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	<title>What they need: Phillies</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/what-they-need-phillies/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/11/09/what_they_need_phillies.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="What they need: Phillies" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Obviously, the Phillies are no fluke. And it&amp;#8217;s temping to suggest that they should stand pat this offseason. After all, all the team&amp;#8217;s best players are under contract for next season, and the rotation figures to be strong, with Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels, Joe Blanton, J.A. Happ and&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;NickKapur posted 30 hours ago from umpbump.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/philadelphia_phillies/"&gt;Philadelphia Phillies&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/cliff_lee/"&gt;Cliff Lee&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/cole_hamels/"&gt;Cole Hamels&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/joe_blanton/"&gt;Joe Blanton&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/j_a_happ/"&gt;J.A. Happ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Sun, 8 Nov 2009 16:27:03 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Phillies Notes: Lidge, Happ, Feliz</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt; After falling short in their quest to repeat as world champions, Ruben Amaro Jr. &amp;amp; Co. are charged with the task of putting the organization in position to take the crown in 2010.  Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and the Insider Staff reviewed the Phillies&#39; &#39;09 campaign and discussed what&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mets Fever found this 23 hours ago on mlbtraderumors.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/philadelphia_phillies/"&gt;Philadelphia Phillies&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/brad_lidge/"&gt;Brad Lidge&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/j_a_happ/"&gt;J.A. Happ&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/roy_halladay/"&gt;Roy Halladay&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/cliff_lee/"&gt;Cliff Lee&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/pedro_feliz/"&gt;Pedro Feliz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Smoltz Radical Idea on How to Beat the Yanks</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/smoltz-radical-idea-on-how-to-beat-the-yanks/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/10/28/smoltz_radical_idea_on_how_to_beat_the_yanks.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Smoltz Radical Idea on How to Beat the Yanks" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt; John Smoltz got into the World Series spirit  by opining on how to beat the Yankees  to Tom Verducci of SI. Many will wonder why the Phillies would listen considering this is  Smoltz&amp;#8217;s line against the Bombers  in August. Here is what Smoltz had to say: 
 &amp;#8220;I&amp;#8217;ll tell you what I&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;msilva177 posted 12 days ago from nybaseballdigest.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/new_york_yankees/"&gt;New York Yankees&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/john_smoltz/"&gt;John Smoltz&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/philadelphia_phillies/"&gt;Philadelphia Phillies&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/cc_sabathia/"&gt;C.C. Sabathia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/j_a_happ/"&gt;J.A. Happ&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/brad_lidge/"&gt;Brad Lidge&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Lee is out, Blanton is in says Manuel</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/lee-is-out-blanton-is-in-says-manuel/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/10/30/lee_is_out_blanton_is_in_says_manuel.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Lee is out, Blanton is in says Manuel" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt; According to the Associated Press Charlie Manuel has had a change of heart and has decided to go with Joe Blanton in Game 4 of the World Series. 
 Manuel concerned for Lee said &amp;#8220;I don&amp;#8217;t think he&amp;#8217;s ready for it on three days&amp;#8217; rest,&amp;#8221; Manuel said. &amp;#8220;I think&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;nleastchatter posted 9 days ago from nleastchatter.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/philadelphia_phillies/"&gt;Philadelphia Phillies&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/charlie_manuel/"&gt;Charlie Manuel&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/joe_blanton/"&gt;Joe Blanton&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/cliff_lee/"&gt;Cliff Lee&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/j_a_happ/"&gt;J.A. Happ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Hoffman: Phils need a new plan</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;Or a new drug...as Hoffman supplies some cognitive shifting.

My map-to-four really did not mention the name Cole Hamels. The reason is that I did not see the possibility of Hamels pitching a gem—not at this point, not after all of these months. I just didn’t see how it could happen against this&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rover found this 8 days ago on baseballthinkfactory.org &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/philadelphia_phillies/"&gt;Philadelphia Phillies&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/j_a_happ/"&gt;J.A. Happ&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/new_york_yankees/"&gt;New York Yankees&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/cole_hamels/"&gt;Cole Hamels&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/cc_sabathia/"&gt;C.C. Sabathia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 14:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Fish Bites</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;Not much going on in the world of baseball today, you know, other than the World Series. It&amp;#8217;s the first World Series that I&amp;#8217;ve been excited about for some time. Despite the fact that I don&amp;#8217;t like either team, you can&amp;#8217;t deny that this was probably the most compelling&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;SFiercex4 posted 12 days ago from marlinmaniac.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/florida_marlins/"&gt;Florida Marlins&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/j_a_happ/"&gt;J.A. Happ&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/burke_badenhop/"&gt;Burke Badenhop&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/randy_st_claire/"&gt;Randy St. Claire&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/mike_stanton/"&gt;Mike Stanton&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:19:19 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Did Chris Coghlan have a &#39;historic&#39; rookie year?</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/did-chris-coghlan-have-a-historic-rookie-year/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/10/30/did_chris_coghlan_have_a_historic_rookie_year.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Did Chris Coghlan have a &#39;historic&#39; rookie year?" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Juan C. Rodriguez covers the Marlins for the Florida Sun Sentinel and apparently believes that Chris Coghlan had an absolutely spectacular rookie season. Last week Rodriguez criticized the Baseball Bloggers Alliance for ranking Coghlan fourth in their Rookie of the...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;AaronGleeman.com found this 10 days ago on bases.nbcsports.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/florida_marlins/"&gt;Florida Marlins&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/alex_rodriguez/"&gt;Alex Rodriguez&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/pittsburgh_pirates/"&gt;Pittsburgh Pirates&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/j_a_happ/"&gt;J.A. Happ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Joe Blanton To Start For Phillies In Game Four</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/joe-blanton-to-start-for-phillies-in-game-four/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/10/30/joe_blanton.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Joe Blanton To Start For Phillies In Game Four" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;In his press conference today, Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel announced that RHP Joe Blanton will start Game Four of the World Series. Cliff Lee will start Game Five.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;adamb77 posted 10 days ago from theghostofmoonlightgraham.wordpress.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/new_york_yankees/"&gt;New York Yankees&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/philadelphia_phillies/"&gt;Philadelphia Phillies&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/joe_blanton/"&gt;Joe Blanton&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/cliff_lee/"&gt;Cliff Lee&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/charlie_manuel/"&gt;Charlie Manuel&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/j_a_happ/"&gt;J.A. Happ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Florida Marlins: Peers pick Happ over Coghlan</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;  
The players have spoken. Their top NL rookie is World Series-bound Phillies left-hander J.A. Happ. 

 This morning on ESPN&#39;s Mike and Mike show, the Players Association revealed their first two Players Choice awards. In addition to Happ, the outstanding AL rookie honor went to White Sox&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;FishStripes found this 14 days ago on blogs.sun-sentinel.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/"&gt;MLB&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/j_a_happ/"&gt;J.A. Happ&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/florida_marlins/"&gt;Florida Marlins&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/philadelphia_phillies/"&gt;Philadelphia Phillies&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/general/espn/"&gt;ESPN&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/chicago_white_sox/"&gt;Chicago White Sox&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
	
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