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It's opening day. The time for optimism is now, in a season where not many expect this Phillies team to compete for an NL East title, the start of a new baseball season gives every fan a chance at hope.  Twenty-five mean have been assembled and nine will take the field Monday in Texas...

Bobby Abreu did not make the Phillies' Opening Day roster.  The 40-year-old hit .257 (9-for-35) with nine walks and an .822 OPS in 15 games this spring.  The Phillies signed Abreu this off-season because they were encouraged by his performance in the Venezuelan Winter League and viewed him as a potential left-handed bench bat...

The fact that Mike Vick chose to come back to the Eagles this off-season raised a lot of eyebrows as to why Chip Kelly would want to enter his first season with a veteran quarterback like Vick.

The Philadelphia Eagles today announced they have released LB Jamar Chaney and S Kenny Phillips. Earlier in the day, the team released the following 10 players: TE Derek Carrier DE Eddie McClam WR Nick Miller T Nic Purcell DE/OL Isaac Remington TE Will Shaw DT Daryell Walker CB Eddie Whitley (waived/injured) LS James Winchester P Brad Wing The Eagles roster now stands at 76 players...

While the Eagles are getting ready for their preseason tune-up with the New England Patriots, there are a ton of roster battles that are going to be interesting to watch.

The Philadelphia 76ers announced their roster which will compete in the 2012 AirTran Airways Orlando Pro Summer League (OPSL)

The Phillies purchased the contract of infielder Mike Fontenot from Triple-A Lehigh Valley.

Phillies outfielder Laynce Nix was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a left calf strain, Senior Vice President and General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr. announced.

With Juan Pierre on the team, what does that mean for Scott Podsednik, how many pitchers will the Phillies keep to start the year and how much of Jim Thome will we see this year. The Sports Bash caught up with Phillies assistant GM Benny Looper to get his thoughts on the Phillies 25-man roster...