NL playoff preview: Cubs team to beat
The Cubs look like the best team on paper, but games aren’t played on paper – or whatever the Internet-age equivalent is to “on paper.” The Dodgers, Nationals and Giants all are formidable teams. What...
View ArticleALCS, NLCS preview: The World awaits
The Indians and Blue Jays made a mockery of their underdog status during the American League Divisional Series, sweeping the Red Sox and Rangers, respectively One of these teams will return to the...
View ArticleWorld Series preview: Drought will end
One certainty about this year’s World Series is that one franchise’s lengthy championship drought will end while another franchise’s long-suffering fans will feel as if they are cursed. The Cubs,...
View ArticleCubs shake off curse
When you’ve waited 108 years for a championship, what difference does another hour or so make? The Cubs, trying to shake off the billy goat curse and a history of postseason futility, persevered...
View ArticlePhillies Notebook: Decent return on trades
The final verdict on general manager Matt Klentak’s moves before the non-waiver trade deadline can’t be made for several years. For now, Klentak deserves credit for getting something in return for four...
View ArticlePhils Notebook: Daulton’s presence will be felt
This week’s Alumni Weekend will have a somber feel. Not only won’t the long-awaited induction of Pete Rose into the Phillies’ Wall of Fame take place, but the death of Darren Daulton will also cast a...
View ArticlePhillies Notebook: Making room for prospects
When a team has the worst record in Major League Baseball, it can’t afford to part with many assets. But the Phillies, with the worst record in baseball, may trade their team leader in home runs (who...
View ArticleCourt strikes down ban on sports gambling
Sports gambling is likely on its way to Pennsylvania. The United States Supreme Court struck down a ban on sports gambling in states other than Nevada on Monday, opening the door for other states to...
View ArticlePhillies Notebook: Slip, sliding away
The Phillies’ playoff hopes have diminished in recent weeks, with the Braves putting some space between themselves and the Phillies in the NL East and other teams passing the Phillies in the wild card...
View ArticleHall-aday weekend
It didn’t take long for Roy Halladay to be selected for the Baseball Hall of Fame. In his first year of eligibility, Halladay received 85.4 percent of the vote from the Baseball Writers Association of...
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