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• Without a Perfect Closer, Phillies Go for The 4-Headed One
• By Ed Price 10/06/2009 7:00 PM ET
• PHILADELPHIA -- And the Phillies' postseason closer is ... Brad Blappson. Or maybe ... J.A. Madgeton. That's about as clear as manager Charlie Manuel could make it Tuesday, a day before ... More »
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• The Dugout: Jokes and Jokes, Month of July Edition
• By Jon Bois 7/31/2009 8:00 PM ET
• July was some kind of month. We saw, among other things, a perfect game, an All-Star Game, an exodus of players to competitive teams, our monthly ration of steroid drama, and a baseball executive who ... More »
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• Starting Five: Central = Astros + Naughts
• By Ed Price 7/23/2009 6:00 AM ET
• Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead. You Oughta Know ... The Astros are a game out of first place. A little more than a month ago -- ... More »
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• Already Focus of Baseball, Halladay Gets All-Star Nod
• By Ed Price 7/13/2009 12:12 PM ET
• ST. LOUIS – In past All-Star Games, Roy Halladay would look around the clubhouse and wonder if he really belonged. It's that same reluctance to be the center of attention that has made the past ... More »
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• All-Star Teams Need Alternate Pitchers
• By Matt Snyder 7/08/2009 3:33 PM ET
• As we all know, one of the biggest concerns with Major League Baseball's All-Star Game, now that it decides which league will have home-field advantage in the World Series, is the availability of ... More »
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• The Dugout: Mistakes Were Made
• By Jon Bois 7/06/2009 4:40 PM ET
• The All-Star Game rosters were announced Sunday, and both the American League and National League rosters seem to be missing some names. Baseball fans unwittingly exhibited the follies of the ... More »
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• The Dugout: Jokes and Jokes
• By Jon Bois 6/30/2009 11:30 PM ET
• June was quite a month. On the field, Randy Johnson earned his 300th win, and the Rockies caught fire after promoting Jim Tracy to manager. Off the field, Donald Fehr stepped down as executive ... More »
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• Baseball Brunch: Imbalance, Irregularities Abound in Interleague Play
• By Ed Price 6/28/2009 10:00 AM ET
• Every Sunday, MLB FanHouse empties out its notebook in Baseball Brunch. "This concludes our test of the emergency attendance enhancement system. We now return to the regularly scheduled season." Yes, ... More »
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• Starting Five: Defending Champs Tumbling Hard
• By Ed Price 6/27/2009 6:00 AM ET
• Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead. You Oughta Know ... That the Phillies are grateful to be in the NL East. The division got ... More »
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• Yankees, Phillies Deliver October Feel
• By Lisa Olson 5/24/2009 10:41 PM ET
• NEW YORK – Jimmy Rollins swears he isn't obsessed with teams from New York. He doesn't spend late nights worrying about whether the Mets might finally shake the choke collars from around their ... More »
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• Big Papi's Anguish Has Many Faces
• By Tom Herrera 5/15/2009 4:55 PM ET
• I'd say the photo collection above accurately sums up David Ortiz's season so far. It hit rock bottom on Thursday as the Red Sox slugger (?) went 0-for-7 with three strikeouts, and left ... wait for ... More »
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• Roto Rush: The Rebirth of Rickie Weeks
• By Tom Herrera 5/14/2009 1:45 PM ET
• Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday. Remember when Rickie Weeks was a hot new prospect whose ... More »
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• Charlie Manuel 'Sad' for Former Pupil
• By Ed Price 5/07/2009 5:34 PM ET
• NEW YORK – Charlie Manuel was Manny Ramirez's manager in 1993 in Triple-A, Ramirez's hitting coach with Cleveland in 1994-99 and Ramirez's manager again with the 2000 Indians. And Manuel's ... More »
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• Beware the Dugouts of April: A Belated Look at the Phillies and Braves
• By Jon Bois 4/30/2009 4:00 PM ET
• To recap: when The Dugout set forth to preview every team in baseball, we skipped over the Phillies and Braves. Some of you were disappointed, and I attempted to get cute by previewing the Montreal ... More »
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• MLB Power Rankings: Week 3
• By Will Brinson 4/22/2009 12:00 PM ET
• MLB Power Rankings: Where we care what you've done for us lately when we break down the who's who and the what's what in the baseball world each week. HAVE YOU HEARD? YANKEE STADIUM HAS A WIND ... More »
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• Cole Hamels Out for Phils' Opener
• By Will Brinson 3/30/2009 7:00 PM ET
• Cole Hamels' elbow has been the subject of much scrutiny this offseason, as the Phillies' chances at repeating as World Series champions certainly require that the ace is healthy most of the season. ... More »
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• Notes From Sin City: Even With K-Rod, Mets Still Need Plenty of Work
• By Andrew Johnson 12/09/2008 10:40 PM ET
• Our MLB editor files dispatches from the Winter Meetings in Las Vegas in Notes From Sin City. While the baseball world watches and waits for Mark Teixeira and CC Sabathia to make up their mind, or ... More »
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• Now That He Has a Ring, Charlie Manuel Wants an Extension
• By Matt Watson 12/08/2008 3:30 PM ET
• After giving the city of Philadelphia their first championship of any major sport in 28 years, Charlie Manuel is hoping to stick around a while. His current contract goes through this season with a ...
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• Tampa Bay Connection: Lou Pinella and Joe Maddon Named Managers of the Year
• By Matt Snyder 11/12/2008 2:25 PM ET
• Much like the Cubs and Rays Rookies of the Year, the two teams took the Manager of the Year honor in each respective league with very little question. The only realistic candidate in either league, ...
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• Transition Ahead for World Champion Phils
• By Andrew Johnson 10/30/2008 8:00 PM ET
• Last year, the Red Sox celebrated their championship by re-signing World Series MVP Mike Lowell and bringing back several other role players. Their only major addition from outside the organization ... More »
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