Three Strikes -- Happy Halladays edition
Jayson Stark...winning percentage. So in other words, they played like a 75-win team when Shaun Marcum, Gustavo Chacin or anybody else got the ball. Now contemplate for a moment what we think of a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2009
Phillies' SP solution at hand
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotI've been dismissing the Giants' postseason chances because they're 15th in the National League in scoring, and nobody's been saying I...
Blog | June 30, 2009Throwing pitches, throwing darts ...
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotTom Verducci on who should be worried this year about this year's Year After Effect: Mike Pelfrey was ready for me in the Mets spring training cl...
Blog | April 08, 2009Spring Training Blog: March 5
MAINE STRUGGLES IN TWO INNINGS (8:40 p.m. ET) John Maine's arm feels fine. It's everything else that seems out of sync. Still trying to polish his de...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 05, 2009Evaluating Casey Kotchman
Casey Kotchman is coming off the best year of his career, at age 24, having hit .296 with 11 homers and a .372 on-base percentage. I asked three talen...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 12, 2008
Evaluating Pat Burrell
Pat Burrell, the Phillies' left fielder, had a nice second half last season and helped propel Philadelphia into the playoffs. I asked some talent eval...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 18, 2008
Crowded field chasing NL pennant
...He's been told that somebody else is going to play in his spot. • Gustavo Chacin, Blue Jays: Looks like he's going to have exploratory surgery. The Cardinals could play in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 17, 2007
An inescapable legacy
Bud Selig announced his decision to follow Barry Bonds' pursuit of the all-time home run record, finally, and was at AT&T Park on Tuesday night, belat...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 25, 2007
Injuries put Jays in a tough spot
...The Jays' best pitcher, Roy Halladay, is out with appendicitis, as are two more starting pitchers, Gustavo Chacin and Victor Zambrano. Their closer, B.J. Ryan, and their projected eighth inning setup man, Brandon...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 14, 2007
Jays now look like long shots
Roy Halladay and Gustavo Chacin had recovered from elbow strains, and the Blue Jays hoped B.J. Ryan would bounce back...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 11, 2007
Time to consider alcohol policy
Cardinals GM Walt Jocketty is acknowledging the possibility that alcohol was involved in Josh Hancock's accident. Jocketty thinks Tony La Russa's DUI ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 02, 2007
Tampa loses Iwamura at third
...nice start. Iwamura has hit only one home run, a solo shot off a fellow lefty (Gustavo Chacin) in the third game of the season, but he kept on hitting and walking, and that...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 24, 2007
Are the Phillies a bust?
...fault that he's 1-2. In his two losses, the opposing starters (Felix Hernandez and Gustavo Chacin) have an insane 0.57 ERA. But check out this fascinating story in the Boston Herald...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 18, 2007
Schmidt hits the DL
Man, this Jason Schmidt injury hits me hard. It's not that it shocks me too much, since I am well aware that a pitcher who normally throws in the mid-...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 18, 2007
Weather, offenses about to heat up
Many of the Cardinals and Pirates played in shirt sleeves Tuesday, with the temperature at around 74 degrees. The warm days are coming, and the hitter...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 18, 2007
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