By Thom Henninger No division leader had more than a 4.5-game edge when the second half began on Thursday. It marked the first time under the six-division alignment that no first-place club had a lead of five games or more at the All-Star break. The last time every second-place club was within five games out [...]
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By Thom Henninger Games are played on grass and not on paper, but the numbers suggest Cliff Lee will find Seattle to his liking.
By Bill Begley The easy thing for the Philadelphia Phillies to do — looking across the field at the talent-laden, big salary-packed New York Yankees walking off with the World Series trophy — is to figure opening up the wallet is the answer. Want to compete with the Yankees? It’s possible, but it ain’t cheap.
By Thom Henninger If the New York Yankees win their first World Series title in nine years this week, Phillies manager Charlie Manuel will face an offseason of chatter about his decision to start Joe Blanton in Game 4. The Yankees turned to CC Sabathia on three days’ rest, but Manuel chose to go with [...]
By Jeremy Tiermini After the conclusion of the ALCS and the NLCS I took a look at the standings for the post-season fantasy baseball league I am in, which I have discussed in previous articles. A few things really stood out to me when I checked on my team’s scoring.
By Thom Henninger Philadelphia starter Cliff Lee just keeps rolling along, making his case as the best trade-deadline acquisition of 2009. On Wednesday, the 6-foot-3 lefty pitched a two-hitter and tied a career high with 11 strikeouts in a complete-game, 8-1 victory over Arizona. He’s now allowed just seven earned runs in seven second-half starts, [...]
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By Thom Henninger Lefty Cliff Lee, who the Phillies acquired from Cleveland before the trade deadline, has given up a total of six runs in five second-half starts. All five have been quality outings, and he’s won all five and went the distance in three of them.
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By Bill Begley The trade deadline has come and gone, which does not mean there won’t be any wheeling-and-dealing as races tighten later this month. And, really, measuring how any of these deals will affect the postseason lineup is hard to determine.
By Bill Begley Philadelphia didn’t get the ace it was shooting for–Toronto’s Roy Halladay—but did get a Cy Young winner in Cliff Lee from the Indians, and did so without having to give up top pitching prospects like J.A. Happ or Kyle Drabek.
By Jeremy Tiermini Wednesday the Phillies acquired Cliff Lee in a six-player trade with the Indians. Here is a quick rundown of the fantasy impact of this deal for some key players.
