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By Scott Lauber(noreply@blogger.com) Proefrock said Romero will be allowed to attend spring training and pitch in Grapefruit League games. Once the season starts, he can participate in extended spring games in Clearwater, and as the suspension nears its conclusion, he can go on a 16-day minor-league assignment. So, Romero i...

By Scott Lauber(noreply@blogger.com) BY SCOTT LAUBER And, now, Hamels and Howard, Utley and Rollins, Lidge and Burrell and the rest of the 2008 Phillies will stand forever alongside Carlton and Schmidt, Rose and Bowa, McGraw and Luzinski and the other heroes of 1980 that they've heard so much about.

By Scott Lauber(noreply@blogger.com) BY SCOTT LAUBER So, by now, I think y'all know about my book about the 2008 season. Well, by Sept. 11, the Phils were four games behind the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL wild-card race, and my co-author, Gary Matthews, was beginning to doubt that they'd make the playoffs.

By Scott Lauber(noreply@blogger.com) It took 5 hours and 17 minutes, and by the time it was over, after 1 a.m., most of the season's 44th sellout crowd at the Bank had gone home. But it was a result that everyone had seen before. The Mets blew another big lead, and the Phillies notched another improbable comeback.

By Scott Lauber(noreply@blogger.com) I selected Philadelphia because they are the World Series champions and have high expectations for a playoff berth next season," he said. "I was a little worried about Citizens Bank Park, the home of the Phillies, which is hitter-friendly. But as they considered me as a starter, I signed wi...

By Scott Lauber(noreply@blogger.com) BY SCOTT LAUBER Pat Gillick was crowned "2008 King of Baseball" Thursday night at a banquet in Vegas. The award is presented annually from Minor League Baseball to a long-standing pro baseball executive for his/her dedication and service to the game. Scott Lauber

By Scott Lauber(noreply@blogger.com) Bumped into former assistant GM Mike Arbuckle, and he's enjoying the 20-minute commute from his suburban Kansas City home to his office with the Royals. Arbuckle gets (and deserves) a lot of credit for his input in the drafting and development of many homegrown Phillies players, includi...

By Scott Lauber(noreply@blogger.com) Getting to the World Series is great, but as Martin Frank writes, it'll hardly be remembered if the Phillies don't win. As Kevin Roberts writes, this World Series has been a long-time coming for Jamie Moyer, a 22-year veteran who has never gotten this far. Finally, within the notebook, Manu...

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PHILADELPHIA -- As Brett Myers walked into the Phillies clubhouse Saturday, several concerned teammates asked if he had re-injured his shoulder.

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