All Phillies All the Time

11/3/10

Quick News and Notes

Posted by Brandon at 5:55 PM 0 comments

Here's a quick run down on the Phillies action as we anxiously await the big off season...

First base coach Davey Lopes will not be returning to the team after the two sides couldn't come to a agreement on Lopes' next salary. Former manager Larry Bowa is being thought of as one of the leading candidates to replace Lopes.
The Phillies claimed infielder Carlos Rivero from the Cleveland Indians. Rivero will turn 23 in late May. Rivero hit .232 with six home runs this past season in Double-A.
J.C Romero's 4.5 million dollar option will not be picked up by the Phillies. They will most likely lean on Antonio Bastardo to fill that gap.

The NLCS is over. It doesn't deserve attention. The Phillies did not play well, and they deserved the loss. Cody Ross almost beat the Phils himself, but Juan Uribe contributed big in Game 6. It's disappointing to see the season end on that loss. The Phillies should've won that series or at least competed. They have on of the best rotations in the league and a lineup headed with power hitters, that never hit there stride, with the exception of Jayson Werth, who coincidentally is the only slugger leaving the team. The Giants, besides the big 3 starters, and the black bearded freak, Brian Wilson, are a band of cast offs, who played to the best of there ability. But now, there are more things on the agenda. It's time for the off season, one of the most interesting times of the year.

10/22/10

Phillies Nicknames

Posted by Brandon at 8:58 PM 0 comments

Here's our complete list of nick names for the Phillies players.

Shane Victorino is the Flyin Hawaiian

APATT Awards

Posted by Brandon at 8:52 PM 0 comments

Joey Votto has been in the MVP hunt all year

This is the first annual give out of the APATT awards. The APATT awards are meant to recognize the under valued players of the game as well as the ones who go 100% 24/7 and get the job done. I will give awards for an assortment of things like and all rookie team as well as the "big ones" like CY Young and MVP.

10/4/10

Playoff Predictions

Posted by Brandon at 2:52 PM 0 comments

Here are my postseason picks, as we prepare for Halladay's postseason debut.

Atlanta Braves vs. San Francisco Giants
Pitching Matchups
Gm. 1- Derek Lowe 16-12 4.00 ERA vs. Tim Lincecum 16-10 3.43 ERA
Gm.2- Tommy Hanson 10-11 3.33 ERA vs. Matt Cain 13-11 3.14 ERA
Gm.3- Tim Hudson 17-9 2.83 ERA vs. Jonathan Sanchez 13-9 3.07 ERA
Gm.4- TBA vs. TBA
Gm.5- TBA vs. TBA

I think San Fran will take this series in 4. The duo of Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum will be to difficult to beat twice, with the off days Lincecum and Cain should pitch games 4 and 5. The Braves are inexperienced and don't have the pitching.

9/23/10

Oswalt pitches a Gem

Posted by Brandon at 5:46 PM 0 comments

Roy Oswalt pitched a gem last night putting the Phillies up 6 games in the division and taking the magic number down to 5. With Roy,Roy, and Hamels the Phils completed a 3 game sweep of the Atlanta Braves, almost diminishing there division chances.

9/17/10

Top 25 MLB Rankings

Posted by Brandon at 7:42 PM 0 comments

Here's my annual list of the top 25 MLB players in my opinion.

Bold - Notable Ranking
Red - Phillies
* - Steroid User
Stats as of 9/16/10

1. Albert Pujols 1B STL .306 BA 39 HR 105 RBI
2. Hanley Ramirez SS FLA .301 BA 21 HR 76 RBI
3. Joe Mauer C MIN .331 BA 9 HR 74 RBI
4. Ryan Braun LF MIL .306 BA 22 HR 89 RBI
5. Evan Longoria 3B TBR .294 BA 21 HR 99 RBI
6. Roy Halladay P PHI 19-10 2.49 ERA 210 SO
7. Mark Teixeira 1B NYY .261 BA 30 HR 101 RBI
8. Tim Lincecum P SFG 14-9 3.60 ERA 208 SO
9. Josh Hamilton OF TEX .361 BA 31 HR 97 RBI
10. Prince Fielder 1B MIL .271 BA 30 HR 75 RBI
11. Felix Hernandez P SEA 11-11 2.39 ERA 214 SO
12. Ryan Howard 1B PHI .279 BA 29 HR 100 RBI
13. Ichrio RF SEA .310 BA 6 HR 40 RBI
14. Miguel Cabrera 1B DET .333 BA 34 HR 118 RBI
15. Chase Utley 2B PHI .274 BA 15 HR 58 RBI
16. Alex Rodriguez 3B NYY* .270 BA 23 HR 107 RBI
17. Joey Votto 1B CIN .320 BA 34 HR 104 RBI
18. Adam Wainwright P STL 18-11 2.50 ERA 199 SO
19. Adrian Gonzalez 1B SDP .306 BA 29 HR 95 RBI
20. Matt Holliday LF STL .309 BA 26 HR 95 RBI
21. Ubaldo Jimenez P COL 18-6 2.75 ERA 186 SO
22. Adam Dunn 1B WAS .266 BA 35 HR 93 RBI
23. Carlos Gonzalez OF COL .341 BA 32 HR 106 RBI
24. Troy Tulowitski SS COL .325 BA 23 HR 82 RBI
25. Brian McCann C ATL .275 BA 20 HR 74 RBI