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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Everyone knows that the Phillies are in the market for a legitimate starting pitcher, especially after their National League rivals the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers made serious acquisitions last week. They have been trying to work out a deal for Erik Bedard from the Seattle Mariners, and   more...
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Find out if your fellow Phillies fan would, or would not, make the rumored Holliday/Fuentes deal if they were in Pat Gillick's shoes.
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Jason Bay is just one of several big name players likely to be dealt before the July 31st trade deadline. Read about some of the possible landing spots for him and the many other hot trade rumors in this week's Clearing The Bases column.
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Clay Buchholz has been struggling as a starter for the Red Sox, but his ceiling is through the roof. He can become a valuable commodity once he gets his act together. It's no wonder why the Rockies are asking for the highly-touted right-hander. The drop from the AL East to the NL West is huge.   more...
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It seems as if no one in the NL West wants first place. It is truly sad when the Rangers would be in 1st place if after the All Star break if they were in the NL and they're only 4 games over .500. No NL West team is above .500 as of July 21, 2008.So what seems to be the problem? Could it be that   more...
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If you've recently moved to the moon and just got your Internet connection working, then you surely haven't been able to keep up with all the rumors and speculation relating to current closers potentially on the move. For those who have not made the questionable decision to move far, far away, and   more...
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As the trade deadline gets closer, the Red Sox have sent out a few feelers in an attempt to bolster their bullpen. One of the biggest names mentioned has been Brian Fuentes. Brian has taken over the closer role in Colorado and has put up decent numbers in his career (3.50 ERA, 439 K and 168 BB in   more...
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The Phils have an off day after dropping back into a first place tie with the Mets, but there is still a ton of news and information to pass along:*Manuel upset Charlie Manuel is upset with the hitters after not coming through with more offense to support Cole Hamel's good outing yesterday. He was   more...
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While speculation about the Phillies going after a starting pitcher remains only that, talk now surfaces about the Fightin's going after a relief pitcher. Philly.com reports the Phillies have declined an offer by the Colorado Rockies for left-handed reliever Brian Fuentes.
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With the All-Star break complete and play set to resume Thursday, the final push toward the finish line begins in earnest. The next significant event in Major League Baseball is the July 31 trade deadline which, we've come to learn, isn't really a deadline.
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The Yankees are thinking about signing newly free agent first basemen Richie Sexson. The Angels are the newest team interested in aquiring Rockies relief pitcher Brian Fuentes. Arizona Diamondbacks are interested in aquiring former D-Back 1B Tony Clark from the Padres. The D-Backs or the Cardinals   more...
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it's very common for Philly fans to complain about the Phillies ownership and say they don't spend enough, but is that really the case? ReclinerGM breaks down some numbers from Forbes and shows you how much revenue the Phils are bringing in and how much they spend compared to other teams. The   more...
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It's official -- the NL Central race is on as the Cubs have answered the Brewers acquisition of CC Sabathia by picking up P Rich Harden and P Chad Gaudin from the A's for OF Matt Murton, P Sean Gallagher, IF Eric Patterson and C Josh Donaldson.But the Brewers aren't done. CNNSI believes the Crew   more...

The San Diego Padres will be in sale mode, there ofers are SP Randy Wolf,SP Greg Maddux and OF Brian Giles.OF Raul Ibanez is the the New York Mets biggest trade target, they can not go after a Holliday or a Bay because they do no have the prospects to trade.There are other rumors that the Florida   more...
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