Mike Quade’s Road Less Traveled, But Not Abandoned

When Mike Quade took over for Lou Piniella, no one expected him to be a permanent fixture inside the Chicago Cubs clubhouse. Nearly two months after picking up his first win as Cubs manager, Quade has the job on a full-time basis after signing a two-year contract on Tuesday. Now, few expect a former interim [...]

Joey Cora Is Likely To Return To White Sox Next Year

White Sox bench coach Joey Cora is expected to return to the White Sox next year as the job market for him is getting increasingly smaller as time goes on. Once believe to be on the list of potential candidates for the vacate manger position for the Seattle Mariners, the Mariners announced that Joey Cora [...]

Phillies’ offense comes out firing to complete the sweep in 10-5 win over Marlins

Roy Halladay picked up his 19th win of the season as the Philadelphia Phillies completed the sweep of the Florida Marlins after their 10-5 win on Wednesday night. They have now won 16 of their last 20 games and hold on to a three-game lead over the Atlanta Braves in the NL East. The Phillies [...]

Derrek Lee’s numbers against NL East pitchers

The Atlanta Braves nation is excited about having a first baseman with a pulse again. I felt it is important to look how Lee has fared against the pitchers he will face the most over the remainder of the season. Phillies pitchers – Roy Oswalt – 18-65, .277 average with a .338 OBP and .492 [...]

Phillies rally to beat Marlins 5-4 in extra innings

The Philadelphia Phillies scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning to tie the game up before eventually completing the sweep after a 5-4 win over the Florida Marlins Thursday night. Carlos Ruiz hit the game-winning solo home run in the top of the 10th inning to help the Phillies stay within two [...]

Phillies pick up 11th win in 13 games after 7-2 win over Marlins

The Philadelphia Phillies remain two games back of the Atlanta Braves after beating the Florida Marlins 7-2 Wednesday night. It was their third-straight win and 11 in 13 games—despite Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, and Shane Victorino being on the disabled list. For the third straight game, Kyle Kendrick was effective for the Phillies, allowing just [...]

Halladay picks up 13th win in Phillies 6-1 win over Marlins

Thanks to the help of the New York Mets, the Philadelphia Phillies moved to within two games of the Atlanta Braves in the NL East after a 6-1 win over the Florida Marlins Tuesday night. While he may not have thrown a perfect game this time around, Roy Halladay had another solid outing for the [...]

Big Series Against the Phillies

The Florida Marlins welcome the Philadelphia Phillies to town today to start a huge 3 game series in Miami. This isn’t just any other series for the Marlins, as they trail in both the division (7 games) and the Wild Card (7.5 games). Seeing as they trail the Phillies in both, they can’t really afford [...]

Phillies-Marlins preview: Five questions for Fightin’ Marlins’ Brett Rosin

The Philadelphia Phillies open up a three-game series with the Florida Marlins on Tuesday as they look to keep pace with the Atlanta Braves in the NL East. Dan Parzych: The last time Roy Halladay pitched against the Florida Marlins, he became the 20th pitcher in major league history to throw a perfect game. How [...]

Marlins Showcase Their Talents During All-Star Festivities

For the first time since 1996, the National League won the mid-season classic and FINALLY regained home field advantage for this years N.L. representative in the World Series. And apparently not too much of America seems to care. Tuesday night’s showdown rendered the lowest viewers for an All-Star game EVER. Yes, I said EVER. Perhaps the [...]

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