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Nationals raise expectations
Time must fly if you're Mike Rizzo. Less than three years ago, Rizzo was an interim general manager of the Washington Nationals, charged with getting Scott Boras to sign off on a deal for Stephen Strasburg, the San Diego State ace billed as a once-a-...
Tags: World Series, Philadelphia Phillies, Stephen Strasburg, John Lannan, Edwin Jackson
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Phillies' fear: Becoming the new Cubs
Say this for the Phillies. They got a World Series title and five consecutive playoff seasons out of their payroll escalation. But are they about to suffer Cubs-like pain? That's the question that faces general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. as he faces a...
Tags: Gaby Sanchez, Alex Gordon, Jarrod Dyson, Paul Konerko, Cliff Lee
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Competition awaits as Phillies head south
The luxuries the Philadelphia Phillies have been afforded during their most recent spring trainings are no more. With their aging roster, with the injuries that afflicted three of their star players a season ago and with all the question marks in the...
Tags: Manny Ramirez, Philadelphia Phillies, Ben Revere, Charlie Manuel, Roy Halladay
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Whitehall grad Steve Gober is getting ready for spring training with the Washington Nationals
The high temperature on Monday in the Lehigh Valley is supposed to be 29 degrees. It's not supposed to crack 40 until Thursday. But Steve Gober spent this past weekend making sure to stock up on short-sleeve shirts and sun block. That's because...
Tags: Jayson Werth, Chien-Ming Wang, Stephen Strasburg, St. Louis Cardinals, College Baseball
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Phillies, IronPigs warm up a cold winter's night at their annual banquet
Opening day for the Lehigh Valley IronPigs is on April 4, precisely 10 weeks or 70 days from Thursday night, and assistant GM Howard Scharf happily pointed out: "We've already had our first sellout of 2013." That's right, a sellout crowd of 1,100 at the...
Tags: Ben Revere, Charlie Manuel, DeSales University, Music, Roy Halladay
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Instant replay will be great for game
Is anything cooler than tennis' electronic replay system? A player who isn't sure about a line call raises a finger immediately after the call. The chair umpire announces the challenge, and the Hawk-Eye animation system appears on a nearby video...
Tags: Cincinnati Reds, Joe Maddon, Yasmani Grandal, Tennis, Major League Baseball
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Polanco: Utley can make the switch
PHILADELPHIA — It's a good news, bad news scenario. Let's get the bad news out of the way first. Few players are as familiar with the challenges of moving from second base to third base as Placido Polanco. The 14-year veteran has won Gold...
Tags: Brian Schneider, Philadelphia Phillies, Major League Baseball, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Hunter Pence
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Frandsen, Kratz making most of their chances
PHILADELPHIA — With a disabled list that has been overflowing with Phillies most of the season, the last thing you wanted was for Carlos Ruiz and Placido Polanco to join the list of visitors. Ruiz was among the league's top hitters when he went...Tags: Michael Martinez, American League, Brian Schneider, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies
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Marlins Way? It starts with Beinfest doing his job
MIAMI - Mike Redmond is the story today. But Larry Beinfest is the column. Redmond was introduced Friday as the Marlins new manager, and anyone who doesn't like him doesn't like sunshine, laughter, ice cream and strolls through the park. Redmond is...
Tags: New York Yankees, Mike Redmond, Fredi Gonzalez, National League, Gio Gonzalez
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What went wrong for the Phillies?
The Phillies went into the 2012 season expecting a sixth consecutive National League East division title. Their massive payroll, their past successes and their personnel made it hard to argue with their goals. By the end of May, they had already sunk...
Tags: Cliff Lee, Philadelphia Phillies, Charlie Manuel, Ty Wigginton, Roy Halladay
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Oversized ego leads to Ozzie's ouster in Miami
Ozzie Guillen asked for trouble when he left Jerry Reinsdorf for Jeffrey Loria, and it came along as part of the package with the $10 million deal he signed to manage the Miami Marlins. Guillen was fired Tuesday with three years remaining on his four-...
Tags: Fidel Castro, Ozzie Guillen, Media Industry, Miami Marlins, Chicago White Sox
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Changes are a must to keep Phillies future contenders
PHILADELPHIA — There will be aspects about it that will make you cringe. Some may bring tears to your eyes. Others will tick you off. It comes with the territory. Parting ways and making changes are rarely easy. It means putting your favorite...Tags: New York Yankees, Brad Lidge, Philadelphia Phillies, Charlie Manuel, Ben Francisco
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