I just wanted to take a moment and personally thank Jerry Manuel on behalf of every Phillies fan out there for taking Johan Santana out of last night's game. Santana was cruising along last night in complete control of the game. Through eight innings (105 pitches) he had given up eight hits but   more...
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Tom Gordon was a very successful MLB pitcher (Career stats- 138 w, 158 sv, 122 holds, 1928 k, 3.94 era, 1.36 whip). He's been a quality starting pitcher, closer, and set-up man over his 19 year career. He's pitched for the Royals, Red Sox, Cubs, Astron, Yankees, and currently the Phillies.   more...
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Hey the Phils won. No, really, I'm not joking, they won and won well. Ryan Howard, Pedro Feliz, JA Happ, Clay Condrey, and even Carlos Ruiz chipped in for the big "W" in the good column. Wins like that deserve a celebration, a celebration of chugging until the stomach churns.For a recap of the   more...
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Screw the All Star Game let's put together a roster from those that have been utter disappointments this season.C: Carlos Ruiz - With a lot of bad awful terrible catchers out there, Ruiz takes the cake this season. He's hitting .206 with only 2 home runs in the band box in Philly.1B: Todd Helton -   more...
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What do these 2 lists of players have in common?Chone FigginsAsdrubal CabreraGregor BlancoLuis CastilloMarco ScutaroAustin KearnsJoey GathrightBrian SchneiderShannon StewartJulio LugoDavid EcksteinRyan TheriotJason BartlettJamey CarrollCarlos RuizJuan PierreMatt TreanorDaric BartonAndruw JonesCesar   more...
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The struggles of Carlos Ruiz are well documented, but yesterday, Chris Coste snapped his own 0-for-24. They have five combined hits in July. Driving home from work, I had to agree with Howard Eskin's blunt observation of Chris Coste: "He's fried." The 35-year-old backstop is the first to admit he   more...
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Wow!!! After posting the idea of winning a $25 Gift Card to Best Buy for the first entry that lists all 30 players and ranks them correctly yesterday, my e-mail was flooded by you guys. So good news/bad news out of that. The bad news is, instead of you ranking the Short Stops, you'll be ranking   more...
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How can the Phillies be 21-18? There's no way in hell they actually have a winning record. Was there a misprint somewhere along the line that went unnoticed that lead to this standings gaffe? When I watch this team, or listen to this team, or even read about this team, my initial thought isn't   more...
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Hip-hip-hooray the Phillies scored 15 runs. Let's roll out a keg, hire some go-go dancers, and invite over your loose Aunt Lucy. 15 runs are nice, but this offense is so inconsistent that it's infuriating. I'm thankful for the offensive onslaught yesterday and all, but I'm not all that excited. For   more...
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Damn, that was one helluva f'ugly game. How f'ugly was it?*The Mets scored 8 runs on only 5 hits.*One error, two error, three error, four! Allow me to put that into perspective- 7 teams haven't committed that many errors all season, and the Phils stellar defense has now made 4 blunders in a game   more...
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Please don't rub it in that Michael Bourn beat the Phillies last night with his legs and bat (2 hits, 2 runs, 1 hr, 1 rbi, 1 sb).Please don't mock the use of the words "Phillies" and "Offense" in succession (currently ranked 10th in the NL with 64 piddling runs scored).Please don't mention that the   more...
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Today I give to you a special edition of the Check Your Head interview series. Eric Mack and David Gonos fantasy baseball analysts for CBS.com have taken time from rummaging through statistical evidence that Derek Jeter sucks to do a Q&A session with yours truly about the upcoming fantasy season.   more...
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The Phillies piled up runs early against Marlins' lefthander Dontrelle Willis as Jamie Moyer was one walk short of perfect for 3 innings before rightfielder Jeremy Hermida got Florida's first hit, a one-out single in the 4th. Catcher Carlos Ruiz struck a two run leftfield homer in the 1st inning   more...
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As we prepare for 2008 fantasy baseball drafts, the FIO staff runs down its preseason rankings at each position. This time around, writer Shane Huff gives you the FIO's Preseason Top 20 Fantasy Catchers.
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With bases loaded in the seventh, Carlos Ruiz grounded into an inning-ending double play, while Jamie Moyer, who'd been sharp, hit a wall in the bottom half when Emil Brown tagged a hanging change. Phils lost 5-2. If you read Pat Burrell's quotes in today's Inquirer, it sounds like they're   more...
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