The Point Is….
I have decided on the title of my running article which I hope will continue to run on this website. As there were no comments on my previous article, I will assume that a) No One Cares or b) I am the only person reading it.
I dont blame anyone. At this point in the baseball [...]
Arizona Fall League
I know, I know. This is a big day in the National League East. The Philadelphia Phillies dismantled the Yankees in Game 1 of the World Series, in the Bronx, against C.C. Sabathia. The same pitcher they dismantled last year when he pitched for the Brewers. It begs the question, is the National League East [...]
NL East News: Halladay not being moved..
In a tweet from Erika Gilbert , Blue Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi is quoted as saying “I think at this point its probably unlikely that we’ll trade Doc. We’ve got to be motivated to move him, so we haven’t been highly motivated yet”
Will this slow down the rumor mill? Probably not, and we will probably [...]
BJ Ryan Released - Marlins next stop?
In an unexpected, but not totally surprising move, the Toronto Blue Jays released B.J. Ryan today. The Blue Jays will be responsible for about 18M through the end of next year. This does open the door though for another team to take a cheap flyer on the former top notch closer. Jorge Arangure suggests the [...]
Trade Rumors: Halladay going nowhere, other tidbits
So in today’s edition of “Where will Roy go?” , Richard Griffin of The Star says that Halladay will not be going anywhere until at least the offseason. If you recall, yesterday , we here at NLEC put up a post explaining that at least two teams in the NL East may be calling the [...]
Halladay sweepstakes is on?
Earlier today, Sports newswaves went into a tizzy with the comment from Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi saying “I don’t think anything has changed, I just think, ‘You know what, why not listen? The worst we can say is no, If someone wants Roy and they’re willing to blow us away, we’d be willing to listen, [...]
NL East Series Preview 7-3-09 to 7-5-09
The Philadelphia Phillies are reeling, and the New York Mets aren’t exactly lighting up the ball field either. The Phillies have gone 4-14 in their past eighteen games. During those same eighteen games since a matchup between the two, the Mets are 7-11 actually allowing them to gain ground on the Phillies.
The Phillies(39-37, [...]
NL East Series Preview 6-29-09 thru 7-2-09
The Phillies were finally able to get back on track over the weekend, taking two out of three from the Toronto Blue Jays in the final Interleague series of the year. Philadelphia(39-34, 1st place in the NL East) got a big weekend from Jayson Werth who went 6/8 with 4 runs scored, a double, [...]
NL East Daily Recap from 6-28-09
The Phillies won their first series since taking two out of three from the Mets in early June by beating the Blue Jays 5-4 in Toronto yesterday. Jamie Moyer(6-6) went five innings while giving up four earned runs, but giving up three earned runs in earning the win for the Phils. Brian Tallet(5-5) went slightly [...]
NL East Daily Recap from 6-27-09
Jayson Werth went four for four at the plate with a walk, three runs scored and three RBI for Philadelphia yesterday on the to a 10-0 victory. Fueled by two four run innings from the offense, J.A. Happ(5-0) stayed undefeated and went the distance for the win. Brad Mills(0-1) lasted only four innings while giving [...]
