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Phillies back to three healthy aces with Hamels

For the first time since last Tuesday, the Phillies won a game. For the first time since August 12, Cole Hamels started a game. Hamels, fresh off a 15-day stint on the DL, went six strong innings, giving up two hits, one run an...

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Hamels gets nod Monday, but should he?

Who would you throw on Monday in Cincinnati, your teams second game since last Wednesday? A) A guy coming back from a stint to the DL with shoulder inflammation B) A stud who has thrown just five innings since mid-August due to...

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Babin predicts increase in Irenes, and other Philly area Hurricane Irene tweets

Mrs. DailyPhiladelphian is applying for nursing jobs, and I’m tired of watching the same TV stories about Hurricane Irene. I mean, how many times can you hear the phrase “ghost town” in a day? And, can anyone ...

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Phillies could go six days between wins thanks to Hurricane Irene

Could you imagine the Phillies feared Phour Aces and Pence/Mayberry-induced line-up going nearly a week between wins? Could happen as soon as this week. Of course, Hurricane Irene would be to blame and not the Phils themselves....

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Ruben Amaro wins yet another trade thanks to Mayberry

Free at last. John Mayberry is free at last. You can drop the #FreeMayberry tags on Twitter. The man has played his way into at least a platoon and, more likely, a legit shot at the starting left fielder spot in CBP next year. ...

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