Lee should improve in Philly; Tribe get younger
Eric Karabell...enough to be the new ace of the Philadelphia Phillies. The Indians get plenty of youth in this...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 29, 2009Pedro Martinez's Phillies expectations
Eric KarabellAs a lifelong fan of the world champion Philadelphia Phillies -- hey, why not milk that for as long...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 15, 2009Lidge to DL; Madson should pick up saves
Eric Karabell...didn't have any inside information that the Phillies would place him on the shelf, but I...and there's little reason to fear that Philly's top reliever this season won't do...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 09, 2009Hamilton, Howard should both be coveted
Eric Karabell...My pal Rico Brogna, a very good man, had back-to-back 100 RBI seasons for the Phillies a decade ago, but he wasn't exactly coveted in fantasy. That told the story. Now, 100...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 11, 2008
Lidge, closer updates good and bad
Eric KarabellA few weeks ago I was out with some buddies and the conversation turned to the Phillies, of course. The Mets were talkin' trash, and hey, if I had just picked up Johan Santana...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 25, 2008
Checking out Gagne, 2008 closers
Eric KarabellGood for Eric Gagne, I say, in convincing a major league baseball team that he's worth $10 million for a season, but I'm not going to fall for this in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 12, 2007
Chatting, strategy ... and sitting Randy Moss?
Eric Karabell...to curry favor with me with compliments, pro-Philly sports talk (Go Phillies!) or offering me bribes doesn't faze me...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009
Vick not a fantasy factor, yet
Eric Karabell...over the years know I am an unabashed Philadelphia fan, and I root for the Eagles, Phillies and other teams from my hometown. Of course...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 28, 2009
NL MVP Pujols my No. 1 pick in '09
Eric Karabell...Ryan Howard story. I'm certainly not anti-Phillies, after all. Howard did what he was supposed...home runs or knocked in more runs than Philadelphia's beefy first baseman. Few, if any, were...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2008Cutting ties with Quentin, Webb, strugglers
Eric KarabellMad at Carlos Quentin? Hardly. On the contrary, I like to take positive outlooks on things. Sure, it would have been nice had Quentin continued his MV...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 09, 2008
Letting go of Chipper, McLouth, Tejada
Eric KarabellI knew as well as anyone that the joyous campaigns of Chipper Jones and Lance Berkman wouldn't continue at quite the same rate. One of my fantasy base...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 25, 2008
Hochevar, Reyes, finding the next Gavin Floyd
Eric Karabell...angry with him for failing with my hometown Phillies after being the fourth overall pick in the...weren't attractive. He had command problems in Philly and Chicago. Even in late-May, when he...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 15, 2008
Ten fantasy reasons why Tribe got terrible
Eric KarabellCongrats to the Milwaukee Brewers for winning the CC Sabathia sweepstakes. Of course, acquiring the portly southpaw doesn't guarantee a playoff berth,...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 07, 2008
OPS stories, surprises, projected leaders
Eric KarabellLittered amongst the thousands of questions I received in Thursday morning's chat session was one -- well, really, about a dozen -- from a guy in Oreg...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 06, 2008
Buying, selling struggling Tigers bats
Eric Karabell...Leadoff hitter: Like a certain MVP shortstop in Philly, I think Granderson is the key to the Tigers. If the Phillies lose Chase Utley or Ryan Howard, which they...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 07, 2008
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