Phillies’ Offense Limps Through Interleague Play

If hitting is contagious, apparently so are slumps. It’s true, the Philadelphia Phillies still rank second in baseball in runs scored (5.1) and have hit the second-most home runs (105), but after Rich Harden and the Oakland A’s handed the Phils their seventh loss in eight games Thursday, it’s clear something is wrong with one [...]

Chacon’s Chokeslam Nearly Unprecedented

Insubordination doesn’t quite capture what Shawn Chacon did to Houston Astros general manager Ed Wade on Wednesday. That was the organization’s documented reason for suspending the 30-year old pitcher, I guess because the employee manual doesn’t have policies that address choke slams and physical assaults.
No, Chacon broke the mold with his reaction to Wade’s stern [...]