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We're never going to hear the end of this |
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Written by Mike Sinko
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Wednesday, 29 October 2008 21:57 |
Rightfully so, the Philadelphia Phillies are the to team to beat as they are the 2008 World Series champions. It pains me to say it, type it, whatever way you look at it, it's painful. We're going to be hearing about this every time we play the Phillies or tied in the standings with them, etc... This is not going to sit well with Omar Minaya and the Wilpons.
Omar better consider going after K-Rod aggressively and not get the second best thing out on the market, 33-year old Brian Fuentes. The Phillies shown how important a closer is. Brad Lidge went a perfect 41 for 41 during the regular season and 7 for 7 in the post-season. The Phillies were also 80-0 going into the ninth inning. That's a staggeringly impressive stat, you can't knock them there. I guess that's what happen when you have a bullpen.
Their mid-season acquisitions paid off for them. Acquiring Scott Eyre to sure up the bullpen and Joe Blanton to sure up the rotation. |
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Fernando Tatis wins NL Comeback Player of the year award |
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Written by Mike Sinko
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Friday, 24 October 2008 03:41 |
Congratulations to Fernando Tatis who won this years National Leagues comeback player of the year award.
If you remember, Tatis's season came to an abrupt end when he separated his shoulder on September 16th. Tatis played in 92 games, hitting .292 with 11 HR and 47 RBI. Tatis is a free agent, so I don't see why Omar won't bring him back for a little extra money than he made this year. |
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No plans for suring up the roster? |
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Written by Mike Sinko
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Friday, 24 October 2008 03:32 |
I was just reading over at MLBTradeRumors, that the Mets don't believe Francisco Rodriguez (K-Rod) is worth his asking price and Omar Minaya doesn't intend to go after the biggest free agent out their, Manny Ramirez.
So what does this mean? Are we in for another bad offseason and disappointing season with the same group of guys who choked the last the two seasons away? No closer, no clutch hitter, right back where we started. I hope this is just a way to throw off some of the other GM's. There's no way we can succeed with the same ol' guys, we need a clutch hitter and a closer. I'm not saying get both these guys, I don't see why not though, they have the money. Let's not forget the Phillies have thrown out their interest in Manny to fill Pat Burrell's spot in the lineup.
We're just going to have to wait until the GM meetings on November 3rd and the Winter meetings, which will begin on December 8th and run through the 11th to see how our season will play out. Cross your fingers. |
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What to expect next year from the fans |
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Written by Mike Sinko
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Thursday, 09 October 2008 02:14 |
We all know how bad the economy is right now, prices going up for daily living, struggling to hold onto your house, etc...and now with ticket prices going through the roof next year, how is everyone going to handle going to a game? Most of us don't make millions a year like the players do, which we pay for, but this is going to hit the average American hard. Children that want to go to the game with their Mother and Father, like most of us have done at one time during our lives, but these parents that want to take their child to a ballgame won't be able to, if you had a choice to pay one of your bills or go see the Mets/Yankees play, the choice is obvious no matter if your a die-hard or not. I'm not going to lie, I can't afford to go a game and enjoy myself anymore. I went to a total of two games in the past two seasons, certainly a huge decline from 2006 where I went to 19 games. The prices of food and drinks is outrageous and prepare to pay extra next season, maybe take out a loan just to go the game with friends and family. It seems everything is going up, from energy to milk to gas, etc... but our salaries still remain the same. I made a total of $4.42 from this site this year, this isn't my job, just a hobby, hopefully in the future this is my full-time job. I make my living being a Computer technician, which isn't great, so I don't have the luxury of going to a ton of games anymore, the best thing I did was by a 42' Plasma screen HDTV and enjoy every game in HD on my Directv service, it's cheaper and I enjoy watching the Mets and all my other sports in high res and buying food at a reasonable price. Wouldn't you?
The point of this is, how is everyone here that reads my blog is going to handle going to games next year? I know none of you comment here, but that's alright, just take what I wrote and think bout it. But I would like to hear what everyone has to say about this. |
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