TPI took last weekend off and you have my sincerest apologies. On a rather humorous note, the Red Sox have tried to trade the Lance Armstrong of the Baseball World (Mike Lowell) to the Texas Rangers and would look to replace him with….drumroll….Adrian Beltre. I am not a general manager, though I do manage several [...]
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According to the Associated Press Charlie Manuel has had a change of heart and has decided to go with Joe Blanton in Game 4 of the World Series.
Manuel concerned for Lee said “I don’t think he’s ready for it on three days’ rest,” Manuel said. “I think you’re taking a chance on really pushing him.” [...]
There’s really not much drama left in the NL East these days now that the Phils have clinched and the Braves have sort of exploded after teasing us for a couple of weeks there with an improbable late run toward the Rockies and the NL Wild Card. Ironically, there is still some juice flowing from [...]
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The Philadelphia Phillies took the final game of the three game set, 4-2 yesterday in Atlanta even during a rain delay. Ben Francisco started the scoring with an RBI double and Raul Ibanez, Pedro Feliz and Chase Utley added solo RBI’s for them. Cliff Lee had started the game but onlt went four because of [...]
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Cliff Lee rebounded from a few bad outtings with a stellar game on Tuesday night. Cliff Lee(7-2) pitched a complete game shutout giving up only six hits and walking three while striking out nine batters on 124 pitches. He was given all five runs of offense in the first and second on a Chase Utley [...]
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The Phillies put their big trade aquisition on the mound last night in Washington, hoping that he could get back in form. Cliff Lee looked great through four innings, while only allowing a run and then things got scary. Lee(6-2) ended up allowing ten hits and five runs(four earned) in seven innings plus of work. [...]
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In Houston, the Astros handed Cliff Lee his second straight big loss. Lee(5-2) lasted only three innings while allowing nine hits and six runs including a two run shot to Hunter Pence on way to a 7-0 win. Wandy Rodriguez(13-9) went seven innings allowing only seven hits and no runs to get his 13th win [...]
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Mets starter Bobby Parnell started strong, but a tough Cubs line-up was too much for the young right hander, who gave up a grand slam home run to Jake Fox in the fifth inning as an otherwise light-hitting Cubs line-up took down the New Yorkers 11-4 at Wrigley on Saturday. To make matters worse, [...]
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The Philadelphia Phillies(73-52, 1st in NL East) had a bit of a surprise and a possible worry when in Pittsburgh this week. They had opportunities to win all three games, and three times late comebacks caused at the least, extra innings if not a loss. Monday and Tuesday the leads were blown by the bullpen, [...]
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Yesterday, fresh off a stunning triple play ender to a ball game, Cliff Lee looked to make it three of four against the deteriorated Mets. Lee(5-0) went seven innings allowing six hits and two runs, while striking out five and both runs allowed were in the first inning. He got plenty of support from big [...]
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