When I read these stories about the Mets, I can’t help but imagine their clubhouse as a hospital waiting room, housing a plethora of injured players and damaged egos.

Baseball Prospectus’ 2010 Guide superbly chronologized the almost-inconceivable string of bad luck that has plagued the Mets since the team’s dreadful September …

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The Total WAR Project is a series of posts that analyzes the closest competition facing the Phillies in 2010. The posts use Wins Above Replacement, a metric designed to use offensive and defensive production within a single stat.

In today’s Total WAR Project, we visit the famous story of the jilted …

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Dobbs prepared to do more with less

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• Cinnamon and marinara sauce
• French fries and chocolate milkshakes
• Hamburgers and velvet
• Sun-dried tomatoes and the tears of orphans
• Bread pudding and the music of Joanna Newsom
• Zima and that clown from your birthday party
• Lamb shanks and my father’s disappointment
• Melted gouda and Han Solo action figures (original or Hoth)
• The oral history of the Underground Railroad and the color teal
• Those old aluminum swimming pools and socialism
• LASIK surgery and your first crush
• Sandy Nelson’s “Live! In Las Vegas” and a single grain of sand
• International test cricket and sneezing
• A savage wildcat and the aroma of melted butter
• Ambergris and the complete works of Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
• B flat above High C and “Punchy” from Hawaiian Punch
• Jai-alai and 1-1/4″ galvanized roofing nails
• Deal-a-day web commerce and a recording of Carol Burnett saying the word “moist”
• Mango and chili peppers

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The Phillies lost in extra innings to the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-3, however there were some positive notes from Sunday.

First, Brad Lidge said that he will be able to throw to live hitters during batting practice on Wednesday.  He could appear in a minor league game on March 15.

Shane Victorino, who is …

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Last season, the AL West was once again all about the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.  For the third straight season, and for the fifth time in six years, the Halos won the American League West behind the tutelage of Philadelphia-bred manager Mike Scioscia.  They finished with 97 wins, 10 …

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In a game dominated by pitching for eight innings, the Phillies walked off with a 3-2 victory over the Yankees at Bright House Field.

Roy Halladay made his much-anticipated debut in live action for the Phillies, and he didn’t disappoint. The big ticket acquisition struck out three in two innings that …

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Phillies starter/reliever Kyle Kendrick was a guest with Mike Gill on the Sports Bash today on 97.3 ESPN FM in Atlantic City.  Kendrick threw a scoreless inning and then was nice enough to talk after the game.

KK has been spotted hanging around with Roy Halladay during the early stages of …

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The Philadelphia Phillies will face Florida State University in an exhibition game at 7:05 p.m.  J.A Happ, Phillipe Aumont, Drew Naylor, Yohan Flande, Joe Savery, Jesus Sanchez, and David Herdon will each pitch in tonight’s game against the Seminoles.

The Phillies last played Florida State in 2007, and roughed them up, …

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Tomorrow, the Phillies officially kick off their spring of exhibition games with a match-up against the Florida State University Seminoles. J.A. Happ is set to start the game, with a cavalcade of youngsters (including new prospect Phillippe Aumont) to follow.

Thursday, the crown jewel of the Phillies offseason, Roy Halladay, will …

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