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Cutter Dykstra seen as spitting image of his dad

Bob Brookover, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Last updated Friday, April 29, 2011 - 4:10pm

PHILADELPHIA -- Close your eyes and you can hear the father's voice as the son speaks.

Open your eyes and look beneath the son's spikes and you can recall the days when the father left a trail of tobacco juice on the outfield turf at Veterans Stadium.

There is no mistaking this is Lenny Dykstra's son, and he's more than happy to admit it.

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Hall of Fame ballot brings perplexing decisions

Bob Brookover, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Last updated Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - 4:51pm

It's the most perplexing time of the year.

A Hall of Fame ballot will soon arrive at my home and I will once again stare at the names of some of the greatest players in baseball history, trying to decide if they are worthy of a trip to Cooperstown, N.Y., that will jack up the price of their signatures and solidify their status as legends.

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Phillies prepare for possibility of life without Werth

Bob Brookover, The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, November 1, 2010 - 4:24pm

PHILADELPHIA -- Barring a blockbuster trade or a free-agent signing by the Philadelphia Phillies, Jayson Werth's landing spot and how the team replaces him will become the dominant Philadelphia baseball story this off-season.

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