Former Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres second baseman Marcus Giles was arrested early Wednesday morning for domestic battery after his wife called the police. The details of the incident are somewhat sketchy but the El Cajon police were called by the California Highway Patrol to the scene where the incident allegedly took place.Police arrived on the scene to find the Giles' car parked on the
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October 08, 2009
Today will be a memorable day for Cole Hamels but not for anything he did on the mound. Hamels, who everyone hoped would magically be the 2008 shutdown pitcher once again, had a poor performance in Game 2 for the Phillies, giving up 4 runs in his 5 innings of work. The Phillies eventually fought back into the game but the runs Hamels gave put the Phillies in a hole that they never...
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October 07, 2009
Miguel Cairo, Antonio Bastardo, Kyle Kendrick make cutCharlie Manuel had some decisions to make when trimming down his post-season roster. Some decisions raised a few eye brows while some were seen form a mile away.Perhaps the most notable name not found on the post season roster is reliever Tyler Walker. For a bullpen that is as worn down as the Phillies bullpen Walker may have...
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October 07, 2009
“The taste is still in our mouths and we want to taste it again." -Ryan Madson on potentially repeating as WFC
The winds have blown postseason baseball back into Philadelphia today as the Phillies are set for a rematch of the 2007 NLDS with the Rockies. As Charlie mentioned in his pregame press conference this morning that he saw a tree branch fall...
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October 09, 2009
For the second time since last year’s championship, the Philadelphia Phillies have had to deal with an incident with World Series rings going missing. And just like the first quasi-theft thing with the janitor, the case was solved relatively quickly.
(Our perp. No, really. We’re not making that up.)
So how did the Phillies figure out where [...]
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October 06, 2009
Before I get to the all-important 2009 NLDS prediction in the matchup between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Colorado Rockies, HEY! Lookit who scored a couple tickets for tomorrow’s Game 1!
That’s right — ME(ECH.ONE).
Thanks to the philanthropic efforts of one @valerieduhaime, I officially have a way to get in to Citizens Bank Park for the [...]
Via Baseball Musings
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October 07, 2009
Ryan Howard tries to steal a base, but gets thrown out easily. The Phillies seem to be using the “surprise” steal today, as Cliff Lee ran earlier without a throw. This time, the Rockies were ready and ended the inning. Jimenez caught Utley looking again for his fouth strikeout. Still no [...]
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October 09, 2009
PHILADELPHIA | Every key element of the Philadelphia Phillies' run to the 2008 World Series championship was available to them in Game 2 of the National League Division Series on Thursday - a raucous crowd at Citizens Bank Park, last year's World Series MVP on the mound and the chance to pad a series lead at home, which they did so well last October. The path to a two-game...
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October 08, 2009
by Tom FornelliFiled under: Angels, Cardinals, Dodgers, Phillies, Red Sox, Rockies, MLB Live Blogging, American League Division Series, National League Division SeriesThe first day of action in the MLB playoffs on Wednesday brought us a wide array of stories to talk about. We got to see Cliff Lee dominate the Colorado Rockies, the Yankees overpower Brian Duensing and the Twins, and...
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October 07, 2009
Chase Utley is a big Garrett Atkins fan. Utley is just going to take a break from it this week.
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