Phillies news...not all good

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Ibanez is an Upgrade at defense... burrell is nothing special fielding.

I cant say Ibanez will be an upgrade in the offense, but maybe show more consistancy than Pat the Bat. They are similar.

I love Pat the Bat, and he was part of Philadelphia... but this was not a bad move & Ibanez also has leadership qualities. People question the age of Ibanez but from what I've read, he is like in the best shape of any 36 year old on the planet.

With the recent history of bad pitching in Philly (not counting last year) I dont like getting Park.. but hopefully Philly will use him right (an inning or two here or there and mostly having his ass on the seat). Hope we pick up another strong starter though, but Hamels, Myers, Moyer, Blanton, Happ, etc.. should be okay.