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Phillies Vote Against Change

FanHouse continues its 2009 MLB Preview with a look at the Philadelphia Phillies.The City of Brotherly Love's long championship drought came to an end when Brad Lidge struck out Eric Hinske in Game 5 of the World Series last October. The city exploded in appreciation of a team that's a blueprint for success in the modern...

Marcus Giles Teases the Dodgers

It wasn't very long ago that Marcus Giles was one of the top hitting second basemen in the game -- when he made the All-Star team in 2003, I never thought that he'd be out of the game by the time he turned 30. But now, it seems that he might be done for good, even though if the Dodgers had their way he'd be manning the hot...

The Cubs Set Their Eyes On Brian Roberts

Having been scorned in their courtship of Kaz Matsui by the Houston Astros, the Chicago Cubs continue their quest to sign any left handed bat that can play the middle of the infield for them. Their newest target is somebody whom they've had their eyes on for a while, but any advances they've made towards getting him...

Marcus Giles Leaving Padres With that Bitter Beer Face

Looks like the reunion of the Giles brothers is coming to an end, as younger brother Marcus is being bought out of the final year of his contract, with no intentions to re-sign him at a reduced rate. Marcus thinks the Padres were less than straight forward with their intentions when he lost his job to Geoff Blum in...

Jake Peavy: Ruiz 'an Idiot' for Dirty Slide

There was a bit of a hubbub from the Padres clubhouse on Friday in Philadelphia when second baseman Marcus Giles was taken out by Carlos Ruiz who broke up a double play. The umpires ruled it a double play and called interference on Ruiz for going out of his way to break it up. Ruiz slid into Giles so hard that Marcus had...