Jim Salisbury

Jim Salisbury grew up in New England, hoping to be the next Bobby Orr or Carl Yastrzemski. He became neither. So now he writes about sports, particularly baseball. He graduated from Providence College in 1987, the year the Friars went to the Final Four. "I didn't come to see you, I came to see Billy Donovan," Salisbury's brother told him on graduation day. He's been at the Inquirer since late 1996 and likes to grow tomatoes and butternut squash in his free time.

Email Jim at jsalisbury@phillynews.com

Phillies shopping for third baseman
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Matsui, Damon among free-agent filings
Poll: Should the Phils acquire Halladay? (1473 votes)

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Bullpen not nearly as mighty as Phillies needed it to be
Photos: Phillies return from New York
Poll: Are you satisfied with the Phillies' season? (14015 votes)

Inside Charlie's Head: Manuel likely to turn to Hamels - 11/04/2009: By Jim Salisbury, Staff Photographer

Jim Salisbury: What is Charlie being Charlie? It is loyalty. It is sticking with people. It is never giving up on the folks who've made you look good in the past. It is having a feel that they are ready to deliver.
Inside the Game: With talent, Phillies win one the heart way - 11/03/2009: By Jim Salisbury, Inquirer Columnist

The Phillies are often hailed as a resilient team. You know, they get their nose bloodied one night and come right back and slap somebody around the next.
Jim Salisbury: Pettitte's perfect finish - 10/26/2009: By Jim Salisbury, Inquirer Columnist

NEW YORK - After Saturday night's rainout, New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi could have gone with CC Sabathia in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series last night.
Inside the Game: In the end, L.A.'s bullpen caved - 10/20/2009: By Jim Salisbury, Inquirer Baseball Columnist

The Los Angeles Dodgers had the best bullpen (3.14 ERA) in the National League this season, and, for a while, they showed it off last night.
Inside the Game: Cliff Lee makes up for lost time - 10/19/2009: By Jim SalisburyI, Inquirer Baseball Columnist

Cliff Lee won 46 games for the Cleveland Indians from 2004 to 2006. The Indians won the American League Central in 2007, but Lee didn't get to join in on the postseason fun.
Inside the Game: Phillies pull win out of thin air - 10/13/2009: By Jim Salisbury, Inquirer Baseball Columnist

DENVER - The Phillies were supposed to be the team with the shaky closer in the National League division series.
Inside the Game: Lidge, Rollins come through in ninth - 10/12/2009: By Jim Salisbury, Inquirer Baseball Columnist

DENVER - The Phillies had the best road record (48-33) in the National League this season.
On Baseball: A look at baseball's best of 2009 - 10/04/2009: By Jim Salisbury, Inquirer Columnist

Six months of baseball have been completed, and the best - the October postseason tournament - is yet to come.
On Baseball: Nobody's perfect among contenders - 09/27/2009: By Jim Salisbury, Inquirer Columnist

There are no 1927 New York Yankees in baseball this year, no Big Red Machine, no dynastic Oakland Athletics team.
Jim Salisbury: Phillies catcher tends to ailing wrist - 09/24/2009: By Jim Salisbury, Inquirer Columnist

MIAMI - And so the thin get thinner. The concerns continue to mount. At a time of the season when they should be gathering momentum for a postseason run, the Phillies are springing leaks in some of their most important areas.

MORE STORIES

Jim Salisbury: For Phils, fall ushers in a load of concerns - 09/23/2009: By Jim Salisbury, Inquirer Columnist
On Baseball: A full roster of thriving ex-Phillies - 09/13/2009: By Jim Salisbury, Inquirer Columnist
On Baseball: Good times rolling again in Bronx - 09/06/2009: By Jim Salisbury, Inquirer Columnist
On Baseball: Dear Mets, we miss you - 08/30/2009: By Jim Salisbury, Inquirer Columnist
On Baseball: No way to prove players are clean - 08/23/2009: By Andy Martino, Inquirer Columnist
On Baseball: Nationals may be chasing a cold one in Strasburg - 08/16/2009: By Jim Salisbury, Inquirer Columnist
Jim Salisbury | A marriage made in heaven - 01/31/2007: By Jim Salisbury, Inquirer Columnist
On Baseball | A scolding over salaries - 01/28/2007: By Jim Salisbury, Inquirer Columnist
Jim Salisbury | For Dunphy, it's about the game - 01/25/2007: By Jim Salisbury, Inquirer Columnist
Jim Salisbury | In it to win it: The team gambles on the second baseman's yearning for a title. - 01/22/2007: By Jim Salisbury, Inquirer Columnist
Jim Salisbury | MVP Howard takes well-deserved bows - 01/12/2007: By Jim Salisbury, Inquirer Columnist

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