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Starting Five: Teams on Bubble Keep Hopes Alive

Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead.You Oughta Know ...The White Sox, Rays and Marlins aren't irrelevant yet.All three teams faced near must-win games Wednesday, and all came through -- late.Chicago, which would have fallen eight games out in the AL Central...

Brewers Ride Sabathia, Braun to Wild Card; Mets Choke Again

With the Brewers and Cubs playing on WGN and the Mets and Marlins on TBS, the NL wild-card race played itself out in dramatic fashion for a national audience this afternoon. In a ten-minute span that gave every baseball fan in the country sore thumbs, three home runs decided the the final playoff spot in the National...

Is Pedro Feliz the Answer at Third in Philly?

In '07, "Who's on Third, I Don't Know" was more than just an Abbott and Costello routine in Philadelphia, but a way of life as Greg Dobbs, Wes Helms, and Abraham Nunez manned third base for the Phillies. Today, they hope that former Giant Pedro Feliz will provide the answer to the age old question, as the Phillies have...

Tadahito Iguchi Is a Free Agent

Tadahito Iguchi officially hit the open market yesterday after being released by the Phillies. Of course, the Phillies more or less had their hands forced; under the terms of the contract Iguchi signed with the White Sox three years ago, the Phillies weren't allowed to offer Iguchi arbitration, which means that not only is...

Pat Gillick Places Blame For Slow Start

To GM Pat Gillick, the Phillies are a doughnut ... that is to say, there's a hole in the middle that is to blame for their slow trip out of the gate so far. "To be frank, the cause right now is the middle of the lineup," he said. "Not everybody is doing their job, or playing to their potential, or doing what has to be done...

Background on Wes Helms

Wesley Ray Helms (born May 12, 1976 in Gastonia, North Carolina ) is an American professional baseball third baseman, first baseman, and outfielder but is currently a free agent.

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