FOX has made sure anyone watching the games this past week is quite aware of Rocco Baldelli’s medical condition, which sidelined him for much of these past two seasons, but this Dave Krieger column gives some background and shows really what an inspiration Baldelli has been to so many. It also is the best explanation of [...]
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The Phillies were playing a bit tight last night, though that might have had a little to do with Kerwin Danley being behind the plate. Still, this series is a long way from over. The weather in Philly is supposed to be miserable tomorrow, which could make that a long long game. Tampa may have [...]
Ken Davidoff sums up the game last night nicely and basically in two words: Cole Hamels. Hamels was beautiful, even when he balked. As Davidoff points out, the beauty of Hamels for the Phillies is he will be around for awhile too. Davidoff points out, too, that Hamels was taken two picks after Kazmir in the [...]
MLB has been listening to criticism for years about the decline of African-American participation in the sport but John Smallwood writes a great column about what this World Series could mean for baseball as it tries to turn things around. From Carl Crawford, to Jimmy Rollins, from BJ Upton and Dvid Price to Ryan Howard, African-American [...]
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