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Embed from Getty Images   By Matthew Mitchell, Sports Talk Philly Staff   Philadelphia, PA — Amid a Chase Utley Homecoming, the Phillies look to continue their current four game winning streak.  The focal point of Tuesday night’s 7:05 series opener between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Citizen’s Bank Park will […]

Embed from Getty Images By: Matt Rappa, managing editor ATLANTA — Starting the season out having lost each of their first seven games, outscored 46-22 by their opponents, one would think that things could only get better for the Atlanta Braves. They were wrong. Braves starting left fielder Hector Olivera has been arrested following a […]

Photo Courtesy David Malandra, Jr. of Philly Sports Live We knew that former Phillies outfielder and pinch-hitter Matt Stairs was going to be in town to be part of WIP's Wing Bowl.   However, he will be doing something else while he is in town, according to a report.   Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports that […]

I wrote this preview seven hours before tonight's ball game with no clue or any indication that it would be impacted immensely hours before first pitch. Now – a few hours before the game – the story has shifted from Cliff Lee and Zack Greinke to another plot. This afternoon the Phillies decided to call […]

Despite Chase Utley's two home runs last night it was not enough for the Phillies, who fell to the Dodgers in walk-off fashion. Cliff Lee gave up three runs on four hits through seven innings last night and struck out 10 hitters. He was on the hook for the loss, but with a Jimmy Rollins […]

We went through it once… could it happen again?  Today featured not one, but two pieces about a potential Cliff Lee trade on FoxSports.com from writer Jon Morosi.   The first post focused on the premise that Cliff Lee is preparing for a trade.  Does Lee have a "here we go again" mentality?  Lee said, […]

Well, Jimmy Rollins is not the only one.  According to reports, Shane Victorino will join TBS as a studio analyst for postseason coverage.   Victorino's Los Angeles Dodgers were eliminated from playoff contention in the final couple days of the regular season.   The elimination was a great disappointment to the Dodgers, who sunk lots of […]

Former Phillies center fielder Shane Victorino is going to be a free agent soon.  Since the Dodgers are not going to re-sign Victorino, having agreed to take on the contract of the currently-injured Carl Crawford in a trade with the Boston Red Sox, Victorino needs a good agent.  CBS Sports' Jon Heyman reports that Victorino's […]

Courtesy Stefan Jarrin via Twitter The Phillies and the Los Angeles Dodgers today completed the July trade that sent outfielder Shane Victorino to the Los Angeles Dodgers and reliever Josh Lindblom, minor-league pitcher Ethan Martin, and a player to be named to Philadelphia.  That player's name is Stefan Jarrin, Phillies.com reports. Jarrin was a rookie-ball […]