We'll start off today's news and notes with a tribute to actress Estelle Getty, better known as Sophia Petrillo of the Golden Girls, who passed away at the age of 84. Many of you will surely deny it, but you used to tune in every Saturday night to watch Sophia, Rose, Dorothy, and "that crazy   more...
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Not quite like Waiver Wire, this piece examines potentially available players that focus on a specific category. If you need some power, we have a suggestion. If you need some speed, we have a suggestion. If you need some K's, we have a suggestion. Unfortunately, these players will not help   more...
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--Here's a greater discussion of the 2008-09 Penguins schedule, which opens in Stockholm, Sweden against the Stockholm Ottawa Senators. --The Pirates returned from the All-Star break and promptly dropped a 5-3 decision to the Colorado Rockies, who entered the game with the third-worst record in the   more...
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--Here's a greater discussion of the 2008-09 Penguins schedule, which opens in Stockholm, Sweden against the Stockholm Ottawa Senators. --The Pirates returned from the All-Star break and promptly dropped a 5-3 decision to the Colorado Rockies, who entered the game with the third-worst record in the   more...
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--The Pirates were brought back to reality last night by Joba Chamberlain and the Yankees in a 10-0 thumping in front of 38,952 at PNC Park. The Bombers were led by Bob Abreu's productive, three-hit, 4-RBI evening, which included his 10th home run of the campaign. The Yanks also got a 3-3   more...
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Remember all of those incredibly talented young pitchers in 2006? Justin Verlander and Jared Weaver proved not only to be two of the best pitchers on their team, but two of the best in the entire league. Anibal Sanchez threw a no-hitter and Jonathon Papelbon almost won a Cy Young as the closer of   more...
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Read how a 45 year old Phillies pitcher and a Cuban pitcher who might be 45 can give your fantasy team a boost in our list of bargain National League starting pitching.
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After taking games one and two from the Pirates the past two days, the Phils are on the cusp on their first 3-game sweep on the season. Brett "The Hitman" Myers opposes lefty Paul Maholm. A sweep would be sweet because it would likely place them atop the NL East with a 15-11 record (assuming   more...
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Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz went 2 for 2 including a one-out, two-run homer in the 2nd inning to stake lefthander Cole Hamels to a 2-0 lead which Hamels held onto through 6 2/3 innings before being lifted for reliever Antonio Alfonseca with closer Brett Myers picking up his 11th save as the   more...
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Players on the waiver wire are often met with unfair criticism. AccuScore fantasy expert Tim Williams takes a look at some Waiver Wire Wonders like LaRoche and Gutierrez who mostly do good, but are punished to the waiver wire because of one weakness.
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Phillies starter J.D. Durbin went 6 innings on Friday giving up 3 runs on 4 hits and walking 2, but the Phils offense broke the game wide open with 4 runs each in the 5th and 6th innings against Pittsburgh lefthander Tom Gorzelanny and Pirate reliever Shane Youman. The Pirates made things closer   more...
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The Phillies jumped on Pirates lefthander Paul Maholm for 4 runs in the 1st inning and 2 more in the 2nd, but veteran lefty Jamie Moyer couldn't hold 4-0 and 6-4 leads and was pounded for 8 runs and chased with none out in the 5th as Pittsburgh came back to club the Phillies by an 11-6 score in   more...
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The Philadelphia Phillies (12-11) travel to Pittsburgh for a 3 game set against the Pirates (9-13) starting Friday night at 7:05 in beautiful and underrated PNC Park. Match-ups: Friday- Adam Eaton (0-0, 4.74 era, 1.34 whip) vs. Zach Duke (0-1, 4.37, 1.77), Saturday- Kyle Kendrick (1-2, 5.59, 1.81)   more...
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Phillies:*Francisco Rosario (out of options) has been placed on the DL to begin the season and is officially out of the running for one of the remaining bullpen spots. Fat Mike Zagurski and Scott Mathieson who are still mending from '07 injuries have also been shelved.*Kris Benson hasn't been DL'd   more...
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This article discusses GM Neal Huntington's decision to stick with the current starting rotation this season rather than pursuing another SP in the offseason. Go Buccos!
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