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Ben Sheets Is Likely to Miss a Start

There are six teams in the National League Central. That means 150 players on active rosters. 150 players means 1,500 fingers (this is a safe estimate with Antonio Alfonseca playing for the Phillies). Currently, there is one finger that is much more important than the other 1,499. In fact, the outcome of the division many...

Jon Lieber's Season Most Likely Over

Good thing the Phillies stocked up on all those starting pitchers. It now looks like, after Brett Myers was moved to the bullpen and subsequently got hurt and Freddy Garcia also got hurt and is out for a while, that Jon Lieber is probably going to be out for the season with a ruptured tendon in his foot."It's going to be a...

Brett Myers to DL, Line to Apply for Closer Starts to the Left

Greg Dobbs, for now, is on the hook.Brett Myers, who strained his shoulder on his 27th pitch on Wednesday night, has had his MRI ... and while it only revealed nothing more than a strain, Myers still landed himself on the 15 day DL.But let's face it, is Dobbs really to blame? His bonehead play did mean that Myers had to...

Phillies Burned By an Unconventional Intentional

File this one under "It seemed like a good idea at the time." Charlie Manuel had Antonio Alfonseca on the mound in the eighth inning with two outs and nobody on, when Manuel ordered a free pass to Barry Bonds.Seemed like a good idea at the time, right?Well, a flare hit to Mark Sweeney, a walk to Pedro Feliz, a bloop hit by...

Shoulder Concern for Tom Gordon, Myers to Close?

Looks like Brett Myers might be headed out of the abyss of middle relief ... although this isn't how he wants to get out. Tom Gordon's shoulder is flaring up on him, so he is flying back to Philadelphia to have it examined: Gordon, who had blown 3-of-8 save chances, was to head back to Philadelphia on Thursday to get...