Lee Dominates, Flyers Hold a Fire Sale

Lee goes back-to-back-to-back, Oswalt goes on the DL and the Flyers clean house

Welcome back to another round of Phour for Phour! This week will take a look at Cliff Lee throwing back-to-back-to-back shutouts, the Flyers making headlines by trading their team captain and Oswalt being back on the disabled list. We also want to point out that it was "Winner's Weekend" for Patch readers, as five readers who won tickets to a Phillies game got to see Halladay dominate the A's, and another pair of readers watched the Union stink up the first half, only to have them play their best ball of the season in the second. Be on the lookout next week for another pair of free Phillies tickets, but until then, let's get down to business. Game on! The Good Back to Back Cliff Lee seems to have knocked off the rust, as he put together …

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Plax Wears A Hat, Vick Writes A Book, and Tickets for the Union

Patch has your Philly sports round-up.

Welcome back for another round of Phour for Phour. This week, we’ll talk about Plaxico Burress donning a Phillies cap, the Phillies issues with PNC Park, Hamels and Halladay and Michael Vick being Finally Free. We’re also serving up a pair of tickets to see the Philadelphia Union battle Chivas USA at PPL Park on June 25. That’s right, soccer fans. I’m a lover, not a fighter. Let’s begin! The Halladay Effect After the 2009 season, which ended with regrettable comments and multiple poor performances by Cole Hamels, the Phillies traded to acquire Roy Halladay.  Seamheads across the region wondered if Halladay and his work ethic would be able to somehow straighten out Hamels who, despite all the talent in the world, had regressed from his …

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