July 22, 2008Pat Gillick, Senior Vice President & General ManagerPhiladelphia PhilliesCitizens Bank ParkOne Citizens Bank WayPhiladelphia, PA 19148-5249Dear Mr. Gillick,With the recent trade for Joe Blanton from the Oakland Athletics, it has become apparent that the Phillies are not going to   more...
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Well it seems Brett Myers three weeks in the minors didn't do much good. He said he worked hard on his fastball. He said how he realized a lot of things about himself. He said he found his swagger. He might have talked a good game, but after walking four consecutive batters in the first inning,   more...
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Despite a sputtering offense, the Phillies remained in first place this week, two games up on New York Mets. The Phils' offense continues to look lost, and at one point this week went 23 innings without scoring a run, despite facing less than stellar opposing pitching.The Phillies lost two games to   more...
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Click the link for news on the end of Flash Gordon's career with the Phillies, plus injury updates on Rudy Seanez, Pedro Feliz and Kris Benson...
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The Phillies have placed reliever Tom Gordon on the 15-day disabled list with right elbow inflammation. Gordon, who last appeared in Saturday's game against the Mets imploded, allowing all three inherited runners to score (the tying run on a wild pitch), as the Phillies lost 9-4.This isn't the   more...
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Tom Gordon has been struggling recently, giving up a run to the Mets on Saturday that helped raise his ERA to 5.16 for the season, but it appears that injuries have been the reason for his poor pitching. On Sunday night Gordon was placed on the 15 day disabled list due to elbow inflammation. In his   more...
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