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Philly SportsCast #145 – August 27, 2008 We’re back from vacation, but not a whole lot has changed around here. The Phillies seem to be hanging with the Mets and may be able to squeak into the playoffs and who the hell is Dr. Z and how the hell does he have the Eagles...
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The Red Sox have acquired Mark Kotsay for a mid-level prospect, according to major-league sources. The player headed to Atlanta hasn’t been identified yet. Kotsay was drawing interest from the Phillies. Read via SportsCade. Share this link: Email
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Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal is reporting that Braves centerfielder Mark Kotsay could be the biggest name traded before Sunday, the deadline for setting postseason rosters. Kotsay, has cleared waivers ans is wanted by the Phillies and the Red Sox who have both placed left-handed hitting outfielders on the DL. Kotsay, who turns 33 on...
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The Phillies beat the Dodgers 5-0 tonight to complete a four-game sweep and get a little revenge after being swept themselves in a four-game series in LA earlier this month. While he has shit the bed this series, this one was all Jimmy Rollins as the reigning MVP went 3-3 – single, double, triple,...
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New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora has ligament damage in his left knee and will miss the season. Umenyiora was carted off the field in the second quarter of the team’s preseason game against the Jets last night. The six-year veteran could not put any weight on his left leg. …very good news...
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Kevin Curtis, the only 1,000-yard receiver of the Andy Reid era other than Terrell Owens, will have sports-hernia surgery today. Imagine what this does to an Eagles team struggling to find a number one wide receiver. It is understood the the Eagles’ Oct. 19 bye week could be a target for Curtis’ return, in...
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The NL East crown is being handed to the Philies – all they have to do is take it. With the news that Mets’ closer Billy Wagner latest MRI came back with additional inflammation in his left elbow – the team has no idea of when he might be able to return to the...
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Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin wants out – will the Eagles make a play? While it is known that the Cardinals have no intention of trading the two-time Pro Bowler, it is going to be tough for the tea to hold on to a player making this much of a stink about his...
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According to Jeff Passan’s Playoff Pulse column, the Phillies will have a tough time making the National League playoffs. Passan cites AccuScore, which ran a simulation of the rest of the ’08 season 10,000 times, and came up with this mess: Chicago Cubs: 98.3 Milwaukee Brewers: 69.5 New York Mets: 60.2 – puke Arizona...
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…but with Johan Santana pitching like he did yesterday, will they need it? The Mets have acquired right-hander Luis Ayala from the Washington Nationals in order to sure up its nasty bullpen. Ayala is 1-8 with a 5.77 ERA this season and he’s appeared in a ton of games (62). Accoring to the Associated...
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Not sure if this dude is an Eagles fan, but man things are really nasty out there… The United States Attorney’s Office announced the filing of a complaint against a Philadelphia man charged with mailing threatening communications to the New York Giants head coach. Herbert Alex Simpson, 30, was accused of sending two letters...
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Philly SportsCast #144 – August 13, 2008 We are overwhelmed by both the way this inept Phillies team is playing and the unfounded optimism this Eagles team has. What is going on here? Download Share this link: Email
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