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Talk about streaming media: The Philadelphia Phillies' top minor league affiliate is set to debut what it calls a "urinal gaming system" at its ballpark in Allentown.

Ryne Sandberg has been in his minor league managing limbo for six seasons now. His shot at a major league job is overdue.

How many indignities can one Hall of Famer endure? That question comes to mind after seeing Ryne Sandberg -- currently the manager of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, the Phillies' Triple-A affiliate -- wearing a Santa Claus-ish uniform for the team's ...

LEHIGH VALLEY 6, BUFFALO 3: Nick Evans extended his hitting streak to 18 games, but the Lehigh Valley IronPigs snapped the Bisons' four-game winning streak. Evans had a first-inning single and solo homer in the fourth. "I'm just trying to have good a...

BUFFALO 4, LEHIGH VALLEY 2: Josh Stinson allowed two hits in five innings as the Bisons topped the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. Jose De La Torre and Manny Acosta closed out the Herd's third straight victory. The Bisons pitching staff has posted a 1.58 ERA...

Ryne Sandberg, who recently decided not to return as the Chicago Cubs' Triple-A manager, is a candidate for the same position with the Philadelphia Phillies, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.

LEHIGH VALLEY 4, BUFFALO 3: The Lehigh Valley IronPigs used a three-run seventh to come from behind and upend the Buffalo Bisons in the final game of the 2010 series between the two International League North foes. The Bisons jumped on top early with...

Pedro Martinez allowed five runs -- four earned -- and three hits in five innings of a rehab start Friday night for the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs, the Philadelphia Phillies' top minor league affiliate.

LEHIGH VALLEY 5, BUFFALO 4 (12): The IronPigs won it in the bottom of the 12th, on a wild pitch by Fernando Cabrera, who took the loss. Jeurys Familia started and went six innings for the Bisons, giving up four runs (one earned) on five hits, strikin...

Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard singled twice and walked twice for Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Thursday, then announced he'd start for the big league club Friday night. Howard, who hit .417 over four games for the IronPigs, hasn&#0...

Blog | July 06, 2012

Eric Karabell looks back at Thursday's action, including Ryan Howard's last rehab game in the minors and nice games from Michael Fiers and Jose Quintana.

Blog | Conversation | July 06, 2012

BUFFALO 12, LEHIGH VALLEY 1: After waiting more than 17 years to get a home run from a pitcher, theBisons got their second this week as Matt Harvey blasted one out in a 12-1 domination of the IronPigs on Wednesday at Coca-Cola Park. Harvey hit a two-...

LEHIGH VALLEY 4, BUFFALO 3 (11 innings): Scott Podsednik singled home Erik Kratz in the bottom of the 11th inning after Buffalo had rallied from three runs down. For the second time this season, the IronPigs were able to best Herd reliever Jack Egber...

BUFFALO 5, LEHIGH VALLEY 1: Dylan Owen made a spot start for the temporarily promoted Jeremy Hefner. Before the Herd's game against the IronPigs was half over, Owen found himself back in the bullpen ... as a hitter. Owen became the first Buffalo pitc...

LEHIGH VALLEY 8, BUFFALO 4: The series finale between the division rivals was a run-of-the-mill 2-2 game until a crazy top of the eighth. That's when a force out that wasn't opened the floodgates to a five-run rally for the IronPigs. The inning start...

LEHIGH VALLEY 3, BUFFALO 2: The IronPigs' lineup featured the Philadelphia Phillies' top prospect, Domonic Brown, but it was a 24-year-old catcher in his first Triple-A game that had the biggest hit of the day. Joel Naughton's bloop single over a dra...