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…unreal… like he says, Stay Classy, Philadelphia… jeeez…

Will Carroll of Baseball Prospectus believes the Phillies will eventally get a final chance before the deadline to trade for Blue Jays RHP Roy Halladay, and they still have the prospects to make it happen.
…you know what, they should just do it… don’t get me wrong, i hope they do not… but, they should… i [...]

According to FoxSports.com, the Indians have traded LHP Cliff Lee and OF Ben Francisco to the Phillies for pitching prospects Jason Knapp and Carlos Carrasco, as well as SS Jason Donald and C Lou Marson.
…wow, that is three of the Phillies top four prospects, all for lee and francisco, in one shot, and marson was their 10th best [...]

Update, 2:10 pm:
According to Buster Olney of ESPN.com, the Phillies may be less inclined to trade for Jays RHP Roy Halladay if they continues to expand their lead in the National League East.
…great… glad we could help, toronto… ugh…
Meanwhile, Jon Heyman of SI.com believes Halladay would prefer to play for either the Phillies, Cardinals, Red [...]

The Phillies have put Raul Ibanez on the 15–day disabled list, according to a team press release.
25–year-old Rookie OF-1B John Mayberry Jr. will replace Ibanez on the roster.
Mayberry hit .222 with one HR and a double during nine at bats in a previous stint with the Phillies this season.

…despite the result, the last few days was exciting… there was a consistent, strong energy in the stands of Citi Field, which had not been there at any other point this season… i like this rivalry with the Phillies and Mets, so much more than what we had with the Braves in the 1990s, because [...]

According to Philly.com, Phillies closer Brad Lidge was placed on the disabled list due to a sprained right knee.
The move is retroactive to June 7th.
Lidge is 0-3 this season with 13 saves and a 7.27 ERA.  He has also blown six save opportunities thus far after being a perfect 41 for 41 last season.

As the Mets kickoff  a three-game series against their division rival Phillies tonight, I did a quick Q&A with Matt P. from The 700 Level:
Mike Nichols: With Brett Myers out indefinitely with a hip injury, do you think it is necessary for the Phillies to acquire a top of the line starter to compliment Cole Hamels [...]

In a poll to MetsBlog on May 25, 95 percent of 5,000 people said they expected the Mets to go at least 8–5 during the next 13 games, against the Nationals, Pirates and Marlins.
The Mets were 7–5, with one game rained out in Pittsburgh.
The thing is, the Mets started the stretch 5–1 in the first six games, [...]

The Phillies announced yesterday that Brett Myers will miss the rest of the season recovering from hip surgery.
As such, Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com believes the Phillies will look to acquire a ‘top-of-the-rotation type,’ such as M’s LHP Erik Bedard or Astros RHP Roy Oswalt, since they do not have the money to pursue multiple mid-level [...]