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The Phils know how to win

Minnesota lost the keys

Cardinals offense continued late fade.

Sean breaks down how the Angels rode a strong defense and steady relief pitching to the ALCS.

The fact of a short series is that anything can happen.

How many beers does C.B. Bucknor owe Phil Cuzzi for taking the heat off him?

This article has a little bit of everything: A masked fan ejected from a Phillies playoff game is charged with stealing three World Series rings from a ballpark office. The Phillies have now had four such rings stolen since winning the title last year. Police say 22-year-old Matthew Mervine of Berlin, N.J., was videotaped taking […]

Rosenthal has the Nats interviewing Braves’ scouting director Roy Clark for the assistant GM job. If Clark were to jump ship, it would be . . . bad. Clark has been courted by the Nats before and turned them down. That was more of a lateral move, however. If Robo is right, this is something […]

DanUpBaby from Viva El Birdos: Nine-hundred and eighty times out of a thousand Matt Holliday catches the ball. Seven-hundred and eighty times out of a thousand a batter facing Ryan Franklin doesn’t reach base safely. If I keep saying that he sucks he can’t suck. None of it matters in that one instant except to […]

My son was born the day after I saw “Batman Begins” at the theater. If he would have come sooner, Mrs. Shyster would have been on her own. They’re called priorities, Cole Hamels. Think about it: Phillies starter Cole Hamels has left the ballpark with his wife, a former “Survivor” contestant, who is in labor […]