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Breaking news: Phillies bid farewell to Brett Myers

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The Phillies have informed Brett Myers they intend to go in another direction. Myers thanks them "for putting up with my (stuff)," according to the Inquirer's Jim Salisbury. [Link] Beerleaguer: My eulogy to Myers was written May 30, two days after it was announced that...
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Friday: No rest, a couple of tests, for the weary

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In addition to Raul Ibanez (groin/abdomen) and Scott Eyre (elbow), who will be reexamined for previously known ailments, 2009 bust Brad Lidge will also have his elbow tested for loose bodies, the Phillies announced. In other news, the Phillies have picked up Cliff Lee’s option for...
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Yankees dethrone Phillies as champions of baseball

The Philadelphia Phillies' bid for back-to-back world titles fell short Wednesday night in a 7-3 defeat at the hands of the New York Yankees. Beerleaguer: Tonight concludes a historic run by a proud Philadelphia franchise, beginning with last season's title capture, continuing...
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Game 6: The stage they deserve

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A word for Pedro Martinez vs. Andy Pettitte in Game 6 of the World Series: spectacular. And knowing the Phillies are the ones holding the magnanimous Pedro, recognizing his history in New York: unbelievable. Tonight is just another chapter in a growing list of “pinch me” moments...
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If the Phillies force Game 7, hand it to Hamels

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Reliable scribe Todd Zolecki writes Charlie Manuel “sounded like a man who is leaning toward Cole Hamels in Game 7” when he spoke with the media yesterday. It’s the right move. After the Phillies lost Game 4, Manuel took heat for starting Joe Blanton instead of playing the Yankees’...
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What's happened to Howard in the World Series?

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Beerleaguer hands over the morning post to a long-time reader, who offers his insights into Ryan Howard’s slump. Howard regressed in hitting left-handers in 2009, with a drop in OPS from .746 in 2008 to .653 this season. This, despite the fact that he had better protection in Jayson...
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The Bronx is not burning

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One wonders why the Yankees, who've watched as Alex Rodriguez has been hit three times, haven’t sent a message to locked-in slugger Chase Utley, who tied Reggie Jackson’s mark yesterday with five homers in the Fall Classic. Multiple sources are debunking the Cole Hamels and...
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Report: Hamels, Myers engage in clubhouse spat

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According to Yahoo! Sports, Phillies pitchers Brett Myers and Cole Hamels had a "short but tense" confrontation in the team’s clubhouse following Game 5, stemming from Hamels’ recent statement that he was eager for his season to end. According to the report, as Myers...
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Utley blasts Bombers to send series back to Bronx

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Chase Utley added two more homers to his World Series total, tying Reggie Jackson's record with five, while Cliff Lee delivered his fourth win of the postseason, as the Phillies staved off elimination with an 8-6 victory in Game 5. Beerleaguer: A victory set in motion by the short...
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Not quite '93 all over again

Full disclosure: I navigated Baseball Reference today to revisit the 1993 World Series box scores. Something tells me I wasn't alone. I wanted to study the similarities between last night’s collapse and Game 6, just to see if it invoked the same nausiating feeling. It did. I’m...
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Killer collapse pushes Phils to brink of elimination

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After Pedro Feliz's homer tied it in the eighth, the Yankees rallied with three, two-out runs off Brad Lidge in the ninth, prevailing 7-4 to move one win away from dethroning the Phillies. Beerleaguer: Sickening. And fitting. With Mark Teixeira waiting on deck, you could smell...
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Readers: Phillies need better at bats from Victorino

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Beerleaguers have more on their minds than Cole Hamels. A sampling. "Victorino's been my biggest disappointment. Hamels I expected this from, it's just a continuation of the regular season. But Victorino. Here's a guy who excelled the first two rounds, and this series...
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Sunday: Phillies hoping for bounce back peformance

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Faced with their first series deficit in two postseasons, the Phillies send righthander Joe Blanton to the mound in Game 4 against lefthander CC Sabathia, who will be working on short rest. Preview: Following last night's 8-5 loss, an unfamiliar, uneasy feeling is creeping in among...
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Yankees bust out the lumber as Hamels flops again

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The Phillies raced out to a 3-0 lead, but Cole Hamels, who had been getting ahead and commanding his fastball through three innings, unraveled for two runs in the fourth and three in the fifth, taking the loss in an 8-5 defeat. Beerleaguer: Hamels exhausted every last ounce of 2008...
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Game 3 pregame: Hamels must get back to basics

I don't profess to know the secret to being a successful major league pitcher, but there are a few common sense approaches Cole Hamels needs to follow tonight. We've all recognized Hamels' need for a third pitch, which isn't going to happen until the offseason. The...
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Game 3 pregame: Hamels must get back to basics

I don't profess to know the secret to being a successful major league pitcher, but there are a few common sense approaches Cole Hamels needs to follow tonight. We've all recognized Hamels' need for a third pitch, which isn't going to happen until the offseason. The...
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Game 3 pregame: Hamels must get back to basics

I don't profess to know the secret to being a successful major league pitcher, but there are a few common sense approaches Cole Hamels needs to follow tonight. We've all recognized Hamels' need for a third pitch, which isn't going to happen until the offseason. The...
>> www.beerleaguer.com/beerlea...
 

Game 3 pregame: Hamels must get back to basics

I don't profess to know the secret to being a successful major league pitcher, but there are a few common sense approaches Cole Hamels needs to follow tonight. We've all recognized Hamels' need for a third pitch, which isn't going to happen until the offseason. The...
>> www.beerleaguer.com/beerlea...
 

Game 3 pregame: Hamels must get back to basics

I don't profess to know the secret to being a successful major league pitcher, but there are a few common sense approaches Cole Hamels needs to follow tonight. We've all recognized Hamels' need for a third pitch, which isn't going to happen until the offseason. The...
>> www.beerleaguer.com/beerlea...
 

Game 3 pregame: Hamels must get back to basics

I don't profess to know the secret to being a successful major league pitcher, but there are a few common sense approaches Cole Hamels needs to follow tonight. We've all recognized Hamels' need for a third pitch, which isn't going to happen until the offseason. The...
>> www.beerleaguer.com/beerlea...
 

Game 3 pregame: Hamels must get back to basics

I don't profess to know the secret to being a successful major league pitcher, but there are a few common sense approaches Cole Hamels needs to follow tonight. We've all recognized Hamels' need for a third pitch, which isn't going to happen until the offseason. The...
>> www.beerleaguer.com/beerlea...
 
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