Posts Tagged ‘ MLB ’

AccuScore uses past performance statistics to describe how players perform under different environmental,...
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Next time, bring a glove As any reader of MLB.com knows by now, a guy named Bo is the sorriest dude in Houston right about now.
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Obligatory Strasburg Item We love Sirius XM, but somehow we missed Chicago White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper's observations on Washington Nationals wonderkid Stephen Strasburg on MLB Network Radio on Thursday. (We were probably tuned to Jason Ellis t...
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The Philadelphia Phillies signed pitcher Roy Oswalt from the Houston Astros in the boldest move of Thursday's trades in Major League Baseball. Miguel Tejada, Jorge Cantu and Matt Capps also moved ahead of Saturday's deadline for swaps. Philadel...
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With the bases loaded, two outs and the game tied in the top of the seventh, Charlie Manuel let his pitcher, Joe Blanton, hit. It was all downhill from there for the sagging Philadelphia Phillies. Rookie Jaime Garcia struck out Blanton on three pitches...
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Don't expect the Phillies to sign righthander Pedro Martinez again this season, according to MLB.com. General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. spoke with Martinez's agent, Fernando Cuza, on Tuesday, and Cuza told him that Martinez has not yet thrown off a mound.
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Pedro Martinez has yet to throw off a mound this year, so the chances that he signs with the Phillies for a second consecutive year appear to be dwindling. MLB.com’s Todd Zolecki reports that Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. spoke to Pedro’s agent, Fernando Cuza, and determined that things have changed since last year....
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Charlie Manuel, Ryan Howard, and Roy Halladay are the Philadelphia representatives taking part in this year's MLB All-Star game. They're tasked with winning a mid-summer classic for the National League for the first time since 1996 when the Senior Circuit...
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Here are photos from the festivities surrounding the 2010 MLB All-Star game in Anaheim, California.
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Yesterday, in the MLB Futures Game, Domonic Brown left early with minor tightness in his hamstring. He was pulled from the game in the first inning, mostly as a precautionary measure, which is of course the right move. Brown will be fine and should be back in the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs lineup on Thursday...
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All eyes were on the kid from Ohio State. Fresh off his MLB ballpark tour of tossing out first pitches and singing “Take me out to the Ballgame,” Evan Turner made his debut in a Sixers uniform. But, two second year guards stole the show. Jrue Holiday played with the court awareness of a veteran and...
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Thanks to Carlos Ruiz’s trip to the DL and the fact that Brian Schneider played last night and is old, the Phillies will start catcher Dane Sardinha behind the plate today as they go for a sweep against the Indians. As The 700 Level points out,...
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Food for thought on an off-day. Pitching Phillies pitchers have allowed a mere 158 walks this season, the lowest mark in the NL and second in MLB only to the Twins. The Phils bullpen has been the most well-rested relief corps in the NL (in terms of reliever games pitched), and second in MLB to the Mariners. The...
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THE PHILLIES continued their quest to find young arms and replenish their depth at catcher on the final day of the baseball draft.
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The Phillies have always drafted a good amount of pitchers. But after last night, Day 2 of the draft, there was an unusual 20 pitchers taken through the first 30 rounds.
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