"NEW YORK -- A total of 106 players filed for salary arbitration Jan. 12 (x-free agent who accepted arbitration). Players and teams exchanged proposed salaries Tuesday if they couldn't come to agreement on a 2007 contract."For those who care...It's actually an interesting list if not just to see   more...
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Michael Bourn and Geoff Geary are the big chips going back to Houston.
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The Phillies Brad Lidge was the recipient of the 2008 National League Comeback Player of the Year. Lidge was stellar for the Phillies this season going 2-0 with a 1.95 ERA. More importantly he was 41 for 41 in save opportunities, making him the first Phillie in the 125-year history of this   more...
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*Vicente Padilla- 4 gs, 2 w, 26 ip, 15 k, 3.12 era, 1.54 whip.*Randy Wolf- 3 gs, 1 w, 19 ip, 18 k, 1.42 era, 0.89 whip.*Gavin Floyd- 3 gs, 2 w, 19.1 ip, 10 k, 1.40 era, 0.88 whip.*Kyle Lohse- 4 gs, 2 w, 24.1 ip, 10 k, 1.48 era, 1.03 whip.*Todd Jones- 7 g, 7 ip, 3 sv, 4 k, 1.29 era, 1.29   more...
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Phillies 1st baseman Ryan Howard struck out 4 times and was 1-2 in the count in the 10th before singling to centerfield to drive in the winning run. Starter Kyle Kendrick threw 1 run, 6 hit ball for 6 innings while striking out 6, the bullpen was again 1 single short of perfection over the last 4   more...
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Washington Nationals' rookie lefthander Matt Chico held the Phillies' slumbering offense at bay while the Nationals registered single runs in the 1st and 4th innings off of losing pitcher Adam Eaton and charged to Geoff Geary and two more runs in the 7th inning off of Kyle Lohse on 2 Phillie   more...
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Still basking in the glow of making the post-season for the first time in 14 seasons, yet sorely disappointed with the speed with which they were dispatched from the playoffs, the NL East Division Champion Phillies begin planning and preparing for a 2008 season in which they seek to reach the next   more...
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1st Baseman Ryan Howard, leftfielder Pat Burrell and centerfielder Aaron Rowand staked the Phillies to a 5-0 lead after 3 innings, but it took 9th inning hitting and base-running heroics by rightfielder Jayson Werth and pinch hitter Tadahito Iguchi to set the stage for 2nd baseman Chase Utley's   more...
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Phillies outfielder Jayson Werth got 3 hits and drove in 4 runs, leftfielder Pat Burrell smacked 3 hits including a solo homer, his 15th and catcher Chris Coste also got 3 hits as the Phils built a 7-1 lead only to see the Chicago Cubs get 6 of the runs back. But the Phillies finished with a   more...
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In the trade the Houston Astros acquired Mike Costanzo, Michael Bourn and Geoff Geary from Philadelphia for Brad Lidge and utility infielder Eric Bruntlett. It was the latest trade of the winter meetings but does not figure to be the last.
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Third year Phillies infielder Greg Dobbs got easily the biggest hit of his young major league career in the 6th inning with his pinch hit grand slam against Mets reliever Jorge Sosa. Dobbs' clout to rightfield powered the Phillies to a 10-6 win and a 3 game sweep of the Mets.
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The Chicago Cubs erased a 3-2 Phillies lead by scoring 3 runs in the 6th inning and 2 more insurance runs in the 7th as the injury-depleted Phillies were beaten by a 7-3 score in the 2nd of their 4 game series.Despite losing, the Phillies lost no ground to the NL East 1st place Mets who lost a 13   more...
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The Phillies, who had won 9 of their last 10 games, suffered a rare stretch run loss to the Washington Nationals. Ace lefthander Cole Hamels made his second start since coming off of the DL and went 5 innings giving up 1 run on 2 hits while walking 2 and striking out 6 in a 76 pitch performance.   more...
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The Phillies came back from a 5 run deficit in the 9th inning against the previusly untouched Brewers' bullpen to tie the game at 6-6. And then, 3rd baseman Wes Helms drilled an 11th inning 2 out, 2 run double to rightfield as the Phillies upended the Brewers in their series finale by an 8-6 score.
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Phillies 1st baseman Ryan Howard, leftfielder Pat Burrell and 2nd baseman Jimmy Rollins all homered off of losing pitcher Shawn Hill. Howard had a perfect 4-4 day with two RBIs and lacked only a triple to hit for cycle as Adam Eaton won ugly in 5 innings of work as the Phillies beat the   more...
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