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We've got a ton to get to today, including a comprehensive breakdown of the Placido Polanco move, but first let's take a quick look at where the Phillies' three free agent signings leaves them in terms of available money and potential places to spend it.

Outfielder Dewayne Wise has signed a Minor League contract with the Phillies. With everyone waiting for the Phillies to haul in a big free agent catch, not much was said about the team's signing of outfielder DeWayne Wise to a Minor League contract last week.

Zack Greinke's 2009 Cy Young Award should be considered one of the best accomplishments in recent baseball history.

Mr. Triple Play won't likely be playing for the Phillies next season. The move wasn't unexpected after Bruntlett struggled most of the 2009 season.

Each game is captured in analytical detail by Philadelphia Magazinea s 2008 a oeBest Sportswritera Jason Weitzel, along with photos, behind-the-scenes access and exclusive interviews by Michael McNesby, making this 370-page compendium a must-own for all fans.

While the Phillies' primary pursuit is the search for a third baseman, yesterday's removal of Eric Bruntlett from the roster offered a reminder that the front office is also working to retool the bench.

By overwhelming demand, or at least a handful of inquiries, Your Humble Narrator, None More Black frontman Jason Shevchuk and No Quarter Records mogul Mike Quinn once again host "Seinfeld Trivia." The long awaited reunion, 20 months in the making, takes place Dec.

It's beginning to look like York County may have dodged a pothole when Harley-Davidson announced it had eliminated sites in Indiana and Tennessee as prospective homes for its York motorcycle assembly operation, improving the odds that the plant would remain here.

Grown men cried when the Yankees won it all for the first time in nine years. Flash bulbs popped, beers were spilled, hugs were exchanged, conga lines formed in Babe Ruth Plaza, and Marian Bolaji, security person manning the first-base escalator, high-fived each and every person after they came down.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and family dined at Buddakan Saturday night while his longtime Philly limo driver Big Penny hung outside.

It is great that Shane Victorino is back in the line-up tonight. Didn't think the Phillies would have take him out either.

The Philadelphia Phillies picked up the 2010 team option for reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Cliff Lee, keeping the ace lefty around next season for $9 million.

Subject: Looking back After the Phils lost, Ryan Howard said the Fightin's had a great season.

The Phillies have not yet decided whether to offer a contract extension to pitcher Cliff Lee this off-season, but they have discussed the possibility internally.

Dylan Keenan's gesture in the fifth inning of last night's World Series game said it all.

Shane Victorino makes the Phillies starting lineup despite a finger injury that caused him to be pulled early from game five.

It has been a World Series of misunderstandings for Cole Hamels. First, after his dismal Game 3 performance, the Phillies' embattled left-hander chose his words poorly while explaining his eagerness to end a season that has been personally disappointing.

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Shane Victorino is day-to-day after taking an A.J. Burnett fastball off his right index finger in Game 5 of the World Series on Monday.

New York broke on top in the first inning as the Series extended into November for only the second time.

Back in April, former Buffalo Bisons star Ben Francisco became the answer to a trivia question when he scored the first run in the new Yankee Stadium.