We're still six weeks away from baseball's trading deadline, but if the last two games told us anything it's that the Phillies aren't going to compete with the elite without bolstering their starting pitching. Oh, it also told us Chase Utley needs a day off, but that's another post. According to   more...
Original Story: http://www.hotstovephilly.com/2008/06/19....

After leading the Phillies to an impressive victory over the Red Sox in the first game of the series, Cole Hamels suggested that a Red Sox/Phillies World Series is destined to happen. Hamels said that the Phillies could compete with the Red Sox "any day of the week". He should have rephrased that   more...
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Phillies fans who are hoping A.J. Burnett is the pitcher the Phillies acquire before the July 31st trading deadline shouldn't hold their breath. Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal is reporting the Phillies have minimal interest in Burnett, and the feeling appears to be mutual as the Phillies are one of the   more...
Original Story: http://www.hotstovephilly.com/2008/07/13....

Somehow Joel Sherman came up with this little tidbit: New Reds GM Walt Jocketty has told counterparts he wants to clean house, notably of free-agent-to-be outfielders Ken Griffey Jr. and Adam Dunn, plus Ryan Freel and - in the right deal -starter Bronson Arroyo.How does a New York writer come up   more...
Original Story: http://www.dunnanddunner.com/2008/06/joc....

So in the last 24 hours or so we have had Walt Jocketty deny the rumor that he started a firesale, another teams GM say Adam Dunn sucks, and now we have ESPN reporting Jocketty has started taking offers on everyone. All I ask is this firesale nets us a little more than every previous firesale in   more...
Original Story: http://www.dunnanddunner.com/2008/06/bus....

For the last 2 days on Reds broadcast people have been acting funny when talking about trades. Yesterday Jeff Piecoro seemed almost orgasmic when he said something along the lines of "with the trade rumors swirling", and today George Grande and Chris Welsh sounded very suspicious when they were   more...
Original Story: http://www.dunnanddunner.com/2008/07/som....

Disgusted? Let me tell you about disgusted. I am in the Army. I spent all of last season in Iraq. I got to watch a total of two games last season. This season, I'm not in Iraq, but am stationed in Hawaii. I HAVE TO PAY FOR A SUBSCRIPTION on MLB.TV to watch the Reds games!!! That's disgust boys and   more...

I seriously don't understand what the Reds are thinking right now. Yesterday after the game Bronson Arroyo said a bunch of junk about how he shouldn't be traded. Also Walt Jocketty said there would be no salary dumping before the deadline. Now a day later I read about how they were supposedly in   more...
Original Story: http://www.dunnanddunner.com/2008/07/im-....

If i hear the words Bronson Arroyo and the New York Yankees in the same sentence one more time i might just lose my mind. There are certain "beloved" talk show hosts on WFAN who on an almost daily basis make the case for this pitcher to be given a shot on the Yankees because of our hurt staff. Is   more...

The Yankees and Mariners are still talking about a potential Jarrod Washburn deal -- Dan Graziano of the Newark Star-LedgerThe Yankees are also reportedly looking at San Francisco Giants OF Randy Winn -- Ed Price of the Newark Star-LedgerThe Brewers sent a scout to Seattle to check out relief   more...