No reasonable explanation for Phillies' win over Giants
Sometimes you just accept that you're gonna win some weird ones, and you move on.
Phillies Notes: Phils' Hamels satisfied with outing
He was getting squeezed, yes, but there must be a middle ground between home runs and walks, right?
Blanton struggles in rehab outing
Eh, not freaking out.
Minor Leagues: Red Wings outlast IronPigs, 5-4 | Philadelphia Inquirer
A little minor league roundup (P.S. Philly Inquirer, kill the autoplay on your website)
Crashburn Alley - Addressing Howard and RBI
Bill looks at the "Ryan Howard rules because of his RBI totals" argument.
Chase Utley ‘Hits’ a Milestone - Chicks Dig The Long Ball
Second baseman collects his 1,000th career hit yesterday. Attaguy, Chase.
Oswalt returns to Astros after tornadoes destroy childhood home - Big League Stew - MLB Blog - Yahoo! Sports
Flatout awful, but at least there were no fatalities in his family.
Mets 7, Dodgers 3: Maine Great, Catalanotto Reaches Base - Amazin' Avenue
The Mets strengthen their stranglehold on first place.
And that makes 8: Braves Get Bashed by Cardinals 6-0 - Talking Chop
But for Ryan Madson and the Glaus/Heyward tragedy last week, they'd be looking at nine straight...
Fish Wrap - Marlins 4, Padres 6 - FishStripes
Aaaaand the Marlins lose.
Washington Nationals Take Two Of Three In Wrigley, Beat Chicago Cubs 3-2. - Federal Baseball
The Nationals continue their solid play, beating the admittedly woeful Cubs.