
It is a formality, but Chan Ho Park, Pedro Feliz, Matt Stairs and Paul Bako filed for free agency today. They joined Pedro Martinez, Brett Myers and Miguel Cairo, who filed Friday. The Phillies have contacted Park's agent about returning next season, which makes sense at the right price...

The Phillies are going to explore other options at third base. They announced tonight they have declined Pedro Feliz's $5.5 million club option for 2010. They will pay his $500,000 buyout instead. "This doesn't preclude us from bringing Pedro back next season," Ruben Amaro Jr. said in a statement...

It turns out Phillies closer Brad Lidge was more injured in 2009 than he let on. He will have surgery Wednesday to remove a loose body from his right elbow. He also will have his right flexor/pronator tendon evaluated...

Brett Myers will not be back with the Phillies in 2010. He said this afternoon that Ruben Amaro Jr. informed him that he would not be re-signed...

The Phillies announced their first significant move of the off-season today when they picked up Cliff Lee's $9 million club option. It was no surprise. Ruben Amaro Jr...

You're probably still bummed, but if the Phillies are going to become the first National League team to play in three consecutive World Series since the 1942-44 St. Louis Cardinals they are going to have to have a good offseason. So let's take a look at what's ahead in the coming months...

Jimmy Rollins said in Philadelphia last month when the Phillies clinched their third consecutive National League East championship that he wanted to wear Harry Kalas' jacket and shoes during another parade down Broad Street...

Here is the Phillies' lineup for Game 6 of the World Series: Jimmy Rollins, SS Shane Victorino, CF Chase Utley, 2B...

Charlie Manuel sounded like a man who is leaning toward Cole Hamels in Game 7, if the World Series gets that far. "I think when we sit down and measure out everything and we talk it over ... that more than likely might be exactly what we're going to do," Manuel said. ...

Yankees manager Joe Girardi just announced that left-hander Andy Pettitte will pitch Game 6 of the World Series tomorrow night at Yankee Stadium. Pettitte will be pitching on short rest. Girardi said after Game 5 last night that he would ask Pettitte how he felt before he made a decision...

Cole Hamels and Brett Myers are friends. They hang out at home and on the road. Hamels occasionally drives Myers to the ballpark. They planned to have dinner tonight with their wives in New York. "He's my buddy," Myers said today. Myers, Hamels and a Phillies official disputed a Yahoo!...

If the Phillies win Game 6, who pitches Game 7? I think it is going to be Cole Hamels, but with a very short leash. Hamels talked at length last night about his comments after Game 3 that he couldn't wait for the season to end...

Well, the Phillies have forced a Game 6. Pedro vs. Pettitte on Wednesday, unless the Yankees don't like the idea of pitching Pettitte on short rest.

Brad Lidge and Pedro Feliz said they did not know who should have covered third base. Johnny Damon said he expected Lidge there. Jimmy Rollins said he forgot to tell Lidge it was him...







