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Signing Cliff Lee Not All Cracked Up to Be

The Wolf peers inside the car that, until he instructed accomplices in crime, Jules and Vincent, how best to clean up, looked like a mobile slaughterhouse. Blood, skull and brain had been splattered everywhere after a gun pointed at the head of a captive accidentally discharged. Jules and Vincent appear pleased at their...

Some Chin Music for Chase Utley?

Phillies second baseman Chase Utley is having quite the World Series. The perennial All-Star is hitting .333 with five home runs, eight RBI and a disgusting 1.651 OPS. Needless to say, he's as locked in as anyone in the series. Four of those round-trippers came in the two Phillies victories (two in each), which illustrates...

Four Scouting Keys to World Series

In Advanced Scouting, MLB FanHouse's professional talent evaluator breaks down the playoffs from a scouting perspective. Unless you are a fan with a rooting interest in this World Series, it's nearly impossible to not appreciate how good of a matchup this World Series is. Both the Phillies and Yankees have dominant aces...

Triple Threat Pacing Phillies in October

PHILADELPHIA -- So far this postseason, Ryan Howard has as many triples as home runs. That's not a bad thing. "Ryan's a lot of fun to watch," Phillies teammate Jimmy Rollins said after Sunday's biggest beatdown west of Foxborough, Mass. "We don't have the power-hitting Ryan Howard right now, but we have a great hitter...

Huston Street and Ryan Howard Illustrate The Closer Fallacy

Let's start by looking at two stat lines. Some of you have probably already guessed where I'm going with this, but bear with me. Player A: .319/.395/.691, 1 HR/11.56 plate appearances Player B: .207/.298/.356, 1 HR/37 plate appearances If you haven't already figured it out, both of those players are Ryan Howard....

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05/31/12 Philadelphia Phillies: GM Amaro Doesn't Expect Ryan... Source: Bleacher Report The Philadelphia Phillies offense, which has been red-hot of late, took another blow Wednesday when it was revealed that GM Ruben Amaro Jr. doesn't expect slugging first baseman Ryan Howard to return in June.
05/31/12 Phillies Scoop: Injury news is slow news for ailing... Source: Delaware County Daily Times - Primos PA The medical updates on the most expensive members of the Phillies' salary sheet continue to be inclusive, vague, and not promising.
05/30/12 Ryan Howard not likely to return in June, according to... Source: Sporting News Ryan Howard, the Philadelphia Phillies slugging first baseman, has yet to play a game this season due to a ruptured Achilles tendon.
05/30/12 Roy Halladay Injury: Phillies Are Doomed Without Ace... Source: Bleacher Report The Philadelphia Phillies have been dominating the National League East for the past several MLB seasons with names like Chase Utley, Ryan Howard and Roy Halladay leading the way for the team.
05/30/12 Wednesday's Child: Miguel Source: CBS - KYW AM 1060 - Philadelphia PA Eighteen-year-old Miguel wants to be a professional baseball player just like his favorite, Ryan Howard.