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Alfonso Soriano will be in a splint for three weeks with a broken bone in his left hand, and is expected to miss approximately six weeks of action. Bennett, who replaced Jair Jurjjens after the Braves starter injured his ankle falling down the dugout steps after Tuesday’s game, was not accused of intentionally throwing at [...]

Braves second baseman Marcus Giles. Flea market dealer. He used to come every weekend, but a few years ago this area started building up quickly. The pols lost their new strip mall and the dealers lost a Christmas season of selling. A lot of the regulars stopped coming and last year they guy quit coming [...]

With a bit of delay, Steve-O is back with the NL Central. There are no real surprises with the East predictions, but I want to take a moment to expound on one of Phillipss reasons behind picking the Braves to finish third. We should probably give Steve Phillips his own section on this blog, but [...]

Jayson Stark wrote in the pre-season about the emerging Phillies Mets rivalry, challenging fans to find two teams in the N.L. East (I think we are the team to beat finally.), a claim roundly rejected by the Mets, the defending N.L. East champs, and most of the New York-focused media. The rivalry largely [...]

Seanez was released by the Dodgers at the end of spring training. Seanez is entering his 17th Major League season and has pitched with the Indians, Dodgers, and Braves during his career. To make room for Seanez on the roster, 3B Wes Helms was designated for assignment. The Phillies now have ten days to release [...]