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Utley is the Most Valuable Player on the Phillies. Will his return lead the team back to the playoffs for the first time since 1993?

The Phillies haven't been in the playoffs for almost fifteen years. Superstars Chase Utley and Ryan Howard may be just what the Team and the City of Philadelphia need.

The best MLB fantasy second basemen include Chase Utley, Robinson Cano, and sophomore sensation Dan Uggla.

The mid-year awards in the National League for Most Valuable Player, Cy Young, Rookie of the Half Year, Comeback Player and Free Agent Bust.

Maybe it was starting A.J. Burnett on short rest. Maybe it was just the Phillies incredible determination. Either way, the World Series is going back to Yankee Stadium.

The 2008 Philadelphia Phillies broke a championship drought that has lasted for 100 seasons in the City of Brotherly Love.

These five players have started off hot. Can they keep it up?

Major League Baseball (MLB) broke from tradition for this World Series and assigned veteran umpires with Series experience, hoping to reduce the number of dubious calls.

Howard has hit 109 home runs in just over two full seasons of play. His team should pay him now, and not subject Philly's best slugger to the nasty arbitration process.

The diminutive slugging shortstop was the most valuable player in the Senior Circuit this year. No doubt about it.

Tampa Bay and Philadelphia's similarities and differences will make for a very competitive Series

The 2007 MLB Fantasy Season is less than a month away. Here is baseball's First Team All-Fantasy squad.

The Phillies will win the NL East, Chase Utley will take the NL MVP, Mariano Rivera will finally get the AL Cy Young Award, and the Yankees will win the World Series.

The best hitters at each position for the 2007 National League baseball season.

The ten best players for your fantasy baseball team.

Here are the top 100 fantasy baseball players for the 2008 season.

Here are the Top 10 Hitters in Baseball for 2007. Newcomers Ryan Howard, Chase Utley and Travis Hafner join a crew of veterans led by Derek Jeter and Manny Ramirez.

Major leaguers dream of immortality in the Hall of Fame. Those who have the numbers early are in good shape but still have a ways to go to realize that dream.

One month into the 2007 MLB season, things are starting to fall into place for all pre-season favorites except the New York Yankees.

Since 1991, the Atlanta Braves under Bobby Cox have been the winningest team in baseball. This year, however, the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies are favored

With fifteen days to go until Opening Day 2007, these preseason MLB Power Rankings are a must-read for any fan of the National Pastime.

With only a month to go to the All-Star Game, it's time to study up on the best players at each position. Or, you can just do the usual and vote for your favorite guys.

It should be a fun year in the National League East, a division that is home to some great rivalries.

Philadelphia needed little offense in defeating Milwaukee 3-1 to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five National League Division Series. Hamels provided the pitching magic.

Cole Hamels wasn't quite the same as he was in game 1 of the NLDS but his teammates gave him just enough runs to get his second career postseason win.

It's an unlikely meeting, but now that the dust has settled, how do the two teams match up against each other?

Luis Montanez picked third by Cubs, Rocco Baldelli taken sixth by Tampa Bay. Beginning of strange saga for Matt Harrington.

Second base is not the best position from which to draft fantasy players. This year, however, the spot has quite a few players you will be happy to have on your team.

Chase Utley of the Phillies is healthy and poised to put up some serious fantasy numbers. Take him first among second basemen.

Now that the explosive bats of the Phillies and Yankees have come alive, pitching will mean everything in Game 6 (and maybe Game 7). It starts with Pedro vs. Pettitte.

The Fall Classic moves 108 miles to Citizen's Bank Park. It's just a matter of time before the Yankees offense erupts, but will it be during the first game in Philly?

Yankees lefty Andy Pettitte survived a shaky second inning, giving up three runs. But the veteran settled down well so the Bronx Bombers could take charge of the Series.

A stunning comeback involving two clutch Phillies home runs went for naught as last year's World Series phenom Brad Lidge imploded in the top of the ninth.

Two teams loaded with power are getting ready to face off in the World Series. Fans should be ready for plenty of home runs and drama between the Yankees and Phillies.

The last game in the "old" Yankee Stadium was pitched by Andy Pettitte, and this year's last game in the "new" Yankee Stadium might also be pitched by Andy Pettitte.

Two of the hottest teams in baseball will square off in this series to determine the NL's representative in the Wolrd Series.

Here are the five best candidates for the National League MVP award.

Having already compromised his starting rotation by starting A.J. Burnett on the road in game 5, Yankees manager Joe Girardi may have backed himself into a corner.

With less than two weeks to go in the 2007 baseball season, the National League East division is suddenly up for grabs.

The Brewers will rely on timely home runs and hope their bullpen gets hot in the postseason, while the more well rounded Phillies hope to build on 2007's NLDS loss.

Second base has been covered by some of baseball's outstanding hitters, fielders, and baserunners. Amazingly, most of them played more than a half-century ago.

Who will be the National League's most valuable player? Some experts believe Carlos Delgado, clutch-hitting first baseman, deserves strong consideration.

Players traded in mid-season star in playoffs as ex-Red Sox Manny and Los Angeles try to beat Chicago rotation of Dempster, Zambrano, and former Oakland A's Rich Harden.

With Cole Hamels pitching, the Phillies are looking to take command of the World Series at home against the New York Yankees.

The Phillies come to sprng training fresh off their first division crown in almost 15 years, and they look pretty good. Like everyone else, they must stay healthy.

With just two teams remaining, here's a breakdown of the upcoming World Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Philadelphia Phillies. The series begins Wednesday night.

Becoming a good hitter in baseball takes practice, and a few basic moves that all hitters should remember.

When future fans think of the 2008 Home Run Derby, they will think of what Josh Hamilton for baseball, erasing the steroid cloud that has plagued the sport for years.

These are the best junior-aged players in baseball's senior circuit, and some of them have aged well beyond their years already.

Four teams are still in contention in the National League East, while one team is already playing out the string.