They would be smart to trade him if they feel they have no shot at winning the NL West. However, if the Rockies win three of their next five games starting tonight, that would leave them at 18-27, exactly where they were after 45 games last season when they went on to win the NL pennant.   more »

The Phillies, along with the Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres of last season, know exactly how much one game can mean in the standings, so they can't afford to let the Brett Myers issue fester.   more »

Overall, it was a great experience. We got there at 3:30 PM, walked around the perimeter of the ballpark for some pictures, went into McFadden's for about an hour, and then took in batting practice before the game started.   more »

We noted in last week's report that his AVG/OBP/SLG line was a paltry .167/.294/.351, but it is now .171/.280/.357. His strikeout rate has improved by a sliver.   more »

I e-mailed Sooze from Babes Love Baseball and Lisa Horne from Straight Talk from the West Coast and they were gracious enough to answer some of my questions.   more »

Carlos Delgado's 79 OPS+? Willie's fault. Carlos Beltran's SLG looking similar to his OBP? Yep: Willie's fault. Oliver Perez's reversion back to his 2005 ways? I'm not sure. No, wait... yeah, Willie's fault.   more »

It seems almost every team is suffering from a supermassive black hole in the middle of their batting orders.   more »

With the bases loaded and one out, Eaton could see light at the end of the tunnel when Randy Johnson stepped to the plate.   more »

There's no question he's pitched beautifully so far this season, and he may very well have the prettiest curveball in baseball, and he's oh-so-close to finally getting a no-hitter...   more »

Believe it or not, the Phillies' left fielder, in his ninth season in Major League Baseball, has never appeared in an All-Star Game.   more »

Howard's line got slightly worse as it now sits at .167/.294/.351, and he added eight more strikeouts to boot. Things don't appear to be improving at all for him.   more »

They're showing up to a gunfight with a knife and they're unhappy with the unfairness; they don't realize that the weaponry choices are entirely in their hands.   more »

Why did the Phillies wear green caps during last night's home game against the San Diego Padres?   more »

Despite the oddity of pitching four straight complete games and only winning one of them, this seemed familiar, so I decided to root through Halladay's game logs on Baseball Reference and see what the deal was.   more »

It's almost the end of April, so let's take a look around Major League Baseball and see who would be winning the end-of-season awards.   more »

Let's take a look at each team's potential, realistic franchise-defining trade for the 2008 trading deadline, now in the NL West.   more »

Will Howard finish the season with more strikeouts than the game's best starting pitchers?   more »

The Johjima extension is actually a decent move by Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, as it saves them a lot of headaches and gives them more flexibility.   more »

Let's take a look at each team's potential, realistic franchise-defining trade for the 2008 trading deadline, now in the NL Central.   more »

Lidge is a perfect example of why psychology is best left to the professionals, and why it means little when it's in regard to professional athletes of the highest caliber.   more »