A Baseball Mohammed Comes To Rocky Mountains

When Phillies skipper Charlie Manuel needed to motivate his team, he gained inspiration from the Bible, stating: “If the Mountain will not come to Mohammed, Mohammed will go to the Mountain.” The Philly boys responded with two straight wins over Houston to clinch their third straight National League East Major League Baseball crown. The defending World Series champions will face the Colorado Rockies in the opening round of the Major League baseball playoffs. Here are some of the key figures for each team. I will only deal mostly with offensive players, as the Rockies probably hold the overall edge in pitching.

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