Phils and Mets are tied for 1st place with a 3 game set to start tonight. Joe Blanton makes his Phillies debut against Johan Santana. Phils Phans are hoping for the best, but expecting the worst. Wednesday sees Brett Myers making his return from the minors to face John Maine. Thursday matinee   more...
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Tonight starts the biggest series of the year for both the Phillies and the Mets, as they face off in Flushing for a pivotal three game set. They come in to tonight's game tied for first place in the National League East with matching records of 53-46. The Mets are riding a hot streak of 8-2 in   more...
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Wow, did that just really happen? Johan Santana was awesome for 8 innings, but the Mets bullpen was horrendous for 1 awful inning...I'm cool with that. Yep, the Phils held on to 1st place in the NL East with an M-azing comeback over the Mets last night. Of all players to make things happen, it was   more...
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"I obviously made some bad choices and it didn't work out." --Jerry ManuelThe manager took the blame for what should have been an easy Mets victory. In round one of the battle for first place, the Mets bullpen melted down in the ninth inning, coughing up six runs, leading to an 8-6 Phillies win.   more...
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Screaming Sports' Billy Smith break out MLB Buy 'n Sell and runs down a short list of players you should be buying or selling. Kyle Loshe? Believe it or not, it's time to sell. Jose Reyes? Grab him while he's hot!
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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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I just wanted to take a moment and personally thank Jerry Manuel on behalf of every Phillies fan out there for taking Johan Santana out of last night's game. Santana was cruising along last night in complete control of the game. Through eight innings (105 pitches) he had given up eight hits but   more...
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Any Phillies win is good, but a Phils win against the rival Mets with Johan Santana on the mound is extra sweet. Putting the sprinkles on top of the chocolate dipped ice cream cone was the snazzy Stars & Stripes caps for the 4th of July "Welcome Back Veterans" theme. Benson Update: Here's some   more...
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This was a relatively quiet week, in fact it is considered the slowest sports week of the year. Most of the week was consumed by the MLB All Star Game, but there were a few events of note.Most significant was the acquisition of Joe Blanton from the Oakland Athletics for three prospects. Blanton is   more...
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It's been 48 hours since Major League baseball announced its rosters for the 2008 Midsummer Classic. Since then I've looked at the National League roster about 137 times and there was one player's name I couldn't find: Mets ace Johan Santana.Sure, Mets fans could make the argument that Jose Reyes   more...
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Screaming Sports' Billy Smith break out MLB Buy 'n Sell and runs down a short list of players you should be buying or selling. Jon Lester? Believe it or not, it's time to sell. Ryan Braun? Grab him while he's hot!
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Screaming Sports' Phil Yoon breaks out his famed MLB Fantasy Minute and breaks down the MLB's top five stories. Low batting average does not mean low fantasy production. Dodgers youngsters are making their case. And is K-Rod a fantasy MVP? Mr. Yoon has all if it covered and much more.
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The year was 1998 and I just graduated from high school and began college. It was also the year the Phils finished 75-87 with Terry Francona at the helm. Looking back over the Phils from 10 years ago I notice not one player is on the current squad and in fact only 6 players remain in the game   more...
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Oft-injured Pedro Martinez is up to his old tricks again, forcing the New York Mets to make changes to their upcoming rotation. The 36-year old pitcher received a cortisone injection in his right hip to help with the pain in his groin. The good news is his shoulder pain wasn't anything to worry   more...
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Trade rumors are swirling around Brian Fuentes, but he's pitching impressively in the meantime, says Mike Harmon. Also, fantasy news on the Mets and latest injury updates on Takashi Saito, Chris Carpenter, Bobby Jenks and David Ortiz. How will Scott Kazmir's and Dan Uggla's performance in the   more...
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