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Looks like my old boy Ed Wade ruffled some feathers yesterday. Well, he never was “my boy”. But he did an OK job here in Philly while he was GM. Aside from the Curt Schilling and Bobby Abreu trades, he didn’t make too many bad deals and built a nice team. Most of today’s Phils roster can be attributed to Ed Wade. Perhaps he should have gotten a cut of the Division Title winnings in 2007. He is very mild mannered fellow. He took his hits here from the fans and media and never shot back. That’s why I am surprised at the story coming out of Houston yesterday.

Shawn Chacon was eating dinner with his teammates when Wade called him into the manager’s office. Chacon refused and demanded Ed speak to him in front of the rest of the team. Ed started screaming and cursing at Shawn. Apparently that was all Shawn could take and grabbed Ed by the throat and choke slammed him, Undertaker style. Players promptly separated the two.

I don’t know anything about Shawn Chacon, but I am surprised to hear Ed Wade taking on the role of the Alpha male. He probably tips the scales at 5′8″ and 150 lbs, but he doesn’t have a Napoleon complex. Looks like this could be a wake up call for the rest of the team.

Shawn has not pitched well this year, and it seems his agent demanded a trade earlier this week. This is the perfect time for a team like the Phils to sweep in and grab this guy for a bucket of baseballs. With Brett Myers one bad start away from the bullpen, the Phils could slip him into the rotation. Shawn could use a change of scenery.

Reds 6, Blue Jays 5 (10 Inn): Is Dusty Baker reading MLJ? Jay Bruce led off, Adam Dunn hit 2nd and Corey Patterson batted 7th in last nights game. The Reds pounded Roy Halladay and won it in the 10th on a sac fly by Bruce. Of course, Dusty is NOT reading us since Patterson continues to be in the lineup.

Phillies 4, A’s Zero: That’s a collective sigh of relief you hear from Philly fans as the 6 game skid comes to an end. Chase Utley raked 4 hits and Chris Coste knocked in 2 runs for the win. I want to give the opposite of a thank you to Comcast Sportsnet for showing Chase’s parents 35 times tonight, yet gave his wife about 4 seconds of airtime.

Rays a lot, Marlins a little: The Rays put up a 10 spot in the 5th off of 3 Marlins I’ve never heard of to seal the deal. Crawford knocked in 5 and Longoria 3. The Marlins could only gain 2 games while the Phils went on a 6 game losing streak. Yes it’s true: Rays of sunshine are stronger than Marlins.

Fetch’s Game of the Night, Twins over Padres: The Twins notched their 8th win in a row by badgering the Papas last night in San Diego. In 4 of the last 5 games, the Twins have won games started by Randy Johnson, Brandon Webb, Jake Peavy and Greg Maddux. Of course, 5 of these games were against the Nationals and Padres, so I wouldn’t start popping any champagne yet.

Clown’s Game of the Night, Yankees 10, Pirates Zip: I was gonna say, B.F.D., you beat the Pirates. But the Yanks are only 5 games better than the Buccos right now. Pitt has a nice core of the lineup in McClouth, Doumit and Bay. They just need to get rid of cancers like Adam LaDouche and Zack Duke. Of course, by the time they get any better, their young players will leave for free agency. Such a vicious cycle.

Sportsgal’s Game of the Night, Cubs 7, Orioles 4: The impression I get from Sportsgal is, if Neil Cotts pitches, the Cubs lose. So I put on my detective cap, slipped on some knickers, lit my pipe and did some sleuthing. Neil Cotts has pitched in 15 games. He has given up runs in 2 of those games. The Cubs are 1-1 in those games. If the Cubs miss out on the playoffs by one game this year, it will be the loss June 17th against Tampa. Neil Cotts, destroyer of hope.

Roman’s Game of the Night, Mets 8, Mariners 2: David Wright clubbed 2 homers and knocked in 3 as the Mets cruised over the M’s. Jose Reyes was removed from the “cut me” list. David Wright (He’s so hot right now) was also named the man hetero-sexual New Yorkers would most likely go gay for. Every other Met can go choke on a chicken wing.

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