Zo Knows: Phillies got Cliff Lee but are guaranteed little
December 14, 2010 by The Sports Watchers
Filed under MLB, The Featured Sports, Zo Knows
Full disclosure: I am a raving Philadelphia Phillies fan. Now that I have that out of the way: How ‘bout them Phils! In what has to be considered one of sport’s most confusing, mind-boggling, overnight transactions ever, the Philadelphia Phillies came out of nowhere and stole Pitcher Cliff Lee from the team he led to [...]
Phillies land an Ace…or do they?
July 30, 2010 by The Sports Watchers
Filed under MLB, More Sports
Some people aren’t so sure that the Philadelphia Phillies got their money’s worth when they essentially comitted $12 million and three players in their trade acquisition of Houston Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt, who was acquired by Philly yesterday afternoon. In a piece written by ESPN’s Jayson Stark, Stark quoted several inner-baseball people who questioned whether [...]
Phillies Agree to Terms with Halladay, But is Deal the Right Move?
December 15, 2009 by The Sports Watchers
Filed under More Sports
The Philadelphia Phillies are poised to make a big splash today by finalizing two deals that would drastically alter the foundation of one of Major League Baseball’s two leagues. Unfortunately for the Phillies, it’s not the league they belong to.In case you haven’t heard already, the Phillies are in the final stages of finalizing a [...]
The Yankees Win! Thhhhhhhhhhheeeeeee Yankees win!
November 5, 2009 by The Sports Watchers
Filed under More Sports
The New York Yankees are the world champions! As predicted in the preseason by the folks here at TheSportsWatchers.com (and by the folks, I mean myself) the New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Phillies to win the World Series. That was my prediction the minute the Yankees brought in their two new pitchers, and if [...]
World Series: Each Manager is to Blame
November 3, 2009 by The Sports Watchers
Filed under More Sports
Is this how it’s going to go down? No matter how the World Series unfolds, one of the managers is going to take the brunt of the blame for their team failing to win the title. Certainly, New York Yankees fans will want Joe Girardi’s head if they fail to win after being up 3 [...]
Yankees Tie World Series, Burnett Pulls a Lee
October 30, 2009 by The Sports Watchers
Filed under More Sports
A.J. Burnett owned the Philadelphia Phillies every bit as much as Cliff Lee did the night before. Sure, Burnett didn’t last as long, but he didn’t have to. Because when you have Mariano Rivera in your bullpen, why waste exercising any other options?Last night, in Game 2 of the World Series between Philadelphia and the [...]
