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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 […]
A single one-inning pitching performance made Wilson Valdez a cult hero in Philadelphia. Accordingly when Wilson Valdez was traded this offseason for left-handed reliever Jeremy Horst, widespread irrational panic broke out among Phillies fans. Despite our Mike Frohwirth explaining that Wilson Valdez is not good at baseball at all, people worried about the Phillies […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Steve Trapani In the end it sounds like a good old fashioned benching by the manager. The underperforming Shane Victorino and subject of many trade rumors this season was pulled from the Phillies starting lineup within an hour of game time with no explanation, prompted many to speculate that he had been traded. Some […]
