Well, it’s not like we didn’t see that one coming. Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels has been suspended 5 games for throwing at Washington Nationals rookie Bryce Harper yesterday. Major League Baseball announced the penalty this afternoon. Hamels also was fined for the beanball. The suspension really comes as no surprise, as Hamels already admitted [...]

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The Cliff Lee lottery is over and the prized pitcher has rejoined the Philadelphia Phillies, brushing aside offers from both the New York Yankees and Texas Rangers. Lee helped guide the Rangers to the World Series this year and was pursued aggressively by the Yankees. Instead, Lee chose to return to the club where spent [...]

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The San Francisco Giants have done it. With his three-run homer in the top of the 7th inning, Edgar Renteria pushed the San Francisco Giants to their first World Series title since 1954. This is the team’s first world championship since it relocated to California, having reached baseball’s Big Dance four times. The Giants won [...]

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While the ALCS was unfolding at Yankee Stadium, Kristen Lee, wife of Texas Rangers pitcher Cliff Lee, was reportedly pretty unhappy with the way Yankees fans treated her. Kristen sat in the visiting family section at Yankee Stadium and was allegedly harassed by several Yankee fans. Rumor has it the fans taunted her, tossed cups [...]

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The Philadelphia Phillies won Game One of the 2009 World Series by beating the New York Yankees 6-1.  Pitcher Cliff Lee made some huge contributions to the cause with some fantastic pitching and defense. C.C. Sabathia tossed seven impressive innings of 2-run ball, but even that paled in comparison to the nearly unhittable Lee. In [...]

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