Posts Tagged ‘ Postseason ’

"I'm just embracing being here as a new member of the Phillies," said Sweeney, 37, who has never appeared in the postseason. "Any time I can go out there and play, whether it be a pinch-hit or giving big Ryan...
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During the 2008 season it seemed Brad Lidge was unstoppable. And he pretty much was. He converted all 41 save opportunities during the regular season as well as seven more in the postseason. Lidge always found ways to get the job done. Now a days he is content on finding...
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The Phillies gained postseason roster flexibility today when they placed right-hander Danys Baez on the 15-day disabled list with back spasms. The Phillies, who recalled left-hander Antonio Bastardo from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to take Baez's place, have 28 players eligible...
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By FRANK WARD DailyPhiladelphian.com Editor And down the stretch they come… And down they all go. Tripping and flailing over each other. There’s no other way to describe the National League East and Wild Card playoff races as we head toward the craziness of September. No team seems to want to take their fate by the balls and...
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Pedroia not having fun Dustin Pedroia is back on the disabled list, just when he thought he would be helping the Red Sox make a run for the postseason.
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By FRANK WARD DailyPhiladelphian.com Editor Thanks to a wedding and three week honeymoon in Greece that included a trip to the ER, your DailyPhiladelphian has been MIA for a lot of good, bad and ugly in the Philly sports world. Time to play a little catch up as we make a comeback heading into the stretch...
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BARRING DIVINE intervention, it may be safe to say that this season is a wash for the Union when it comes to eking its way into the Major League Soccer playoff picture.
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According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, a Phillies club official responded “maybe” when asked if the team was interested in signing the recently released Brad Hawpe. Rosenthal also mentions the White Sox and Rangers as other possible fits, but notes that the Red Sox are unlikely to make a play for the lefthanded first...
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THEY GAVE Pat Burrell a standing ovation last night for what he did for them in 2008 and gave another to Chase Utley for what he might do for them still in 2010. Ryan Howard took pregame grounders again as the dugout discussion centered once again on w...
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NEW YORK - If the postseason began today, the Phillies would, once again, be a participant. It might not sound like much, and it probably isn't, since October is still more than a month away and Major League Baseball doesn't have a habit of announcing ...
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Five-time All-Star Mike Sweeney says he'll be happy with any job the Philadelphia Phillies give him, and he's hoping the payoff will be his first postseason berth. Sweeney joined his new team Thursday, one day after being traded by Seattle. He ...
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Roy Oswalt makes his Phillies debut tonight. A few thoughts about the trade: It looks like a favorable one for the Phillies, doesn't it? They get Oswalt through 2011, possibly 2012. They get $11 million to help pay the...
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Houston Astros ace Roy Oswalt is a very popular man. At least four teams in the race for the postseason sent...
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Eight. That’s how many times a Wild Card team has made it to the World Series in the past decade, including both participants in 2002 with Anaheim and San Francisco getting in. As long as you make it to the postseason, anything can happen. Teams don’t necessarily want to make it in as a runner-up...
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CHICAGO - If general manager Ruben Amaro can somehow pull off a trade for a quality starting pitcher before the July 31 deadline, the Phillies would have to like their postseason chances for one simple reason: Cole Hamels is back.
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From: Gonzalez, John To: Fox, Ashley; Fitzpatrick, Frank Subject: Second-half comeback? Baseball is back. The Phils will try to chase down the surprising Atlanta Braves, a team that just acquired shortstop Alex Gonzalez. Time for some second-half specu...
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