hit a walk-off home run on his own bobble figurine day (Also one of HK’s great calls). Continue reading →

07.25.12
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Sports with Balls Hot Stove Report

With the 2012 MLB pennant races drawing near its time for teams to declare themselves buyers or sellers for the remainder of the 2012 season. Sports with Balls will be on top of all the deals as they go down in July & August.  Check back for regular updates.

As the 2012 MLB Non-Waiver Trade Deadline comes to a close; Mike, Bill & Scott took 45 minutes to discuss the deals that went down in July click below to listen.

Sports with Balls Show – MLB Trade Deadline Special

The Buyers:

Yankees, Orioles, Blue Jays, Tigers, White Sox, Rangers, Angels, Athletics, Nationals, Braves, Reds, Pirates, Cardinals, Giants, Dodgers

The Sellers:

Twins, Royals, Mariners, Marlins, Phillies, Brewers, Cubs, Astros, Rockies

Players potentially available via trade in August:

Jeff Francoeur, Denard Span, Josh Willingham, Matt Capps, Kevin Millwood, Carlos Lee, Josh Johnson, Heath Bell, Aramis Ramirez, Francisco Rodriguez, Randy Wolf, Juan Pierre, Placido Polanco, Jimmy Rollins, Cliff Lee, Joe Blanton, Chase Headley, Clayton Richard, Alfonso Soriano, Matt Garza, Carlos Marmol,  Jason Giambi, Rafael Betancourt,  Stephen Drew.

The Deals that have gone down:

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