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The Philadelphia Phillies have declined their $5.5 million 2010 option on third baseman Pedro Feliz.
If you liked the 2009 World Series — and apparently, a lot of people did, as ratings were through the roof — we've got good news.
One look from the dugout at the celebration on the field was all the incentive the Philadelphia Phillies needed for next year.
The Phillies haven’t even gotten the requisite happy ending yet. But the mythmakers are already hard at work trying to make Chase Utley into Reggie Jackson now that he’s tied Jackson’s epic 1977 record of five home runs in a single World Series. But the comparison is just more proof that numbers too often obscure the real soul of the game.
- So Chase Utley has tied Reggie Jackson for the record with five home runs in one World Series? That's where the similarity ends between those two now linked in history.
- The Yankees were seven outs away from a commanding 3-1 World Series lead and validation of their pedal-to-the-metal starting pitching plan.
Maybe it wasn’t such a good idea for the Phillies to keep plunking Alex Rodriguez.
- Somebody asked Joe Blanton, the Phillies' Game 4 starter, if he would go back and review tapes of his previous outings against the Yankees.
- Derek Jeter almost seems to delight in the way this World Series is playing out.
Joe Blanton was picked to start Game 4 of the World Series for the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies. Manager Charlie Manuel said Friday he will go with Blanton against the New York Yankees rather than ace Cliff Lee on short rest. Lee, who has never pitched on three days' rest, is slated to start Game 5.
Bringing Mariano Rivera in for a two-inning save worked in the clinching game of the ALCS and it worked again in Game 2 of the World Series, but it’s not going to work every night.
NEW YORK - It all was going suspiciously too easy for the Philadelphia Phillies:
NEW YORK - The Yankees spent money. It's what they do. And other than the exorbitant numbers involved — $161 million over seven years for CC Sabathia and another $82.5 million over five years for A.J. Burnett — it's hard to argue with their strategy.
Roger Clemens isn’t around to pitch for the guys in pinstripes, and Don Zimmer isn’t sitting in the Yankees dugout, ready to charge onto the field at the first sign of an altercation.
Sometimes their team wins, and sometimes it loses. Sometimes they cheer. Sometimes they curse, scream, even cry.
They've played ball for more than a century, the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees, yet they're hardly rivals. Despite their proximity — a 2-hour drive up I-95, even faster on Amtrak — the teams share little history.
One strike away from preserving his perfect postseason, Brad Lidge fell apart.
Pedro Martinez broke out the first bottle of champagne, Ryan Howard and Jayson Werth puffed on victory cigars, and beer flew everywhere.
Hundreds of Phillies fan streamed out of restaurants, bars and apartment buildings in downtown Philadelphia early Thursday to celebrate their team's second straight trip to the World Series, as revelers honked car horns and set off fireworks in other parts of the city.
The Philadelphia Phillies have had a great season, and if they can get past the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS, will have a chance to defend their championship.
The Phillies and Dodgers are back in the National League championship series for the second straight year, making them the closest thing the NL has to a couple of dominant teams.
The gall Charlie Manuel is showing right now is nothing new. But you still had to laugh at the Phillies manager’s consistency when someone asked him on the eve of the playoffs last week to clear up the scariest question his defending champion Phillies dragged into the postseason: Who was going to be the Phillies’ closer?
Brad Lidge was at the center of the celebrations, mobbed on the mound and then later bathed in bone-chilling ice water inside the clubhouse.
All of a sudden, the crumbling closer was wearing purple pinstripes instead of Phillies red and white.
Shane Victorino joked about Chase Utley's single off his right knee that put the Philadelphia Phillies on the cusp of advancing to the NL championship series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
What exit? Yes, It's the Jersey Turnpike World Series!If San Francisco and Oakland can have the Bay Bridge World Series, and the Cardinals and Royals the I-70 series, the Yankees and Phillies can lay claim to the New Jersey Turnpike World Series.
'Sex for tix' suspect gets tickets after allThe woman accused of offering sex for World Series tickets will get to go to the game after all. Action News has learned that Susan Finkelstein, 43, of West Philadelphia, was given tickets to Game 3 by a local radio station and car dealership. Facepalm.
'Desperate' Phillies fan arrested for offering sex in exchange for World Series ticketsPhillies Fan Dry Humps Hot Reporter on Live TV (Video)NBC 10 Philadelphia's Claudia Rivero was reporting on location directly after the Phillies brought home the NLCS title, securing their spot in the World Series. Nonetheless, poor Claudia was clueless about the shenanigans going on behind her.
Analysis: Why Was Cliff Lee Pitching So Late? In baseball as in football, knowing when to punt can be a decisive advantage in a lengthy battle.
Welcome back for day 2 of the MLB playoffs. Hopefully the games are more entertaining today then they were yesterday. We're still a while away from first pitch today. Got some good baseball articles? Send them my way.
1:32 AM - Rick Ankiel strikes out looking on a 100 MPH fastball to end the game. Dodgers go up 1-0 winning this one by a score of 5-3. I'll be back again tomorrow to live blog. Spread the word. Have a good night.
Janitor accused in Phillies ring theft Philadelphia police say they have arrested a janitor in the theft of a World Series ring this week at Citizens Bank Park.
After watching J.A. Happ's brilliant 10-strikeout, complete-game shutout of the Rockies last night, general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. made it very clear this morning that the 26-year-old rookie will remain in the Phillies' rotation despite Pedro Martinez's impending arrival.
With the Phillies facing a decision on who to bump from their rotation once Pedro Martinez is deemed ready, J.A. Happ submitted his case for remaining a starter with the best performance of his career Wednesday.
Pedro Martinez is scheduled to make his third and perhaps final minor-league rehab start tonight at Double-A, but as Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports the Phillies haven't revealed what they plan to do once he's deemed ready to join the rotation.
With Cliff Lee off to the Phillies, and Matt Holliday already making himself at home in St. Louis, the trade market has lost a bit of luster. But there is still a lot going on out there as we march closer to Friday's trade deadline. Let's take a look at what's going on:
Anyone else get the sense that the Blue Jays screwed up the Roy Halladay business? They've had him out there forever, no deals are happening, and the sense is that they're asking too much.
* Pedro Martinez's first minor-league rehab start was cut short because of rain yesterday at Single-A, so he ended up throwing only 24 pitches before heading to the bullpen for another 60 throws.
Stay classy, Philly: A laser pointer was the weapon of choice for one Phils fan at Saturday's game.
One Person Was Killed After a Brutal Fight Outside Citizen's Bank Park - cbs3.comGreat. Philly fans: I really hope you are happy about our reputation as sǝןoɥssɐ. Look what it got us – blood on our hands. City of Brotherly Love.
During a radio interview this morning Toronto general manager J.P.
The Phillies have won ten in a row, the Mets stink, and even though I'm a fan, I'm not sure the Braves have a high enough gear in their transmission to catch up. In light of that, Philadelphia probably doesn't need much more help this season.
Jayson Stark of ESPN.com has all the details on Pedro Martinez's one-year contract with the Phillies, which is for a prorated portion of $2 million that guarantees him less than $1 million. However, numerous incentives give Martinez a chance to more than double that amount:
* Kyle Kendrick recently got engaged to former Survivor runner-up Stephenie LaGrossa, which is especially interesting because fellow Phillies starter Cole Hamels is married to former Survivor contestant Heidi Strobel.
Ryan Howard hit his 200th career home run, reaching the milestone in fewer games than any player in major league history:
Here are some highlights from Pedro Martinez's press conference in Philadelphia, including his thoughts on what he has left in the tank, his feelings about the Mets, and his expectations for dealing with Phillies fans. _
As much as SportsNet New York tried to stoke emotion by airing Pedro Martinez's presser with the Phillies on Wednesday, he might as well of been Steve Trachsel up there. Okay, maybe that's a little harsh, but hear me out.
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