3 Results for raul ibanez

What's next for Phillies?

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...who turns 29 in a few weeks. The Phillies are not old. Only Feliz (34) and Raul Ibanez (37) are beyond their early 30s. But every single regular is theoretically past his prime, and...

Blog | November 05, 2009

Kneejerk Reactions: Game 1

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...hitters to a .197 batting average. So why didn't Joe Girardi summon Coke to face Raul Ibanez with the bases loaded in the eighth inning? Granted, David Robertson did induce a ground ball...

Blog | October 28, 2009

Will Howard get a pitch he can hit?

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...the inning's still alive, whichever lefty didn't get Howard will be summoned to retire Raul Ibanez ... after which we'll see yet another righty to face the three (weak) right-handed hitters...

Blog | October 28, 2009