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  1. New Way of Thinking: A Philadelphia Phillies Retrospective

    I was born in 1970. I was six when I started to understand what Major League Baseball was. Both grandfathers, my mother and my father were all Phillies fans...

    Written by Richard DeLancey about about 12 hours ago 1 comments

  2. Dodgers, Phiilies Send Central Teams Packing: NLCS Preview

    The NL Central, the division widely considered the strongest in the National League, has been sent home for the remainder of the season...

    Written by Michael Kim about about 16 hours ago 0 comments

  3. Key To Phils Game One Success: Hit The Low(e) Ball

    On the surface, an NLCS Game One matchup between Cole Hamels and Derek Lowe may look like a huge advantage to the powerful lefty lineup of the Philadelphia Phillies...

    Written by Miles Musselman about about 19 hours ago 4 comments

  4. Post-Season Top Five: Washington Nationals

    The Washington Nationals top five could have looked a whole lot different had they signed first-round pick Aaron Crow, arguably the best pitcher available in the year's draft...

    Written by Zachary Ball about about 19 hours ago 0 comments

  5. Why the New York Mets Should NOT Sign Francisco Rodriguez

    The moment it was announced that Billy Wagner needed Tommy John Surgery and would likely miss the entire 2009 season (the remainder of his contract with the Mets), Mets fans began anointing Francisco "K-Rod" Rodriguez as the new closer...

    Written by Patrick Murray about about 19 hours ago 7 comments

  6. My Top 10 Shea Stadium Memories

    10/5/08 I’ve been going to Shea Stadium since I was five years old. I can’t remember who the Mets were playing when I saw my first game there, but I know I was sitting in the upper deck, down the first base line...

    Written by Adam Fier about 1 day ago 0 comments

  7. A Bittersweet Day in Philly

    Bittersweet. Bitter, bittersweet. That's the only way to describe what today felt like for myself and thousands of other Philadelphia sports fans...

    Written by Cody Swartz about 1 day ago 5 comments

  8. For the Phillies, It's Time to Make Some Hay and Erase the Ghosts

    For some fans, the Phillies season is about the here and the now.Sure, those fans remember Brett Myers striking out the last Washington Nationals batter to seal up the NL East crown on the last of the season in 2007...

    Written by Scott Eisenlohr about about 1 hour ago 0 comments

  9. Early Future

    So how will the Mets Prospects affect the Mets next year? I honestly see Evans being traded and Murphy will continue to get a lot of playing time...

    Written by Lastings Milledge about about 14 hours ago 0 comments

  10. Let the CC Sabathia Debate Begin

    Now that the Brewers are officially out of the playoffs, it's time to officially begin speculation on where the top pitcher in the free agent market will land...

    Written by David Marine about about 16 hours ago 0 comments

  11. NLCS Phlashback - Part II

    This is part two in a four part series chronicling the history of the Philadelphia Phillies and their National League Championship Series appearances, leading up to the start of the 2008 NLCS match-up with the Los Angeles Dodgers...

    Written by Kevin McGuire about about 2 hours ago 0 comments

  12. NLCS Phlashback - Part I

    This is part one in a four part series chronicling the history of the Philadelphia Phillies and their National League Championship Series appearances, leading up to the start of the 2008 NLCS match-up with the Los Angeles Dodgers...

    Written by Kevin McGuire about about 15 hours ago 0 comments

  13. Not Again!

    The Mets season once again ended in a blink of the eye. Once again, on the final day of the season the Mets were unable to win just one game and get themselves into the playoffs. But we learned a lesson this year...

    Written by Lastings Milledge about 1 day ago 0 comments

  14. A Century of Disappointment

    Think you're feeling down as a Mets fan because we didn't make the playoffs for a second straight year? Cheer up! At least you're not a Cubs fan. A team that looked as if they were guaranteed a spot in the World Series ran into Manny and the boys from L..

    Written by David Marine about 1 day ago 0 comments

  15. Phillies' Playoff Run: All the Way or Another Early Exit?

    The Phillies entered the playoffs on a huge burst of energy, partially because the offense and pitching were clicking and partially because the Mets did not make the playoffs. They took two of the first three games of the series with Milwaukee...

    Written by Colin Johnson about 2 days ago 0 comments

  16. Momentum Swings In Brewers Direction

    "Don't call it a comeback, I've been here for years" ----LL Cool J These seminal lyrics from rap music royalty may not be completely appropriate for the Milwaukee Brewers. They haven't been here for years...

    Written by Chris Zonca about 2 days ago 0 comments

  17. Momentum Swings In Brewers Direction

    "Don't call it a comeback, I've been here for years" ----LL Cool J These seminal lyrics from rap music royalty may not be completely appropriate for the Milwaukee Brewers. They haven't been here for years...

    Written by Chris Zonca about 2 days ago 0 comments

  18. Everybody Loves Jerry

    After the shortest and most inexplicable holdout we've seen, Jerry Manuel (a.k.a American Gangsta) agreed to a 2-year deal with the Mets on Friday...

    Written by David Marine about 2 days ago 0 comments

  19. Four Musts For The NY Mets This Offseason (No K-Rod, Please)

    The Mets need to make a few moves in order to contend for the postseason next year. These are four major moves that will aid greatly in that endeavor: 1...

    Written by PJ Edelman about 2 days ago 11 comments

  20. Ryan Howard, Chase Utley Ready to Unload on Bush.

    Considering that the Philadelphia Phillies have only scored in two out of 16 innings at bat of the first two games of the NLDS, you might think they are down 2-0 in the best of five series...

    Written by Matt Matusek about 2 days ago 0 comments

  21. The 2009 New York Mets: Bigger and Better? Or Changed With The Same Result?

    It's now been three years in a row that the Mets have blown their chance to do something big, and been marked chokers, under-performers, or whatever other insult the media can dig up...

    Written by Tommy Marcus about 2 days ago 13 comments

  22. "Closers" Not Helping Playoff Teams

    A couple months ago, ESPN.com writer Jim Caple crafted the greatest article of all time explaining how the baseball closer is the most overrated position in sports...

    Written by Jordan Schwartz about 3 days ago 2 comments

  23. New York Mets' Jerry Manuel Agrees To Return As Manager

    For the second straight year, the New York Mets were eliminated from playoff contention on the last game of the season. Last year it happened with Willie Randolph at the helm. This year Jerry Manuel was skipper when it happened...

    Written by Eddie Rossell about 3 days ago 2 comments

  24. Manuel Inks a 2 year deal ! , Sorry Bobby V

    After heightening the drama a bit this week, Jerry Manuel signed off on a two-year deal today to return as manager of the Mets New York Mets . The contract is worth roughly $2 million, and there is a club option for the 2011 season...

    Written by Dominick DiFucci about 3 days ago 0 comments

  25. Trade Reyes or Wright? The Angry Met Fan's Take on This Hot Debate

    David Wright and Jose Reyes... Two of the New York Mets best ever homegrown talents. Have they choked down the stretch of the past two seasons? YES—Angry Mets Fan STAMP OF ACCURACY Ok, ...

    Written by Nick DeSilvio about 3 days ago 5 comments