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March 10, 2010

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Eric Schwartz
Grinding My Gears
is all the stuff that gets under your skin. Bad calls in a game, fans storming the court after a regular win, comments by players...

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By The Numbers
simply put is research comparing records and statistics from today to bygone eras

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Gold In Sight

November 10th, 2009 by Jason Weisbecker

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Tomorrow the National League Gold Glove Award Winners will be announced. There is a good possibility that the trophy room will be “philled” with red and blue.

Jimmy Rollins with his Major-League best .990 fielding percentage will almost certainly win his 3rd straight Gold Glove, but he may not be alone. Shane Victorino and Chase Utley also have a good chance of joining Rollins. For Victorino, it would be his 2nd consecutive Gold Glove and for Utley his 1st. Carlos Ruiz, [...]

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Phillies decline option on Pedro Feliz

November 8th, 2009 by Eric Schwartz

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It looks like someone new will be playing the hot corner next season for the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Phillies announced that they have declined their $5.5 million 2010 option on third baseman Pedro Feliz.

Although General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said he won’t rule out bringing back Feliz, it looks as though the Phillies will look at the free agent market when it comes to finding a replacement.

The list of quality free agents is not a deep one. It is headlined by [...]

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Still no closer or closure for Philadelphia

September 12th, 2009 by Joseph Birmingham

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Jamie Moyer was back in a familiar role for the Phillies today. He stepped back on the mound as a starting pitcher for the first time since his demotion to the bullpen. It definitely showed that he was a little rusty, but the oldest player in baseball shook off the cobwebs after allowing hits to the first five batters he faced and got back in the starting rhythm. After falling behind 4-0 in the first inning, Moyer promptly dispatched the [...]

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Howard Powers Phillies Past Braves

August 29th, 2009 by BigGreek24

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After a disappointing three days in Pittsburgh that saw the Phillies drop two of three to the Pirates, the Phillies returned home Friday night and Ryan Howard blasted two homers (36 and 37) in between the rain drops to push the Phillies to a 4-2 win against the Braves.

Howards display was just another day at the office for the big man who certainly knows what its like to have big games this time of year.   Howard certainly knows what its [...]

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