10:29 p.m. Well, that was disappointing. But at least the game got interesting toward the end and, after all this, it’s over. Moylan your winner, Park the loser. And Martin Prado has to win Man of the Match honors with an outstanding performance, 4-for-5, 2B, HR, 4 RBI. Hats off to him.
And with that, [...]
Entries from June 2009
June 30, 2009
Braves-Phillies Live Blog
June 29, 2009
Mark DeRosa and, by extension, Roy Oswalt and Jason Marquis
Greetings. Thanks to Paul for hooking me up to write for/with/other prepositions The Phrontiersman. I hope to bring a little more reasoned approach to the site to balance Paul’s vitriolic prose and increasingly disappointed tone.
Since Paul evidently has forgotten about the site for the past three weeks, let me fill you in. Since June 6, [...]
June 29, 2009
Out of hibernation with a new author
Well, it’s been three weeks, so I might as well make a returning post of some pretty great import.
Mike, who writes under the username “damnandblast” here, will join me as a writer here at The Phrontiersman.
So I guess that means it’s the Phrontiersmen. Eh, screw it. I’ve already sunk too much into merchandise to go [...]
June 6, 2009
The Lidge crisis grows worse
I’ve been advocating a switch to Ryan Madson in ninth inning situations since the very beginning of Brad Lidge’s struggles this season. Charlie Manuel seems to be viewing the situation differently.
“He’ll always be my guy,” Charlie Manuel said. “His stuff is good. There’s nothing wrong with his stuff. His stuff is good.”
He may be half [...]
June 5, 2009
It’s time to put the N.L. East to rest
With news coming this afternoon that Mets reliever J.J. Putz will need surgery, costing him 8-10 weeks, the time has come for the Phillies to put a stranglehold on the National League East.
For two years, things have been in doubt until the final week. More than that, they’ve been in doubt until the final two [...]
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