No late additions planned for Phils' roster
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No late additions planned for Phils' roster
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Phils' training staff honored with award
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Philly Mayor Keeps WS Wager, To Paint Bronx School
WCBSTV.com: Your Source For New Yor (Free subscription) | yesterday
His team didn't win, but Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is keeping his World Series promise. Nutter and Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a first-of-its kind wager on the World Series between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies. The losing city's mayor would travel to the winning city and participate ni a volunteer service project, while wearing of course a jersey from the winning...
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The Bullpen
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday
NEEDS Their biggest needs, in order, appear to be a back-of-the- bullpen arm with the stuff to pitch the eighth and ninth innings, a multiple-innings arm, and a dependable situational lefty. The Phillies are hoping to re-sign Chan Ho Park, which would fill the multi-innings void and also give them another pitcher for l
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For Phillies, expect few fireworks in free agency
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday
SEVEN YEARS AGO, the Phillies publicly pursued free-agent slugger Jim Thome. At the stroke of midnight on the deadline that teams could make formal offers, then-general manager Ed Wade fired off an e-mail and followed it up with a long, from-the-heart letter.
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Phillies say Gillick not returning to Toronto
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Phillies strongly deny a pair of stories in the Toronto Star indicating that Pat Gillick, who became their general manager before the 2006 season and helped the franchise win only its second world championship 3 years later, could be heading back to the organization where he first made his reputation as a top executive.
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With 15 wins, Lincecum earns second Cy Young
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday
Talk about a freak - Tim Lincecum needed just 15 wins to bag another NL Cy Young Award. Yup, throw out those old baseball cards. Wins and losses don't mean much anymore when it comes time for voters to pick baseball's best pitchers. It's all about WHIP, FIP, BABIP and other lines of alphabet soup.
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Phillies have specific free-agent needs
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday
General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. and his staff have long since established their off-season priorities: The Phillies need to sign a third baseman, remake their bench, and improve their bullpen. Now they can begin to convert plans into reality.
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Baseball Notes: Giants' Lincecum wins 2d straight Cy Young
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday
NEW YORK - Tim Lincecum needed just 15 wins to take the NL Cy Young Award for the second straight year.
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Bill Conlin: A massacre of baseball's records
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
THERE IS A SCENE in "The Godfather" where Vito Corleone has just called in the favor owed him by Amerigo Bonasero, the undertaker. He is to use all his powers to make the ambushed Sonny presentable for a traditional "family" viewing. He draws back the sheet covering his son and sobs for the only time in the film.
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Phillies Notes: Free Agent Targets, Park, Eyre
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Scott Lauber of The News Journal spoke to Philadelphia Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. today about some of the team's offseason plans. Here are a few of the highlights from Lauber's article: The Phillies' offseason wishlist: a third baseman, bullpen help, bench depth, and starting pitching depth. The team expects to have about $120MM committed in salaries and $20MM to spend to fill their needs. Amaro Jr....
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Ryan Howard turns 30
The Good Phight (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Ryan Howard turns 30 LGT his Baseball Reference page. Just goes to show that he (and the core) are not particularly young anymore.
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Giants' Lincecum wins second consecutive Cy Young
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Giants ace Tim Lincecum won the NL Cy Young Award on Thursday for the second consecutive season to become the first repeat winner since Randy Johnson, emerging from one of the tightest votes in the history of the honor.
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Is it Time to Trust the Phillies?
The Good Phight (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
More photos » by Matt Rourke - AP Can't see through the smug (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Browse more photos » Through the first two weeks of the off-season, I haven’t heard much out of the Phillies ’ front office that’s made me happy. The payroll isn’t going up much , despite a year of record attendance and post-season revenues I assume they didn’t budget for but...
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Footprints in the Snow: Phillies
The FanHouse - Gonzaga Basketball (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
by Knox Bardeen Filed under: Phillies , NL East Footprints in the Snow is FanHouse's look at the paths to be forged by MLB teams this winter as they look ahead to 2010. Philadelphia Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro made it a point not to bring back the exact same lineup in 2009 after winning the World Series in 2008. He succeeded in that goal by replacing the departed Pat Burrell with Raul Ibanez...
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Utley ties Jackson's record for homers in a Series
ayushmatia30xz | 11/08/2009
PHILADELPHIA – Chase Utley ripped a no-doubt-about-it shot to right, put his head down and ran around the bases so quickly he nearly passed Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino. Even in the World Series, Utley doesn't pause to admire his homers. He's had plenty of opportunities, too, connecting five times to tie Reggie Jackson's record set in 1977 with the Yankees. "Obviously it's great company," Utley...
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Burnett a bust in Game 5, Yankees thumped by Phils
bela13xc5 | 11/07/2009
PHILADELPHIA – A.J. Burnett started walking briskly off the mound before manager Joe Girardi even got there. The erratic right-hander already was finished — and he knew it. With a chance to pitch the New York Yankees to their first World Series championship in nine years, Burnett was a major bust in Game 5 on Monday night. He gave up a three-run homer before retiring a hitter and was chased with nobody...
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Injured Cabrera replaced by Pena on NY roster
bancroftva4tb | 11/07/2009
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) –The New York Yankees replaced injured outfielder Melky Cabrera with rookie infielder Ramiro Pena on their World Series roster prior to Monday night's Game Five, Major League Baseball announced. Cabrera, who had been hitting .271 in the postseason, strained his hamstring during Sunday's 7-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies that gave New York a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven...