People usually joke about trading a player for nothing, but the Phillies literally did just that. They have traded Wes Helms for ONE DOLLAR and have agreed to pay his salary this year. I would rather have a dollar than Wes Helms, so i find this very amusing. So go support your Phillies at the next   more...
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Oliver Perez gets the nod tomorrow, here is breakdown of what he has done :Next Game: Sun, Sep 28 vs. Florida Marlins SPLITSERAWLSvSvOGPGSCGIPHRERHRBBSOBAAHome (2008)4.5742001616090.2725246134997.218vs. Fla (2008)2.03300055031.0198741632.176Sept. (2008)6.26100055027.129201931828.271Perez vs the   more...
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Another article from BVTN, this one with a statistical inquiry into how much teams are paying free agents per run they bring to the lineup. Very interesting read...the data table is cool to look at! Interesting stuff though when you look at that they're paying over $300,000 per run added to their   more...
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Looks like the Phillies will get something for Wes Helms after all. Helms was designated for assignment last Wednesday, and the speculation was that the Phillies would lose him for nothing. After 10 days Helms would have been free to sign with any team, but, according to Todd Zolecki of the   more...
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With many teams off to a slow start who can actually turn it around?
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We all know that the post season in Major League Baseball is where players earn their clutch reputations. We've witnessed David Ortiz, Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, and Andy Pettite in recent years enshrine themselves forever by constantly performing huge while on the big stage. My question is who   more...
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A bitter taste spews within the saliva as it flows out from the corners of some Phillies fans mouths when they hear the names J.D. Drew and Scott Rolen. In fact, those in management for the Phillies organization have the same reaction to hearing them also. But as I look at the current situation   more...
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Phillies' young All Star Cole Hamels and Atlanta's Chuck James each gave up 4 runs in the 1st inning before they both recovered to battle each other for the next 5 innings, neither giving up another hit for the duration of their outing, before Hamels narrowly won the battle of lefties on points as   more...
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The Phillies bats fell largely silent other than for rightfielder Jayson Werth's lead-off homer in the 3rd inning and Washington's starter Tim Redding beat the Phils with both his pitching and hitting as the Nationals nipped the Phillies in game 2 of their 3 game series by a 4-2 score.
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Phillies outfielder Jayson Werth got 3 hits and drove in 4 runs, leftfielder Pat Burrell smacked 3 hits including a solo homer, his 15th and catcher Chris Coste also got 3 hits as the Phils built a 7-1 lead only to see the Chicago Cubs get 6 of the runs back. But the Phillies finished with a   more...
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The Phillies came back from a 5 run deficit in the 9th inning against the previusly untouched Brewers' bullpen to tie the game at 6-6. And then, 3rd baseman Wes Helms drilled an 11th inning 2 out, 2 run double to rightfield as the Phillies upended the Brewers in their series finale by an 8-6 score.
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Pedro Feliz is mighty, and had the Mets shaking in their boots once it was announced that the Phils signed him. The Mets counteracted with some dude named Johan....never heard of him!My initial reaction to the Pedro Feliz deal was not positive. I saw a 32 year old, field first, strikeout second   more...
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Here are the fantasy rankings of the first basemen who play in the NL East.
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Phillies manager Charlie Manuel made two controversial pitching moves which cost his team 8 runs and put them in a do-or-die situation on Saturday.
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