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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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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Vai Sikahema knocked out Steroid Loaded Botox injecting Snitch Snitching Jose Canseco out in a minute.. Sadly enough Vai was fighting for a cause in giving money to a dead cops family, while Canseco you know his intentions were to keep it being the fact that he needs more Botox, another tanning   more...
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After completion of the recent C.C. Sabathia deal, Indians GM Mark Shapiro implied that the team still isn't far off from contention in 2009. In order to make that a reality, one can reason the Tribe would need to add a right handed middle of the line-up bat (LaPorta anyone?), find at least one   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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You're gonna need something to get you through Joe Morgan and Chris Berman tonight. From Bermanisms to Landmarks to Erin Andrews and Alyssa Milano.
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Jay Gibbons just received a second chance. The outfielder, who was named in the Mitchell Report, has signed a minor league deal with the Milwaukee Brewers.
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2008's been a bad year for Barry Zito. A 4-12 record, a 5.73 ERA and no run support from the Giants. But it just got worse - Fathead put his wall poster on clearance.
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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 Angels are willing to deal one of there Nick Adenhart in a deal that would include Matt Holliday Mark Teixeira. The A's are willing to move starter Joe Blanton who is locked up trough 2010. The Cubs contacted the Padres about aquiring Khalil Greene.The Braves reportedly offered a deal that   more...

With the trade deadline looming and injuries to several players, bullpen situations remain in flux throughout baseball. Jonathan Lee takes a look at recent moves and ranks all of MLB's closers.
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The day after the Midsummer Classic is always the slowest day in sports. With only the AAA & AA All-Star games going on, it's one of the few days of the year where there's not one major sporting event. It doesn't stop the trade rumors from flying around. The Philadelphia Inquirer is reporting the   more...
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There is a new look to the Closer Report this week with expanded coverage of bullpen situations around baseball and rankings for the top fantasy closers and middle relievers. This week AccuScore analyst looks at the All-Star relievers, and has a problem with the selection of one player in   more...
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the Phillies quest for a starting pitcher has moved to the A's Joe Blanton. see the latest news and sound off as to whether he is the answer or not.
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Atlanta trading for Greg Maddux is a deal that is unlikley to happen. The Tigers are unlikley to trade for big players before the Trading Deadline. The rumor of the Twins aquiring Adrian Beltre is getting hotter but it is not sure how far these discusions will go. Joe Blanton is getting a lot of   more...