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[The Philadephia Inquirer & Daily News] - Myers out as changes begin

DAVID MURPHY dmurphy@phillynews.com — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:30:09 GMT

... nded hitter - perhaps one and the same - to a bench that includes the righty Ben Francisco and lefty Greg Dobbs. The team does not view Stairs as a preferable option, ...

[MLB - Phillies] - Phillies pick up option to keep Lee

Todd Zolecki — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:18:54 GMT

... n 12 regular-season starts for the Phillies, who acquired him and outfielder Ben Francisco on July 29 from the Cleveland Indians for prospects Jason Knapp, Carlos Carr ...

[The Miami Herald] - Phillies pick up option on Lee

Sports Network — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:02:05 GMT

... n for $9 million. Lee, 31, was acquired from Cleveland along with outfielder Ben Francisco for four prospects in July and immediately provided a spark for the Phillies ...

[Philly.com: High Cheese] - Can the Phillies make a big splash in free agency?

David Murphy — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:52:36 GMT

... 800 Clay Condrey: .650 Carlos Ruiz: .475 J.A. Happ: .405 Jack Taschner: .835 Ben Francisco: .153 ---------------- 30 players, 137.372 million w/ Jenkins, Eaton, Thome ...

[Phillies Nation] - Somebody Has to Say It

Nick Staskin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:32:04 GMT

... ng pinch hitter with a man on and two outs. Down 6-4, Manuel decided to save Ben Francisco for an opportunity that never came and went with Bruntlett – who had 18 more ...

[St. Louis Post-Dispatch] - La Russa not surprised at Girardi's success

RICK HUMMEL — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:55:53 GMT

... ungled a couple of plays at second and outfielder Raul Ibanez, Victorino and Ben Francisco all didn't catch up to balls they probably should have caught. The Yankees s ...

[Courier Post] - Phils expect to be back

SCOTT LAUBER — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:06:43 GMT

... ch deepen? Lefty-hitting infielder Greg Dobbs and righty-swinging outfielder Ben Francisco will be the top holdovers from a bench that was woeful for most of the seaso ...

[The Philadephia Inquirer & Daily News] - Verdict on the Phillies' year

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:22:27 GMT

... re.) Matsui loading up on DH nights, and the Phils able to counter only with Ben Francisco. As it turned out, the Phillies' Series chances depended on Hamels and Lidge ...

[Bleacher Report] - Hideki Matsui Powers New York Yankees to World Series Championship

Adam Bernacchio — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:06:03 GMT

... aying eight on eight tonight. Brett Gardner = automatic out for the Yankees. Ben Francisco = automatic out for the Phillies. The Yankees become the first team since th ...

[We Should Be GM's] - Thank You Phillies

GM-Carson — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:57:26 GMT

... *Pedro Feliz, aside from Game 4 of the WS, was a complete waste- .167/.548. *Ben Francisco was 0-11...ouch. Arms: *Totals- 132 ip, 116 k, 3.95 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 9-6 reco ...

[YES Network] - Studs & Duds: World Series Game 6

Adam Spunberg / Special to YESNetwork.com — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:33:21 GMT

... one with the crack in it). Dishonorable mention: Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley, Ben Francisco, Brett Gardner Adam Spunberg can be reached at . Report item as: (required) ...

[The Mercury News] - Phillies' bid for repeat falls short against Yanks

ROB MAADDI AP Sports Writer — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:57:34 GMT

... t time. Jimmy Rollins (.217), Shane Victorino (.182), Pedro Feliz (.174) and Ben Francisco (.000) couldn't produce at the plate. "They were the best team in the Series ...

[New York Post] - Fans' wait finally over

JAY GREENBERG — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:06:40 GMT

... 6 tickets had rain checks, but all fear was checked, too, from that one-in-a-Ben Francisco-against-Mariano-Rivera chance that the job didn't get done. These people wer ...

[The Denver Post] - Renck: Don't put Pedro in blame game

Troy E. Renck The Denver Post — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:25:13 GMT

... e top of the fourth inning. Upset that a 2-2 cutter was called a ball before Ben Francisco grounded out, Pettitte had to be pulled away by manager Joe Girardi. . . . J ...

[Courier Post] - Victorino wouldn't miss this

SCOTT LAUBER — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:25:09 GMT

... he knows the directions." If Victorino had been unable to play, Manuel said Ben Francisco would've started in center field. Francisco started anyway, playing left fie ...