Archive - June, 2009

Ibanez should be angry with users, not doubters

No player in Phillies history — which dates back to 1890 (and includes a two-year blip in 1943-1944 when they were the Philadelphia Blue Jays) — has reached the 20 home run plateau faster than Raul Ibanez. Not Mike Schmidt. Not Ryan Howard. Not Richie Allen, Greg Luzinski, Chuck Klein, Jim Thome, Del Ennis or Johnny Callison.

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'09 Cora playing like an '86 Met

At the height of winter, just as New York sports fans were coming to grips with the fact that the Giants would not repeat as Super Bowl champs, the news that the New York Mets signed former Red Sox utilityman Alex Cora to a one-year, $2 million contract was hardly a backpage splash.

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Has the bear finally caught up to Glavine?

In the final chapter of his new book The Complete Game, former Mets pitcher Ron Darling shares the mixed emotions he felt when, in 1995, then Oakland Athletics manager Tony LaRussa broke the news that his career was effectively over.

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The Education of Daniel Murphy

With one-half season of major league experience in his back pocket, Daniel Murphy is still learning. His education includes a new vocabulary. In May, Murphy was introduced to a word he’d never heard before – slump.

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