News of Phormer Phillies, 2024

zambonir 2024-09-18 20:20:05 UTC #161

Or you could say Soto did.

With numbers that bad I think any pitcher made him expendable. At the same time it's a tad surprising they don't want to keep him on the 40 just in case (though he'll clear waivers of course, aside from the modest but still real prorated $ it's not like he can pitch for any other playoff team anyway).

BostonRoss 2024-09-18 21:09:34 UTC #162

I had thought Kimbrel had tired by the end of the season when he was with the Phils. Looks like he tired much earlier this season. Maybe he needs to sign a Pedro Martinez type contract to start pitching in July or even August.

Philsmania 2024-09-20 02:05:23 UTC #163

Pete Rose's grandson to play collegiately for LaSalle.

dcsman 2024-09-20 02:48:01 UTC #164

Huh. I wouldn't have put money on that.

julio 2024-09-20 03:51:20 UTC #165

We just have to hope that the grandson is more of a human being than his grandfather.

zambonir 2024-09-22 14:25:58 UTC #166

The Phillies-Mets game isn't even on the home page anymore this morning.

It was LOUD (I was at the Wells Fargo Center)

This sounds like a good rule

Finally, to close out the night, former NL MVP and NL Rookie of the Year, Phillies legend Ryan Howard, made it to the plate as the Golden Batter for the Savannah Bananas. The Golden Batter is a Banana Ball rule that allows the team to bring up any hitter to the plate, regardless of their spot in the lineup, to ensure they have their best batter up in crunch time.

bkox 2024-09-24 05:45:51 UTC #167

The Cincinnati Reds fired manager David Bell barely a year after giving him a contract extension through the 2026 season.
— Jeff Passan ( @JeffPassan ) September 23, 2024

zambonir 2024-09-24 17:57:26 UTC #168

I'm sure we'll see him again for several years, but he won't be taking up a 40-man space or getting arbitration. Best thing for him might be to not make a team out of ST and get a half-year in AAA again finally.

HopeSpringsEternal 2024-09-25 02:25:28 UTC #169

Gregory Soto and Seranthony Dominguez pitch the 9th inning tonight for the Orioles’ 5-3 victory over the Yankees. Orioles could clinch a playoff spot tonight with a Twins loss.

Edit: And with the Twins loss, the Orioles clinch - Soto with the hold, Dominguez with the save.

Philsmania 2024-09-25 15:30:36 UTC #170

zambonir:

The Phillies-Mets game isn't even on the home page anymore this morning.

inquirer.com

A 2008 Phillies reunion broke out at the Savannah Bananas game at Citizens Bank...

With the Phillies’ 2008 World Series team in town for a reunion over the weekend, a few of them tried their hands at Banana Ball — to mixed results.

It was LOUD (I was at the Wells Fargo Center)

This sounds like a good rule

Finally, to close out the night, former NL MVP and NL Rookie of the Year, Phillies legend Ryan Howard, made it to the plate as the Golden Batter for the Savannah Bananas. The Golden Batter is a Banana Ball rule that allows the team to bring up any hitter to the plate, regardless of their spot in the lineup, to ensure they have their best batter up in crunch time.

Baseball finally has its Harlem Globetrotters.

zambonir 2024-09-25 18:05:46 UTC #171

I was trying to think about that - has it never before? Both generations of Veecks certainly nodded in that direction but always within the normal game.

Also the other team has fans and actually wins. I wonder if this will actually get big enough to become a league, or at least have multiple touring versions. I really couldn't believe it was MLB stadium big in the first place when it first blew up.

BostonRoss 2024-09-25 19:12:03 UTC #172

There is already a small Savannah Bananas exhibit in the Hall of Fame Museum in Cooperstown

David_Criss 2024-09-26 16:49:05 UTC #173

Irvin designated by Twins and Pache outrighted by Marlins yesterday

zambonir 2024-09-30 15:03:12 UTC #174

https://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/jon-singleton-astros-playoffs-19792482.php

Last year marked a heartwarming achievement for Singleton as he made Houston's playoff roster. This season is a more serious shot at postseason glory. Singleton was rarely effective for Houston last season with an OPS+ 27 percent below league average. The Singleton we've seen since Aug. 1 in particular is a different force at the plate. Singleton sports a healthy .851 OPS across the last two months, including a mammoth .511 slugging.

dcsman 2024-10-01 01:05:11 UTC #175

zambonir 2024-10-24 00:11:46 UTC #176

If Los Angeles wins, Connor Brogdon and Zach Logue will get the same rings as Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani.

A coach on that championship Braves team, Sal Fasano, spent parts of 11 seasons as a catcher often bouncing between the majors and minors. In 2002, he appeared in only two major-league games, taking one at-bat. But that at-bat came for the Angels, who would go on to beat the Giants in the World Series. For those two games, Fasano received his only World Series ring as a player.

“You’re happy,” Fasano said, “because you’re part of one of the greatest teams of all time.”

That happiness, however, isn’t without nuance. As he watched that championship run from the dugout, he felt a certain guilt wash over him as Darin Erstad circled under the Series-clinching fly-out, and in the celebration that followed.

“You win a World Series and everybody’s excited,” Fasano said. “And you’re sitting there going, ‘What did I really do? I didn’t really do anything.’ You spend all your life wanting to win a World Series, then you know you didn’t contribute that much.”

Philsmania 2024-10-24 14:31:50 UTC #177

Check out some of the guys who probably got rings with the 2008 Phillies. Heck, I remember Mike Cervenak and one or two other guys who played very, very little for that team getting to ride in one of the convertibles at the CBP victory celebration.

EastFallowfield 2024-10-31 10:42:52 UTC #178

Watching Mark Leiter Jr come in and pitch in the postseason a few times and do pretty well was weird, and he ended up throwing the last pitches for the Yankees this season (in a one run game!)

zambonir 2024-10-31 17:58:55 UTC #179

The New York Mets have signed Dylan Covey. Major league deal.

andyb 2024-11-01 18:56:44 UTC #180

Rhys staying with Milwaukee. $18 million instead of $4 million buyout. Imagine he likes it there, but it must not be a good market for him if he is unsure of beating a $14 million deal.