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Roy Halladay and the Sobering Reminder of Baseball Idolization

Nov 9, 2017

Baseball History, Hall of Fame, Major League Baseball

On Tuesday, Major League Baseball and its personalities mourned the passing of one of the greatest starting pitchers in the sport's history, two-time Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay. Halladay was an eight-ti...

Roy Halladay and the Hall of Fame

Alex Cheremeteff

Jan 17, 2017

Features, Hall of Fame, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

He never flinched. Roy Halladay had only faced two batters, yet was already trailing by a run. The less-than-ideal situation became even more so as the most feared slugger in the game strode to the plate. But t...

Five Reasons for Phillies Fans to be Thankful

Ryan Waterman

Nov 26, 2015

Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, National League East, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions, Philadelphia Phillies

Source: Brian Garfinkel / Getty Images North America It's that time of year again, folks. Thanksgiving is here, and that means that it's time for us to give thanks for the good things in our lives -- fam...

Cliff Lee, Last of the Four Aces, Gets $12.5 Million Going Away Present

Seth Poho

Nov 4, 2015

Headlines, Offseason, Philadelphia Phillies, Transactions

Yesterday, the Philadelphia Phillies announced, they were not going to pick up the $27.5 million 2016 option on starter Cliff Lee. As Ryan Lawrence from the Daily News wrote, it is "the least shocking news of t...

All the Max Scherzer no-hit fun facts you need to know

Joshua Sadlock

Oct 4, 2015

Baseball History, Features, Major League Baseball, Washington Nationals

On Opening Day, Max Scherzer pitched 5.2 innings of no-hit ball before allowing his first hit to a New York Mets batter. It would be a sign of things to come for Scherzer in his first season as a member of the ...

Vin Scully: The Soundtrack of My Life, Since at Least 1988

Jeff J. Snider

Sep 24, 2015

Baseball History, Features, Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, Media, Oakland Athletics, Opinions & Predictions, Video

On Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Dodgers had Vin Scully Bobblehead Night at Dodger Stadium. In a pregame ceremony, Scully and his wife were surprised by a representative from Guinness World Records, who pres...

Phillies Rumors: Phillies “Looking to Trade” Domonic Brown

Baseball Essential

Sep 5, 2014

Headlines, National League, National League East, Philadelphia Phillies, Rumors

Former All Star Domonic Brown could be seeing a change of scenery soon. According to Matt Gelb of the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Phillies will look to shop Brown for a similar change-of-scenery type player. ...

Predicting which Active Players will Make the Hall of Fame

Baseball Essential

Jul 29, 2014

Hall of Fame, Milestone, Opinions & Predictions

No, I promise I won't use this as a forum to talk about Barry Bonds and why the SECOND BEST PLAYER EVER SHOULD BE IN THE HALL OF FAME (!!!), but rather to focus on the past weekend that was, and use it to stir ...

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