With today's signing of Theo Ratliff to a one-year contract, the 76ers have brought back an integral member of their group that led resurgence in the early part of this decade. Ratliff wasn't the first (and won't be the last) former athlete to come back to Philadelphia for a second go-round. Here   more...
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It was finally a good week for the Phillies, who start this week in first place in the National League East standings, two and a half games up on the second place Florida Marlins and three games up on the third place New York Mets.The Phillies won five out of six games this week, including a three   more...
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Wow! I can't believe the San Diego Padres would trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers! However, its a chance for the Padres to get younger and for the Dodgers to make a run for the playoffs.In the end, the San Diego Padres are going to do what's best for Greg Maddux because he delivers to go out as a   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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Deals are going down and rumors are flying. The clock is ticking on the July 31st non-waiver trade and you could count on a few more big names being dealt. Could it be Manny? How about Bay? Maybe Fuentes? See who else we think could be on the move.
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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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This past week started very poorly for the Phillies but ended on a high note.Coming off a tough series with the Florida Marlins in which the Fightin Phils lost the final two games, including a gem thrown by ace Cole Hamels, the Phillies rolled into Flushing hoping to put some distance between them   more...
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With the trade deadline about 24 hours away, two new Phillie rumors have surfaced, both come via MLB Trade Rumors:Maddux won't come East: The Phillies are still searching for pitching and asked the Padres about Greg Maddux, who has the right to refuse any trade. Maddux has repeatedly said he will   more...
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The Boston Red Sox aren't done just yet. After sending off Manny Ramirez and acquiring Jason Bay, the Red Sox have now put in a claim on San Diego Padres outfielder Brian Giles.
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Get the latest Red Sox news at The Bottom Line blog... Sox claim Giles... Youkilis: x-rays negative... Sox, all smiles, now that Manny is gone.
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With the first half of the 2008 Major League Baseball season drawing to a close it's time to take a look at the most disappointing players so far. It was hard to narrow the list to just 10, but I did it. Names you won't see on this list include Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds. Want to know who is   more...
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All of you Cubbie fans out there know what I'm talking about. The lump that comes into the back of your throat when you start to worry about the season at hand getting away.....Here's the thing. The lump came late in those seasons because leading up to it they were in a battle, they were the ones   more...
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With how much emphasis is put on the NFL and NBA drafts, not many realize that Major League Baseball will be holding its draft on June 5th. Once again, the Tampa Bay Rays will be on the clock to open the 2008 draft with the No. 1 overall pick, but with everything being very hush-hush, it's tough   more...
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Apparently 24.5 million doesn't buy as much as it used to. That's how much Adam Eaton, who was just sent down to the minors, will make over his 3 year deal with the Phillies. Eaton was removed from the starting rotation when the Phillies acquired Joe Blanton but was even worse when coming out of   more...
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Former 30th-round pick Scott Feldman bails out the ill-prepared Texas Rangers yet again with a quality start - one that he was never supposed to make.
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