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Cole has been the team's most consistent starter this season and has yet to settle on a contract which has talk radio pundits and print journalists ringing their hands and abandoning any talk of Cole's high voice or purported lack of toughness.

Watching Roy Halladay struggle is akin to a child watching his father fail at something for the first time.

As a man in his mid-30s, the story of Rich Thompson hits close to home for me. There are days I still dream of playing professional baseball, of digging into the batter’s box against a big league pitcher, of getting up on a pitcher’s moun...

In lieu of actually attempting to provide a rational examination of the loss, I have instead decided that verbally assaulting members of the Nationals makes considerably more sense.

Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Freddy Galvis (13) celebrates hitting a home run with third base coach Juan Samuel during the fourth inning against the Boston Red Sox at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Howard Smith-US PRESSWIRE Yes. Oh, yo...

Chooch hit a go ahead home run in the top of the eighth to give the chance to hang on for dear life to a one run lead before a bunch of random dudes got some hits off some other random dudes and made this one a laugher.

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Brett Myers has a bad haircut and a stupid beard. I do not miss your shenanigans Brett Myers.

Joe Blanton, intimidation personified. Howard Smith-US PRESSWIRE I apologise to everyone about the timing of this post.  I spent the last few days laid up with a stomach virus, managing to watch this game laying in bed using that game-day function o...

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Edinson Volquez was traded for Josh Hamilton when it seemed like there was still a pretty strong possibility that Hamilton would end up dead in a New Jersey off ramp ditch.

Cole is fast becoming the most consistent pitcher on the team. He wasn't at his best today, but he still made it through seven innings with five strikeouts.