Dilemma in Philly: Whom Do the Phillies Play in Right Field in 2011?

Dilemma in Philly: Whom Do the Phillies Play in Right Field in 2011?
The Phillies are going into the 2011 season with sky-high expectations. Of course, they earned those expectations with a rotation of the god-like right arm of Roy Halladay, big free agent signing Cliff Lee , 2008 World Series MVP Cole Hamels, and former 20-game winner Roy Oswalt. But, like an old cliche says, ” Nobody is perfect.”  The Phillies have one big flaw, and that is right field. The …

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Cole Hamels is not sweating his contract at the moment

Cole Hamels is not sweating his contract at the moment
Cole Hamels’ Hamels’ contract expires after 2011, with an added year of arbitration eligibility for 2012. I suspect that some people are going to get antsy about that soon, wondering if grabbing Cliff Lee and Roy Oswalt is going to cost the Phillies the chance to lock up the one pitcher of that crowd who might…

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Tom Verducci: Manuel’s puzzling decision-making buries Phillies in pivotal Game 4

Tom Verducci: Manuel’s puzzling decision-making buries Phillies in pivotal Game 4
SAN FRANCISCO — 1. Game 4 is the Night at the Improv of postseason baseball, the witching hour when managers close their eyes and hold their noses and reach into the back end of their rotations and tired bullpens and hope for the best. It’s when seven-game series become disjointed and darkly comical. The poster game of Game 4s remains Game 4 of the 1993 World Series, when the Phillies and Blue …

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