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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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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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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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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It hasn't been reported yet who the Mets gave up in the deal, but Xavier Nady has been pulled from tonight's game with no known injury. The early rumor is that Nady and hard throwing Damaso Marte will join New York in their stretch run. On a side note, this definitely one ups the Phillies deal   more...
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Look out Jennifer. While the ballplayer-loving bombshell will be at the Park tomorrow pimping her MLB ladies-wear, she noted yesterday that she can't wait to see her some "hottie" Chase Utley at the All-Star game next week.
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With nine days remaining until the MLB trade deadline, the Phillies are still showing up in a few rumors despite getting the starting arm they were looking for in Joe Blanton.
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Although Jon Atwood made some good points in Strike While the Iron is Hot. Trade Howard Now, I am of a different mindset. Trading Ryan Howard might be one of the worst things the Phillies can do.Howard is the premier power hitter in all of Major League Baseball. Players like him come once in a   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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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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Rosenthal says that a Holliday-Fuentes package would have required the Phillies to give up Shane Victorino, J.A. Happ, and a couple of prized prospects in pitcher Carlos Carrasco and catcher Lou Marson.The snag in the deal revolves around the payroll.
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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...