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It's Time to Pay Ryan Howard
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.
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500 Home Runs
Five players have an opportunity to reach 500 home runs this season.
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Chase Utley and Ryan Howard
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.
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2008 Philadelphia Phillies Preview
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.
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MLB's Biggest Surprises of 2008
Just two months into the 2008 baseball season, these players and teams have been the game's biggest surprises.
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Jimmy Rollins is the N.L. MVP
The diminutive slugging shortstop was the most valuable player in the Senior Circuit this year. No doubt about it.
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National League East: 5 Questions
The East should be the most competitive division in the National League. The following five questions will go beyond the obvious to help sort things out in the division.
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2007 MLB Fantasy First Basemen
The first baseman is often the best player on a MLB Fantasy Team. This article will help you choose the best player for your squad.
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2008 Fantasy Baseball Top 10
The ten best players for your fantasy baseball team.
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2008 Fantasy Baseball Top 100
Here are the top 100 fantasy baseball players for the 2008 season.
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2008 National League MVP Candidates
There are a lot of genuine MVP candidates in the National League, including old names like Pujols and Howard, and new ones like Ryan Braun and Ryan Ludwick.
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2008 Top 10 Fantasy First Baseman
Choosing the right first baseman can make or break your fantasy baseball team.
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Baseball Managers on the Hot Seat
A month of baseball is in the books and some managers are already on the hot seat. A look at four teams not living up to expectations.
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Baseball Playoff Preview
Old favorites like the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Red Sox combined with young guns like Tampa and the Brewers should make for some exciting post season baseball
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Bud Selig Was Right
Home runs and strikeouts are exciting. They keep casual fans interested because both are dramatic. They are fun.
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Is The Office Jumping the Shark?
Interest in the US TV show "The Office" has grown as a result of its characters' inability to get together. Will viewing audiences tune in if they manage to get together?
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Mets, Phillies top NL East
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
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National League All Star Ballot
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.
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Phillies Beat Dodgers in 2008 NLCS Opener
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.
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Breaking Down the Rays and the Phillies
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.
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National League Championship Series Preview
Two of the hottest teams in baseball will square off in this series to determine the NL's representative in the Wolrd Series.
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Best MLB Fantasy Hitters in 2007
With one quarter of the season already gone, here is a baseball fantasy update on the best players, the biggest surprises and the major disappointments for 2007.
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2008 NLDS: Brewers vs. Phillies
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.
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Adrian Gonzalez: Great Statistics Overlooked
The outstanding season of Adrian Gonzalez is being overlooked as the dismal Padres continue to plummet in the standings.
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Is Carlos Delgado National League MVP?
Who will be the National League's most valuable player? Some experts believe Carlos Delgado, clutch-hitting first baseman, deserves strong consideration.
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Phillies Beat Brewers in 2008 NLDS Opener
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.
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Sabathia, Manny Ramirez in 2008 NL Post Season
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.
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Will Baseball Blackball Bonds?
Barry Bonds needs but 23 homers to tie Hank Aaron's all-time records- yet the game, the times and his body are all telling him his day is past.
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Best of the New Baseball Parks
When Camden Yards opened in Baltimore in 1992, it forever changed the way that MLB parks would be designed and built. Here are three of the best new "retro" fields.
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Brewers 2008 World Series Chances
If the Milwaukee Brewers make the 2008 playoffs, they will have a hard time advancing to the World Series due to their lack of experience and questionable pitching.
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Jones and Berkman Stats
Chipper Jones and Lance Berkman are both putting up amazing offensive numbers so far this season. Here's how they stack up against each other.
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MLB Weekly Power Rankings
The Red Sox bounced back nicely from a tough stretch by sweeping the Giants over the weekend. But in two weeks, the Yankees lopped six games off Boston's division lead.
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National League All-Spuds
These are the best junior-aged players in baseball's senior circuit, and some of them have aged well beyond their years already.
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Phillies Lose to Dodgers in 2008 NLCS Game 3
The Phillies' 45-year-old starting pitcher, Jamie Moyer, lasted less than two innings in Game 3 as the Dodgers roughed him up early.
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Phillies Win Game 2 of 2008 NLDS Against Brewers
The Brewers sent their ace, CC Sabathia, to the mound in the hopes that he'd shut down the Phillies and help Milwaukee even the series. He lasted just 3 2/3 innings.
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Phillies Win Game 4 of 2008 NLCS Against Dodgers
Shane Victorino and pinch hitter Matt Stairs provided late-game heroics for the Phillies as they came back to defeat the Dodgers and take a stranglehold on the series
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The AL MVP Race
As the last few weeks of summer pass by, and the crisp autumn air replaces warm summer breezes, the great debates for MVP will once again commence.
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Twenty Hall of Famers in 1958
Ted Williams and Stan Musial were finishing up, Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays were reaching their peaks, while Frank and Brooks Robinson were just starting.
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2007 National League All-Star Team
Here are the top two players at each position in the National League.
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2007 National League Stat Leaders
The 2007 baseball season was one for the ages. Records fell, milestones were met and front-runners collapsed. Here is a wrap-up on the NL's top hitters and pitchers.
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2007 NL Midseason Baseball Awards
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.
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Baseball's Current Top 10 Hitters
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.
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Ford, Mantle, and the Rules
Ford and Mantle had to promise the Yankees that they would be "good boys," obey the club's rules, not miss any trains or planes, and distinguish midnight from noon.
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National League Divisional Series Preview
The first round looks like an opportunity for a slam dunk for both Philadelphia and Chicago
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Phillies Win Game 2 of 2008 NLCS Against Dodgers
The Phillies jumped out front of the Dodgers early and survived late scares to hold on for Game 2 victory. Starting pitcher Brett Myers was the difference...offensively.
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Phillies Win Game 5 of 2008 NLCS Against Dodgers
It's been 14 years and 357 days since the Phillies last played a World Series game. That's when Mitch Williams gave up the series-winning home run to Joe Carter.
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The History of Baseball's MVP Award
The MVP award has been around, in one form or another, for almost a century. Here's a brief history of its origins and many incarnations.
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Top 10 Fantasy Second Basemen
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.
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2007 MLB Quarterly Report: NL East
The Mets are playing like it's 1986. Sporting the second best record in the majors, the Metropolitans are on the verge of opening up a big lead in their division.
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MLB Weekly Power Ratings
Even after a week where the Red Sox went 2-5, they still hold the top spot by virtue of having the best record in baseball and the largest disvision lead in the MLB.
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