1. Roy Halladay vs. Clayton Kershaw: Sizing Up the NL Cy Young Front-Runners

    The Cy Young picture is coming into focus in the National League. Everybody is zooming in on the Philadelphia Phillies' Roy Halladay and the Los Angeles Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw...

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  2. MLB Playoffs: Who Has the Best Chance of Winning the World Series and Why

    As the days of summer are fading quickly, the race for the playoffs is only heating up in Major League Baseball. Most teams are not happy with simply making it to the playoffs. They only have one goal; they want to win a World Series...

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  3. Detroit Tigers and 4 MLB Teams That Are Surging Right Now

    In baseball, teams often get hot. Often times, the reasons for it are obvious, but sometimes a bad team will all of a sudden win nine out of 10, and nobody will be able to explain it...

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  4. Philadelphia Phillies: 10 Bad Moves We're Glad the Phillies Didn't Make

    Hindsight is supposedly 20/20. However, luckily for Philadelphia Phillies fans, there doesn't seem to be a lot of regret regarding the trade deadline. The blockbuster trade involving Hunter Pence was enough to make quite a few people happy...

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  5. Philadelphia Phillies Rotation: 5 Ways to Maximize Talented Arms

    The Phillies may very well have the best rotation in baseball. However, being the best is often times not good enough. All it takes is one fluke to mess it up for everything else...

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  6. Philadelphia Phillies: 5 Reasons the Phils Are the NL Favorites

    The Philadelphia Phillies are apparently the favorites to win the National League this season. The betting odds according to Belmont have the Phillies on top of the National League...

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  7. Fantasy Baseball: 10 Players off Waivers To Help You Down the Stretch

    Fantasy baseball managers are all looking for that one missing piece to put their team over the edge and into the playoffs. However, it is much easier to try to find a diamond in the rough than it is to actually find that diamond...

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  8. Houston Astros: Grading Their Deadline Deals (or Non-Deals)

    I don't think that the Houston Astros will be criticized by anybody for selling at the trade deadline. On July 31, they were in dead last in the National League Central and were 24...

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  9. NL MVP Race: Who Are the Favorites in Wide Open Field?

    At the end of the season, the debate will surely be endless in the National League. Who really deserves to be the MVP? It is not that there is necessarily a lack of qualified recipients...

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  10. Cliff Lee and the Top 10 Contenders for the NL Cy Young Award

    Major League Baseball has almost finished another complete season. The ultimate prize is obviously a team one: winning the World Series...

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  11. Philadelphia Phillies: 5 Biggest Questions for the Rest of the Season

    As the best team in baseball right now, the Phillies are definitely the favorite to at least make it to the World Series, if not to win it all. However, no team is above being questioned...

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  12. Philadelphia Phillies: Success Across the Board After Hunter Pence Trade

    The Phillies have just finished off their best 10-game road trip in franchise history by going 9-1. A large part of the success that the Phillies have been enjoying can be attributed ...

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  13. Philadelphia Phillies: Jimmy Rollins Free Agency Will Raise Big Questions

    One of the biggest questions that will face Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. this off-season is whether or not to re-sign team leader Jimmy Rollins ...

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  14. Roy Halladay: Phillies Right-Hander Approaching Several Career Milestones

    After watching Roy Halladay secure his 15th victory last night, the 34-year-old right-hander now has reached that landmark for six consecutive seasons. Getting 15 wins is not necessarily an easy task, so I thought that it was worth pointing out...

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  15. Philadelphia Phillies: 5 Bold Predictions for the End of the Season

    The drama of the trade deadline has come and gone, so the world of Major League Baseball is preparing for the final push...

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  16. Roy Oswalt and Tim Lincecum: 2 Pitchers with a Similar History Face off

    Philadelphia Phillies fans will be hoping for a double-digit winning streak at the end of today, as Roy Oswalt returns from injury to face the at times dazzling Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants ...

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  17. Cliff Lee Has Most Philadelphia Phillies Shutouts Since Steve Carlton

    Cliff Lee threw his fifth shutout last night to defeat the Giants and give the Phillies their seventh straight win. With his fifth shutout, he has become the first Phillie since Steve Carlton to record five in a season...

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  18. Roy Oswalt: Returning to Phillies Rotation, Can He Replicate 2010 Success?

    Roy Oswalt is set to return to the Phillies rotation on Sunday. What does this mean for the Phillies? Most generally, it means that the fourth out of the Four Aces is returning for the home stretch of the baseball season...

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  19. 2011 MLB Trade Deadline: Are the Philadelphia Phillies Done Dealing?

    The 2011 trade deadline is about to come and go. The Phillies have already made one of the biggest splashes of the season by acquiring Hunter Pence from the Houston Astros , but one is left to wonder if the Phillies are really done dealing...

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  20. Philadelphia Phillies Trade Rumors: Is Mike Adams Still Under Consideration?

    Phillies trade rumors have largely revolved around a right-handed bat such as Carlos Beltran or Hunter Pence, however the rumors regarding a bullpen arm have been persistent and still seem to have life...

    Zak Schmoll Written by Zak Schmoll about almost 2 years ago 1,075 reads 3 comments

  21. Phillies Trade Rumors: Where Will Charlie Manuel's Right-Handed Bat Come From?

    In The Morning Call , Charlie Manuel reiterated his desire for a right-handed powerful bat: "If it's a hitter, I want somebody who can mash. I want somebody that can hit. I want somebody who definitely is proven and can balance our lineup...

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  22. Phillies Trade Rumors: Could Domonic Brown Finish the Deal for Hunter Pence?

    It is possible that by the end of the week Domonic Brown will not be playing in Philadelphia anymore. According to Jim Salisbury of CSN Philly, "there are indications that they would include outfielder Domonic Brown in a package...

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  23. Seven Things That Fans Should Know about Ervin Santana

    Despite the fact that Ervin Santana has not had an amazing record (now 6-8) so far this year, he pulled out a gem today for his first career no-hitter. He threw 76 of 105 pitches for strikes and compiled 10 strikeouts in the game...

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  24. Philadelphia Phillies Trade Rumors: Carlos Quentin Moving to South Philly?

    According to Bob Nightingale of USA Today , the Phillies are now scouting Carlos Quentin just in case the White Sox decide to move him...

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  25. Phillies Trade Rumors: Could Jason Giambi Be Moving to Philly?

    Yesterday, Ken Rosenthal tweeted that the Phillies might be interested in Jason Giambi of the Colorado Rockies . This is a very interesting yet unsuspecting thought for the Phillies...

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