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MLB Live Chat: Giving Thanks

Frankie Piliere — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:55:00 EST

Filed under: MLB Live Blogging, Prospects, Scout's Eye View, MLB Hot Stove

It's the eve before Thanksgiving, and unless you are en route to your holiday destination (travel safe), there aren't many better things you can spend your afternoon doing than chatting with FanHouse's in-house scout Frankie Piliere.

There's plenty to talk about, from prospects to the Rule 5 draft to the recent 40-man roster maneuvers (like the Yankees' addition of Austin Jackson, pictured) to, of course, the latest Hot Stove chatter.

Piliere took everyone's questions Wednesday afternoon. Read a wrapup of his chat, after the jump.

<a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&amp;task=viewaltcast&amp;altcast_code=2d0cac507f" >Frankie Piliere Live Chat, Nov. 25</a>

MLB Live Chat: Giving Thanks originally appeared on MLB FanHouse on Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:55:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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MLB Live Chat: Free Agency Nears

Frankie Piliere — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:25:00 EST

Filed under: MLB Live Blogging, MLB Rumors, Prospects, Scout's Eye View

Hot Stove season will get in to full swing on Friday, the first day free agents are allowed to discuss finances with teams other than the one they played for in 2009.

With the market about to open, FanHouse's National Baseball Analyst Frankie Piliere is assembling his list of the top 50 free agents. While he won't unveil the whole thing until Friday, he is ready to talk about the lay of the free-agent landscape, address some of the biggest rumors, size up the intentions of buyers and sellers and, of course, talk prospects.

Piliere chatted live on Wednesday afternoon. After the jump, read a wrapup.

<a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&amp;task=viewaltcast&amp;altcast_code=178388f9c9" >Frankie Piliere Live Chat, Nov. 18</a>

MLB Live Chat: Free Agency Nears originally appeared on MLB FanHouse on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:25:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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MLB Live Chat: Hot Stove, Prospects

Frankie Piliere — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:45:00 EST

Filed under: MLB Live Blogging, MLB Rumors, MLB Transactions, Prospects, Scout's Eye View

With the season wrapped up, we can collectively turn our attention to off-the-field topics. As always, there is plenty to be discussed with the Hot Stove already burning. As each team turns their attention to 2010 there a number of questions to answer. How will each trade and free-agent signing impact the clubs involved? Which prospects, like Washington's Stephen Strasburg pictured on the right, can fans look forward to next year?

MLB FanHouse's Frankie Piliere examined all those questions and more, after the jump, in a live chat on Wednesday afternoon.

Piliere, who spent the last three seasons working as a scout, most recently in the professional scouting department for the Texas Rangers this year, now serves as a National Baseball Analyst for FanHouse.

&lt;a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&amp;amp;task=viewaltcast&amp;amp;altcast_code=080274af7e" &gt;Frankie Piliere Live Chat&lt;/a&gt;

MLB Live Chat: Hot Stove, Prospects originally appeared on MLB FanHouse on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:45:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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World Series Game 6 Live Chat

Andrew Johnson — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:30:00 EST

Filed under: Phillies, Yankees, MLB Live Blogging, MLB Playoffs, World Series

As if the first Game 6 in the World Series in six years wasn't enough to whet your appetite, it's Pedro Martinez in the Bronx, Round 2, on Thursday night. Oh, there's a championship on the line as well as the Yankees try for the second time to win their 27th championship.

Yes, there will be no shortage of drama as the Fall Classic returns to Yankee Stadium, and the MLB FanHouse crew will be here to take you from the first pitch to the final out and beyond.

Will the Yankees celebrate or will the Phillies deliver the best thing all of sports -- a Game 7? Join us after the jump, starting at 7:45 PM ET for a LIVE chat as we find out.

World Series Game 6 Live Chat originally appeared on MLB FanHouse on Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:30:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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World Series Game 5 Live Chat

Andrew Johnson — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:30:00 EST

Filed under: Phillies, Yankees, MLB Live Blogging, MLB Playoffs, World Series

It's now or never for the Philadelphia Phillies, who, for the first time in the last two postseasons, face elimination in Game 5 of the World Series Monday night at Citizens Bank Ballpark.

The defending champs will have the raucous Philadelphia crowd on their side as well as ace Cliff Lee, who has been virtually unhittable so far in the playoffs, but they'll have to tangle with A.J. Burnett, who shut them down in Game 2, and the rest of a Yankees team that can smell its first title since 2000.

Join the MLB FanHouse crew after the jump for a LIVE chat throughout Game 5. The festivities start at 7:45 PM ET.

<a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&task=viewaltcast&altcast_code=ae853d4d21" >World Series Game 5 Live Chat</a>

World Series Game 5 Live Chat originally appeared on MLB FanHouse on Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:30:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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World Series Game 4 Live Chat

Andrew Johnson — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:30:00 EST

Filed under: Phillies, Yankees, MLB Live Blogging, MLB Playoffs, World Series

Game 4 of the World Series is a pivotal one for the defending champion Phillies. After dropping Game 3 Saturday night, they'll need to win Sunday to avoid a huge 3-1 hole.

Unfortunately for the Phils, things seem stacked against them with Joe Blanton taking the hill against Yankees ace CC Sabathia. Can Philadelphia buck the odds and even the Fall Classic, or will New York have a chance to clinch its 27th championship Monday night?

After the jump, join the MLB FanHouse crew for a LIVE chat throughout Game 4, starting at 8 PM ET.

<a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&task=viewaltcast&altcast_code=555fcc5c18" >World Series Game 4 Live Chat</a>

World Series Game 4 Live Chat originally appeared on MLB FanHouse on Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:30:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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World Series Game 3 Live Chat

Andrew Johnson — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:00:00 EST

Filed under: Phillies, Yankees, MLB Live Blogging, MLB Playoffs, World Series

Boo! It's apropos that on Halloween night the World Series shifts to Philadelphia, a city known for all its booing over the years, for Game 3.

The Phillies and Yankees split the first two games of the Fall Classic in New York, so Saturday night the tone for the rest of the series could be set. As in Game 1, it's a pair of left-handers squaring off -- Andy Pettitte for the Yanks and 2008 World Series MVP Cole Hamels for the Phils.

Who will take the next step toward a title? Join the MLB FanHouse crew as we find out for a LIVE chat from first pitch to final out, starting at 7:45 PM ET after the jump.

World Series Game 3 Live Chat

World Series Game 3 Live Chat originally appeared on MLB FanHouse on Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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World Series Game 2 Live Chat

Andrew Johnson — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:30:00 EST

Filed under: Phillies, Yankees, MLB Live Blogging, MLB Playoffs, World Series

If Game 1 was all about the aces, then Game 2 of the World Series will be about wild cards -- namely Philadelphia's Pedro Martinez and New York's A.J. Burnett.

It's virtually impossible to know what to expect from either, but you can be sure the crowd at Yankee Stadium will be electric with Martinez, a Yankee villain many times over, pitching in the new building for the first time and the home team needing a win to avoid a 2-0 hole as the series shifts back to Philadelphia for Game 3.

It's drama on high in the Bronx, and the MLB FanHouse crew will be here to talk you from first pitch to final out in a LIVE chat starting at 7:45 PM ET.

<a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&task=viewaltcast&altcast_code=7627419e56" >World Series Game 2 Live Chat</a>

World Series Game 2 Live Chat originally appeared on MLB FanHouse on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:30:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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World Series Game 1 Live Chat

Andrew Johnson — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:30:00 EST

Filed under: Phillies, Yankees, MLB Live Blogging, MLB Playoffs, World Series

It doesn't get any better than this. The World Series begins Wednesday night with a dream pitching matchup between former teammates, left-handers and Cy Young Award-winners CC Sabathia and Cliff Lee. Combined they're 5-0 with a 0.96 ERA this postseason.

Of course, it wouldn't be a big surprise if either gave up a few more runs than they have in their previous October starts, not with two of the best lineups in the game staring them down.

The Fall Classic is here, and the MLB FanHouse crew will take you from first pitch to final out of Game 1 (weather permitting). Join us after the jump at 7:45 PM ET for a LIVE chat.

<a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&task=viewaltcast&altcast_code=3b9c0792ed" >World Series Game 1 Chat</a>

World Series Game 1 Live Chat originally appeared on MLB FanHouse on Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:30:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Yankees vs. Angels: Game 6 Live Chat

Andrew Johnson — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:00:00 EST

Filed under: Angels, Yankees, MLB Live Blogging, MLB Playoffs, American League Championship Series

Let's try this again. The World Series is just three days away, but there is still a little business to take care of in the American League.

After rain got in the way of Game 6 on Saturday, the Yankees and Angels will go at it Sunday night, with New York looking to book its first World Series trip since 2003 and Los Angeles looking to force an all-or-nothing Game 7 Monday night in the Bronx.

In a series that has seemingly had it all, it's a pair of left-handers in the most vital game yet. Andy Pettitte, with all of his postseason experience, takes the hill for the Yankees against the Angels' Joe Saunders. Join the MLB FanHouse crew for a live chat from first pitch to final out starting at 8 PM ET.

&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&amp;amp;amp;amp;task=viewaltcast&amp;amp;amp;amp;altcast_code=d17fc6d737" &amp;amp;gt;ALCS Game 6 Live Chat&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;

Yankees vs. Angels: Game 6 Live Chat originally appeared on MLB FanHouse on Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Yankees vs. Angels: Game 5 Live Chat

Andrew Johnson — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:30:00 EST

Filed under: Angels, Yankees, MLB Live Blogging, MLB Playoffs, American League Championship Series

Half of the World Series is set. Will the matchup be completed Thursday night, or will the Angels be able to book a return ticket to the Bronx for Game 6 in the American League Championship Series?

Like their National League counterparts in Southern California, the Halos' backs are to the wall. Unlike the Dodgers, they'll send their very best pitcher -- John Lackey -- to the mound in an elimination game against A.J. Burnett.

It's go big or go home in Anaheim, and the MLB FanHouse crew will be there to take you from first pitch to final out in Game 5. Join us after the jump at 7:45 PM ET for a LIVE chat.

<a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&task=viewaltcast&altcast_code=69b9041dce" >ALCS Game 5 Live Chat</a>

Yankees vs. Angels: Game 5 Live Chat originally appeared on MLB FanHouse on Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:30:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dodgers vs. Phillies: Game 5 Live Chat

Andrew Johnson — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:15:00 EST

Filed under: Dodgers, Phillies, MLB Live Blogging, MLB Playoffs, National League Championship Series

For the first time this postseason, there's a World Series berth on the line. Following their dramatic last at-bat win over the Dodgers Monday night, the Phillies will try to seal their second straight trip to the Fall Classic Wednesday at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.

Standing in the Phillies' way is Vicente Padilla, who Los Angeles picked up off the scrap heap in August, but has excelled down the stretch.

Will it be joy in the City of Brotherly Love or a return trip to the City of Angels for Game 6? Join the MLB FanHouse crew, after the jump, for a LIVE chat starting at 7:45 PM ET.

<a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&task=viewaltcast&altcast_code=b78162088f" >NLCS Game 5 Live Chat</a>

Dodgers vs. Phillies: Game 5 Live Chat originally appeared on MLB FanHouse on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:15:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Yankees vs. Angels: ALCS Game 4 Chat

Andrew Johnson — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:00:00 EST

Filed under: Angels, Yankees, MLB Live Blogging, MLB Playoffs, American League Championship Series

It's been drama on high in the last two games of the American League Championship Series, with both Game 2 and Game 3 going to extra innings and having walk-off finishes, and the intrigue only seems to be building.

How will CC Sabathia fare on three days of rest? Is Mariano Rivera cheating? Will Joe Girardi go wild with his bullpen and bench again? And, of course, the biggest question of all: can the Angels even up the series and book a return trip to New York?

As we have been every night during the LCS, the MLB FanHouse crew will be here to take you from first pitch to final out. Join us for a LIVE chat starting at 7:45 PM ET.

<a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&task=viewaltcast&altcast_code=979cb19fa4" >ALCS Game 4 Live Chat</a>

Yankees vs. Angels: ALCS Game 4 Chat originally appeared on MLB FanHouse on Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Angels vs. Yankees, Phillies vs. Dodgers: Monday Marathon LCS Live Chat

Andrew Johnson — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:00:00 EST

Filed under: Angels, Dodgers, Phillies, Yankees, MLB Live Blogging, MLB Playoffs, American League Championship Series, National League Championship Series

It's a pivotal day in both League Championship Series, with the Angels looking to avoid falling into a (nearly) insurmountable 3-0 hole against the Yankees this afternoon and the Dodgers and Phillies grappling for control in the NL this evening.

Will we have two teams on the brink of the World Series? Or will both LCS ratchet up the drama and go long?

Either way the MLB FanHouse crew will be here to take you through it all in our second marathon live chat of the second round of the postseason. Join us after the jump starting at 3:45 PM ET.

ALCS Game 3, NLCS Game 4 Chat

Angels vs. Yankees, Phillies vs. Dodgers: Monday Marathon LCS Live Chat originally appeared on MLB FanHouse on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Phillies vs. Dodgers: Game 3 Live Chat

Andrew Johnson — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:15:00 EST

Filed under: Dodgers, Phillies, MLB Live Blogging, MLB Playoffs, National League Championship Series

The National League Championship Series resumes Sunday night, and it'd be hard for Game 3 to get any bigger.

The Phillies broke out the bats in Game 1, then their bullpen broke down in Game 2, leaving the series tied at 1-all and bringing extra meaning to the first game in Philadelphia. It's Cliff Lee for the Phils and Hiroki Kuroda for the Dodgers from Citizens Bank Park, and the MLB FanHouse crew will be here to take you from first pitch to final out.

Join us after the jump, for a LIVE chat beginning at 7:45 PM ET.

<a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&amp;task=viewaltcast&amp;altcast_code=6e58c07e26" >NLCS Game 3 Live Chat</a>

Phillies vs. Dodgers: Game 3 Live Chat originally appeared on MLB FanHouse on Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:15:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Yankees vs. Angels: Game 2 Live Chat

Andrew Johnson — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:30:00 EST

Filed under: Angels, Yankees, MLB Live Blogging, MLB Playoffs, American League Championship Series

Bundle up folks, it's going to be another cold (and wet) one at Yankee Stadium, but the MLB FanHouse crew is here to take you through Game 2 of the American League Championship Series.

If Game 1 is an opening salvo, then the second game in a best-of-seven series is a tone-setter. Will the Angels declare that the ALCS is going to be a dogfight until the end? Or will the Yankees put the pressure on Los Angeles by burying them in an early 2-0 hole?

We're about to find out, so join us after the jump to discuss it all in a LIVE chat starting at 7:45 PM ET.

&lt;a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&amp;amp;task=viewaltcast&amp;amp;altcast_code=f1320ce897" &gt;ALCS Game 2 Live Chat&lt;/a&gt;

Yankees vs. Angels: Game 2 Live Chat originally appeared on MLB FanHouse on Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:30:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Phillies vs. Dodgers, Angels vs. Yankees: LCS Marathon Live Chat

Andrew Johnson — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EST

Filed under: Angels, Dodgers, Phillies, Yankees, MLB Live Blogging, MLB Playoffs, American League Championship Series, National League Championship Series

Pedro Martinez makes his official return to the postseason. Weather pending, the Angels and Yankees will renew their fascinating rivalry in the postseason. It all goes down Friday night in one of the final doubleheaders of the 2009 baseball season.

Jeff Fletcher will be on-site at Dodger Stadium as the Phillies try to take a 2-0 edge in the NLCS, while Ed Price will be at Yankee Stadium waiting out the cold and rain and hoping to take in the ALCS opener. The rest of the MLB FanHouse crew will fill in the blanks.

Join us after the jump at 3:45 PM ET for a marathon LCS live chat.

NLCS Game 2, ALCS Game 1 Live Chat

Phillies vs. Dodgers, Angels vs. Yankees: LCS Marathon Live Chat originally appeared on MLB FanHouse on Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Philadelphia Phillies vs. Los Angeles Dodgers: NLCS Game 1 Live Chat

Andrew Johnson — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:30:00 EST

Filed under: Dodgers, Phillies, MLB Live Blogging, MLB Playoffs, National League Championship Series

And then there were four. Yes, we're down to the final four in the baseball postseason now that the Division Series are in the books. The whittling down continues Thursday night as the Phillies and Dodgers open the National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium.

Who will set the tone for the series in Game 1?

Will it be Philadelphia's Cole Hamels or Los Angeles' Clayton Kershaw? Or will another more unlikely hero emerge?

Join the MLB FanHouse crew from first pitch until final out, after the jump, at 7:45 PM ET.

&lt;a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&amp;amp;task=viewaltcast&amp;amp;altcast_code=4b53c13404" &gt;NLCS Game 1 Live Chat&lt;/a&gt;

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Los Angeles Dodgers: NLCS Game 1 Live Chat originally appeared on MLB FanHouse on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:30:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Phillies vs. Rockies, Dodgers vs. Cards: Day 2 LDS Live Chat

Tom Fornelli — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:00:00 EST

Filed under: Angels, Cardinals, Dodgers, Phillies, Red Sox, Rockies, MLB Live Blogging, American League Division Series, National League Division Series

The first day of action in the MLB playoffs on Wednesday brought us a wide array of stories to talk about. We got to see Cliff Lee dominate the Colorado Rockies, the Yankees overpower Brian Duensing and the Twins, and the Cardinals and Dodgers keep us up all night in a battle to see who could leave the most runners on base.

We enjoyed covering it here at FanHouse so much, we're going to do it again. So that means we'll be chatting along with the action again as the Phillies and Rockies get underway again this afternoon, and we're doing it whether Cole Hamels likes it or not. We love day games, Cole! Our ERA is much better than yours when the sun is out.

So please join us in infuriating Mr. Hamels after the jump.

&amp;lt;a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&amp;amp;task=viewaltcast&amp;amp;altcast_code=0380e63358" &amp;gt;LDS Day 2 Live Chat&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

Phillies vs. Rockies, Dodgers vs. Cards: Day 2 LDS Live Chat originally appeared on MLB FanHouse on Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Philadelphia Phillies vs. Colorado Rockies (And More): Day 1 LDS Live Chat

Tom Fornelli — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EST

Filed under: Cardinals, Dodgers, Phillies, Rockies, Twins, Yankees, MLB Live Blogging, MLB Playoffs, American League Division Series, National League Division Series

While the Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers were a delicious appetizer on Tuesday night to the MLB postseason, the real meal begins this afternoon as the baseball playoffs officially get underway. There are eight teams remaining, all with the same goal of hoisting that World Series trophy in a champagne-soaked locker room next month. Some of them were expected to be here, others surprised us.

All of them deserve it.

The defending champion Philadelphia Phillies will start things off against the Colorado Rockies, and they'll be followed by the New York Yankees versus the Minnesota Twins and the Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals.

FanHouse will be here for all of it as well. So please, join us after the jump for all the fun.

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Philadelphia Phillies vs. Colorado Rockies (And More): Day 1 LDS Live Chat originally appeared on MLB FanHouse on Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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