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Guh.

 

ESPN will announce Wednesday that Steve Phillips will join Jon Miller and Joe Morgan in the "Sunday Night Baseball" booth for 2009, altering for the network's announcing lineup for its showcase event for the first time in 20 seasons of televising MLB.

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phillips = less joe morgan. ANYTHING that = less joe morgan is a net gain to me.

 

I have to disagree. First off, his presence doesn't mean less Joe Morgan. It probably means more totals words spoken by broadcasters, but it doesn't mean less Joe Morgan. Joe has gone through prolonged periods of silence before on broadcasts. My guess is he'll do the same stuff and speak just as often.

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ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball franchise – the only national exclusive game of the week for the last 19 years – will lead off with the defending World Champion Philadelphia Phillies hosting the Atlanta Braves April 5 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN2 HD.

 

The telecast will include the regular-season debut of the new Sunday Night Baseball booth – play-by-play commentator Jon Miller, Hall of Famer Joe Morgan and analyst Steve Phillips. The Opening Night game will also be available on ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes, ESPN360.com and ESPN Mobile TV.

 

Cubs games of note:

 

* 2008 N.L. MVP Albert Pujols and the St. Louis Cardinals visiting the Chicago Cubs twice – April 19 and July 12;

 

* 2008 N.L. division winners meeting when the Los Angeles Dodgers visit the Chicago Cubs May 31;

 

* Two appearances by the Milwaukee Brewers and 2008 All-Stars Ryan Braun and Corey Hart – hosting the Chicago Cubs April 12

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Steve: Joe, when you think about teams bringing in runs with 2 outs, what do you think of ?

 

Joe: I think about experience! A veteran ballclub with guys who know how to hit with 2 outs

 

Steve: Definitely. This Red Sox team is experienced in those spots.

 

Correlation between RISP, 2 out and lineup age:

 

0.0039

 

:good:

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When Phillips talks about a player, I'm reminded of Victor Zambrano.

Why?

 

As a GM he traded Scott Kazmir for Victor Zambrano.

 

you're right about one thing, a general manager did trade scott kazmir for victor zambrano.

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When Phillips talks about a player, I'm reminded of Victor Zambrano.

Why?

 

As a GM he traded Scott Kazmir for Victor Zambrano.

No he didnt.

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When Phillips talks about a player, I'm reminded of Victor Zambrano.

Why?

 

As a GM he traded Scott Kazmir for Victor Zambrano.

No he didnt.

To be more specific, Phillips was fired as Mets' GM about a year before the trade. Phillips was fired in June 2003; the trade was in June 2004.
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When Phillips talks about a player, I'm reminded of Victor Zambrano.

Why?

 

As a GM he traded Scott Kazmir for Victor Zambrano.

No he didnt.

To be more specific, Phillips was fired as Mets' GM about a year before the trade. Phillips was fired in June 2003; the trade was in June 2004.

 

That was a pretty bad trade though. I recall one time on an ESPN broadcast of a Cubs/Mets game, they were talking about Victor Zambrano, and then they showed a shot of Carlos Zambrano.

 

However, the Jason Bay trade that Philliips made is pretty bad.

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Phillips did however try trading David Wright for Jose Cruz, Jr.

 

Failure to complete a bad trade.

 

Phillips fails at failing.

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Phillips did however try trading David Wright for Jose Cruz, Jr.

Hey, nobody said he was a good GM.

 

Phillips should've been fired for trying to do it and the other should be fired for not doing it

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