Phillies land an Ace…or do they?

Some people aren’t so sure that the Philadelphia Phillies got their money’s worth when they essentially comitted $12 million and three players in their trade acquisition of Houston Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt, who was acquired by Philly yesterday afternoon. In a piece written by ESPN’s Jayson Stark, Stark quoted several inner-baseball people who questioned whether [...]

Dodgers Get Jim Thome in Brilliant Use of the Waiver System

That was one heck of a move by the Los Angeles Dodgers and one poorly executed transaction by the Chicago White Sox.When the Chicago White Sox let DH and First baseman Jim Thome go through waivers, they essentially gave up on the season, despite being only 6 games behind the Detroit Tigers, with 6 games [...]

Cliff Lee Continues to Impress for the Phillies

For those who questioned whether the Philadelphia Phillies made the right move by foregoing a trade for ace pitcher Roy Halladay in order to get Cliff Lee at a cheaper price, I think you now have your answer: The Phillies made the right move!Last night, against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Cliff Lee improved upon an already [...]

MLB Trade Deadline Winners

The Major League Baseball trade deadline came and went at 4pm yesterday. With multiple trades executed just before the buzzer (and you know what they were), it’s time to discuss the biggest winners from each league. We’ll start in the national league, where the reigning World Series champions appear to be in the hunt for [...]

Phillies Must Acquire Roy Halladay

If the Phillies don’t get the Toronto Blue Jays Roy Halladay, they don’t want to win the World Series.It’s true, it is human tendency to relax once you get to the top. Hell, if it weren’t for that, society as we know it wouldn’t exist, because the strongest most intelligent of us would always be [...]

Diamondbacks Counter Dodgers: Acquire Adam Dunn

The Arizona Diamondbacks refused to remain idle after the Los Angeles Dodgers acquired a Hall-of-Fame player in Manny Ramirez to try to catch them in the NL West standings. So on Monday, the Diamondbacks claimed Adam Dunn off waivers and sent three minor-league prospects to the Cincinnati Reds.Adam Dunn brings some real power to a [...]

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