The first half of the 2008 Major League Baseball season has been full of surprises, from the Tigers to the Rays to the Padres to the Braves. Most surprising of all, at least to the Phillies faithful, is that at the All Star break the Phillies were in first place atop the National League East. The   more...
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When I am bored, whether it be in the office or at home, I am not one to put on WFAN to listen to what people have to say about the Yankees or the Mets. My friend said he was listening to the incomparable Ann Liguori one night on the radio and she made a pretty bold statement that caught my   more...
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I have one thought running through my head after the Mets and Johan Santana won 5-0 last night, and it has nothing to do with anything that happened in that game:Moises Alou got hurt again?!?!This is not a joke.
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Rookie hurler Mitchell Boggs found out what it's like to take one for the team. The Mets, without the services of Beltran or Castillo, keep piling up the runs. (photo by Alan Penner)
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• You down wit' OPP? Maybe I'm giving the Mets too much credit, but I'm thinking they played that song after the Cards hit into a double-play to indicate Oliver Perez's Pitching (OPP). • Preston Wilson and Jim Edmonds lightly bump into each other in the outfield and Cardinals Nation holds its   more...
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- Carlos Beltran has the lowest home batting average of any regular in baseball at .224. McCarver is completely befuddled and asks: Why is that? Well, you might not expect Beltran to be the absolute lowest. But it's not that surprising considering that Beltran's batting average is .269 over the   more...
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This week, Going Nine will be penned by Gotham Baseball Magazine's newest addition, the esteemed Al Cohn. We're so pleased to have the veteran newspaperman and former sports and features editor from Newsday join us, and look forward to his work in the coming months.
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Jamie Moyer edged out Oliver Perez in a tight 6 inning battle of lefthanders, both shortstop Jimmy Rollins and leftfielder Pat Burrell stroked first inning homers and the Phillies' bullpen once again came up big holding the Mets scoreless over the final 3 innings, thanks to a controversial   more...
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Aramis Ramirez was still in Chicago after having an MRI on his strained left knee, leaving the team one man short for Thursday's game at Atlanta. Mark Teixeira was in the lineup Thursday and played a full game, after leaving Wednesday's game with a stiff neck.
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1st Baseman Ryan Howard, leftfielder Pat Burrell and centerfielder Aaron Rowand staked the Phillies to a 5-0 lead after 3 innings, but it took 9th inning hitting and base-running heroics by rightfielder Jayson Werth and pinch hitter Tadahito Iguchi to set the stage for 2nd baseman Chase Utley's   more...
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Yesterday, Moises Alou had another MRI on his strained left quad. The news isn't very good as it's still showing inflammation and soreness. With Alou out and Endy Chavez also on the DL with a hamstring injury, by default Carlos Gomez is the every day left fielder. This season was the first year he   more...
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Trailing 3-2 in the seventh inning last night, Endy stepped up to the plate with 1 out and the bases loaded. Chavez hit into an inning-ending double play, but the disappointment did not end there. About halfway down the first base line, Endy pulled up lame, grabbing his left hamstring and in   more...
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Bored of being dispirited by the awfulness of the Phillies this spring and not even wanting to bother hashing out the Pirates problems I have focused my energy elsewhere. I decided to entertain myself by perusing the current 40-man rosters to piece together a team made of former Phils. Stipulation-   more...
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Doctors have cleared outfielder Endy Chavez to start additional rehab exercises. It's obvious Chavez wants to return as soon as possible, but Carlos Gomez has started to adjust to Major League pitching, so Chavez should take as much time as needed to heal - even if it is six weeks. Chavez is a   more...
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In an attempt to add some depth and leadership to their rotation (and possibly bullpen), the Marlins signed starter/reliever Mark Hendrickson to a one year contract. It looks as though the Marlins will use Hendrickson in their rotation, since their bullpen was a strong point last season, and their   more...
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