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Submitted by Dennismcguire from blog: NEW YORK - For three games in Philadelphia, Hideki Matsui played the role of the dangerous lefthanded bat off the bench. It worked well: Matsui was 2 for 3 with a home run as a pinch-hitter. (Read More)

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Submitted by Dennismcguire from blog: OK, gents, today's topic is simple (as opposed to the high-minded, complicated stuff we generally do): Who ya got in Game 6 tonight - Andy Pettitte on short rest or Pedro?. (Read More)

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Submitted by Dennismcguire from blog: Ain't cha never heard of Charlie Manuel? If Phillies fans didn't know the one-time Japanese baseball legend and more recent manager of the Cleveland Indians, they certainly got to know him quickly after he was introduced by then-GM Ed Wade... (Read More)

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Submitted by Dennismcguire from blog: The cover of today's New York Post shows the Phillies' Game 6 starter in a diaper. The headline reads "Spank him, Yanks: Daddy to whup Pedro tonight.". (Read More)

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Submitted by Dennismcguire from blog: Watching preseason games, 100+ regular season games, the NLDS, and the NLCS and then not tuning in for the World Series may seem a bit odd to some. Borderline stupid, maybe. But I have my reasons. And I've numbered them below...1. Fox television. I'm not sure what is worse, Tim McCarver or the constant barrage of plugs for (Read More)

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Submitted by Dennismcguire from blog: Clint Hurdle got canned early in the season as the Colorado Rockies ' manager. That didn't stop the team... (Read More)

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Bleacher Report - Front Page Bleacher Report New York Giants (6) (5-3, Lost 40-17 to the Philadelphia Eagles) It may be time for Tom Coughlin to push the panic button. After two straight losses, ... See all stories on this topic. (Read More)

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Submitted by Dennismcguire from blog: EAFL Australia Season III - Philadelphia Eagles : (10-5) Lost Wildcard Round EAFL Australia Season IV - Washington Redskins : (14-2) Lost NFC Chamiponship EAFL Australia Season V - Jacksonville Jaguars : (6-2) ... Madden NFL 10 Forum by The Madden Lab - http://www.themaddenlab.com/community/. (Read More)

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Submitted by Dennismcguire from blog: He arrived in the Boston Celtics' locker room last night wearing a black Phillies jacket with a white logo, because he will never give up the homeboy part of him. He was, he said emphatically, in Citizens Bank Park for the Phillies and Yankees in the World Series, because he "had to be.". (Read More)

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Submitted by Dennismcguire from blog: 76ers Notes Entering last night's 105-74 rout of the 76ers, the Boston Celtics were allowing 81.3 points per game. The Sixers, including one overtime contest, were scoring 115.3 a game and giving up 111.0. (Read More)

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Bleeding Green Nation via www4.pictures.gi.zimbio.com View full size photo » This is the next part in our series of previews of the Eagles 2009 opponents. Joining us for this feature is Dave Schwab, who writes about the Eagles at his site Ea (Read More)

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Submitted by Dennismcguire from blog: Two Burlington County League schools pulled off first-round upsets of Tri-County Conference favorites yesterday as Moorestown and Burlington Township advanced in the NJSIAA South Jersey Group 3 boys' soccer tournament. (Read More)

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Submitted by Dennismcguire from blog: Even though the Eagles have dominated the NFC East for most of this decade, whenever the subject turned to the division's best tight ends, they had to be counted out of the conversation. (Read More)

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Submitted by Dennismcguire from blog: The District 1 representatives for the PIAA state soccer playoffs are set, but the tournament isn't over. Now the remaining teams battle for seeding in the state tournament and district bragging rights. Here's a look at today's AAA semifinals:. (Read More)

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Submitted by Dennismcguire from blog: When asked what she said to her top-seeded Villa Maria Academy field hockey team after it found itself down by a goal at halftime in yesterday's District 1 Class AA semifinal against Springfield (Montco), coach Maurene Polley didn't go into specifics. She described her speech in one word. (Read More)

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