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This was probably not the way he wanted to go out. According to Bob Nightengale of USA today, Scott Rolen will retire. Nightengale tweeted that Rolen "is preparing for retirement" but will delay any announcment. Rolen made a key error in game 3 that led to the go-ahead run for the Giants. Granted, the Reds […]
The undefeated Philadelphia Eagles (2-0) take on the undefeated Arizona Cardinals (2-0). Someone will go home today with an unbeaten record intact. The Eagles seemed to squeak by with victories the last two weeks against Cleveland (17-16) and Baltimore (24-23) sloppy with turnovers. The Cardinals have defeated the Seattle Seahawks in week […]
The St. Louis Cardinals broadcast thought they had the game all locked up. So, with two outs in the bottom of the 9th inning as the Cubs batted, they decided to announce the player of the game. They chose starter Chris Carpenter, who went five innings and allowed two runs in his return from […]
A quick injury update: despite getting onto the practice field this week, the Eagles will be without offensive tackle King Dunlap and wide receiver Jeremy Maclin for Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals, reports ESPN's Adam Schefter. Maclin has been dealing with a hip flexor and Dunlap a hamstring issue. The Eagles lost their center […]
Michael Vick is a scrambler. Kevin Kolb is a pocket passer. Both will play on the field Sunday in a battle for each team’s third win of the season, and both share a common bond in their careers. Kolb took over when the Eagles thought Donovan McNabb had given them all he could give, which […]
Monday night proved successful for the Phillies as Cliff Lee and his team earned a solid 3-1 win against the Mets. The Phillies got an early lead and maintained it until the end. Hitting and pitching was on point as Lee struck out ten. He earned his sixth win of the year, while helping his […]
Who is the better catcher, Buster Posey or Carlos Ruiz? While the voters may have said Posey, National League manager Tony La Russa thinks that Ruiz is best suited to handle the most difficult catching challege of the day: New York Mets pitcher and knuckleballer R.A. Dickey. Today, Tony La Russa said he will have […]
Roy Halladay got off to a rough start in today's Phillies-Cardinals game in St. Louis, issuing a grand slam home run to Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina. In the top of the 3rd inning, Pete Orr batted for Roy Halladay, bunted and was credited for a sacrifice as Mike Fontenot advanced on the play. Joe Savery […]
Yesterday was an eventful day for the Phillies: Cliff Lee pitches seven strong innings and goes 2 for 3 at the plate. Carlos Ruiz blocks the plate and Yadier Molina Juan Pierre tied the game with a double in the 7th Hunter Pence hit a 2-run home run off of Jason Motte in the 10th. […]
Last night, Carlos Ruiz caught the Freddy Galvis relay through and held onto the ball as Yadier Molina barrelled down upon him in the 8th inning. Whoever was running the @MLB Twitter account apparently was impressed but managed to offend a bunch of people with their tweet that followed: Why is it offensive? Here are […]
