Philadelphia Phillies News

GENE MAUCH used to say, "Close only counts in dancing and grenades, podnah." Marlins hitting machine Chris Coghlan edged J.A. Happ, Charlie Manuel's Musical Chairs lefthander, by less daylight than you can see in one of those steamy "Dancing With The Stars" tangos.

Paul Hagen wrote a story in yesterday's Philadelphia Daily News informing fans to expect a few fireworks in free agency.

SEVEN YEARS AGO, the Phillies publicly pursued free-agent slugger Jim Thome. At the stroke of midnight on the deadline that teams could make formal offers, then-general manager Ed Wade fired off an e-mail and followed it up with a long, from-the-heart letter.

Philadelphia Phillies The Phillies have been the class of the NL the past two seasons and the farm system has had plenty to do with it.

Giants ace Tim Lincecum won the NL Cy Young Award on Thursday for the second consecutive season to become the first repeat winner since Randy Johnson, emerging from one of the tightest votes in the history of the honor.

In about eight hours - at midnight, to be precise - baseball's shopping season will begin.

Phillies second baseman Chase Utley won his fourth straight National Leauge Silver Slugger award yesterday.

Starting pitcher Andy Pettitte #46 of the New York Yankees pitches against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game Three of the 2009 MLB World Series at Citizens Bank Park on October 31, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The Colorado Rockies have rewarded manager Jim Tracy with a three-year contract.

The Philadelphia Phillies have released Eric Bruntlett, who scored the winning run in the 2008 World Series.

The Phillies added two pitchers and an outfielder to their 40-man roster yesterday.

SI writer Jon Heyman stated that the Phillies are still the main suitors for the services of speedy third baseman Chone Figgins.

Archbishop Dolan's Taste of Victory BALTIMORE, Maryland, NOV. 17, 2009 .- For Archbishop Timothy Dolan, the New York Yankee's World Series win "never tasted so good." The archbishop of New York wrote this Monday on his blog after Cardinal Justin Rigali, archbishop of Philadelphia, paid up on a bet the two had made on the outcome of baseball's World ...

It often seems like Seattle is a city mostly made up of people from other places -- countless refugees from Spokane, a growing number of immigrants from other countries, and an alarming number of people from those flat states collectively known as "the Midwest." What do these people do when they find themselves a little homesick? Naturally, they ...

When Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro declined the $5.5 million contract renewal of incumbent third baseman Pedro Feliz, he suggested the Phillies could upgrade the position.

Pedro Martinez's agent, Fern Cuza, told FOXSports.com Monday that his client intends to pitch a full season in 2010.

Just in case the on-field performance , the lack of playing time and the exclusion from the playoff roster during the NL Division Series weren't indicative of the Phillies' lack of faith in Eric Bruntlett as a viable utility infielder, the team sent a even more definitive signal today by removing him from the 40-man roster and granting him free ...

Chris Coghlan, right, edged Phillies pitcher J.A. Happ in voting for the NL rookie prize.

J.A. Happ already has been named the National League's top rookie by The Sporting News .

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