Ryan Howard puts his power swing to work during the All-Star Home Run Derby in his hometown...

Pujols Wins NL MVP- Duh!

...unanimous vote secured Albert Pujols his 3rd career NL MVP award, beating out Hanley Ramirez and Ryan Howard for the title. This was the 8th time in 9 career seasons that he has finished...

Pujols wins third MVP

Albert Pujols is the unanimous winner of the National League MVP award, becoming the first player to repeat since Barry Bonds won four in a row from 2001-04.

Early Top 200 rankings for 2010

Tristan H. Cockcroft takes a first shot at a top-200 fantasy rankings for the 2010 season.

Hoyer sure has opportunity in San Diego

Recently hired Padres general manager Jed Hoyer is now the leading man in San Diego after spending the last several years in the background in Boston.

Wrapping Up The Season

While one team danced in celebration on its home field, the other looked on sadly from the visiting dugout. Slowly the players began to leave the field. The winners...

Type A positive (and negative)

...for the Phillies, he could move around regularly to different spots, giving a day off to Ryan Howard or Chase Utley or Raul Ibanez. Or he could be a candidate to be the everyday...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2009

Cashman casts praise far and wide

...the way he treated his scouts and player development staffers, and so was former Minnesota GM Terry Ryan. Some scouts remained tied to Gillick and Ryan despite attractive offers from other teams partly because of...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 07, 2009

Mike and Mike in the Morning

...look back at some of the reasons why the Phillies lost the World Series such as Ryan Howard's slump and Cole Hamels' curveball. Plus, Gammons talks about the future for both the Phillies...

Postseason had many defining moments

While the Yankees returned to glory by winning the World Series, the inevitability of full-scale instant replay in baseball stood out as perhaps the most important aspect of the 2009 postseason.

Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Philadelphia Phillies

The Kiss 'Em Goodbye series has reached the two World Series teams. The Philadelphia Phillies didn't repeat -- so now what? Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Rumor Central all weigh in.

Story | Conversation | November 06, 2009

ATH : Phils Lost Successful Season?

Should it be considered a "successful" season for the Philles even after they lost to the Yankees in the World Series?

Video | November 05, 2009

PTI : Phillies Think of Future?

What the does the future hold for the back-to-back World Series contenders from Philadelphia?

Video | November 05, 2009

Obstacles to a World Series rematch

Charlie Manuel quoted a general after Game 6, in pronouncing that the baseball world has not seen the last of the Phillies. "I'll tell you something -...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009

27 titles, 27 World Series facts

In honor of the Yankees' 27th title, Page 2 presents 27 Fall Classic factoids that no one thought of but us.