The World Champion Phillies think they will be stronger with Raul Ibanez instead of Pat Burrell in left field. Spring Training is officially underway, and all is right with the world again. That means it’s time for us to step up our baseball coverage, starting with the completion of our free agent...

Many of you may have given up last night when the Phillies and the Rays decided to make it an after-hours party, not settling the score until close to 2AM. We at Fantoo did not. Wine in hand, we made it till the final single which drove in the winning run. Maybe it was only half a single (a whopping...

The Phillies are a feeble 1-for-28 with runners in scoring position, a damning statistic that led manager Charlie Manuel to state his team was 'trying too hard.'...

The Phillies are a feeble 1-for-28 with runners in scoring position, a damning statistic that led manager Charlie Manuel to state his team was 'trying too hard.'...

Generally speaking, aging curves of players have shown that up until 28 years old someone can be expected to improve.  Once past that benchmark a skillset will begin to decline.  For some it will be more gradual than others but this is what those in the analytical community have come to expect.  ...

After Friday’s walk-off loss to the Phils, the Mets look to even the series up and get back to within 4.5 games of their 1st place rivals. Philadelphia has won 4 straight games after an extended late June slump. The Mets continue to flounder just under the .500 mark, and have not won more than...

Dan Uggla knows where his first game-ending home run ball is going: He's starting a personal trophy case....

The Mets have put together their first winning streak of the season, and they look to extend that run to five straight Saturday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park. A Mets win would put them three games ahead of their Northeast rival here in the early going, and would give them a 4-1 record against the ...

Welcome back to The Opposing Viewpoint, the place for questions and answers with bloggers who write about the Mets’ opponents. Today’s guest, Corey Seidman of Phanatic Phollow Up, has already been through this once before, having answered some questions about the Phillies’ offseaso...

Today, my friend and I had a conversation that I thought might interest you guys. We were talking about pitchers and their 'hitability'. Surely you've heard someone, possibly a broadcaster, talk about how a certain pitcher is very hittable, or how another pitcher is able to prevent hits. This person...