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Posts By Michael Baumann
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2010 Top Moments
Top Moment #5: Halladay Shuts Out Nationals to Clinch Division
The Phillies’ unprecedented fourth consecutive division title was carved in stone on the back of an outstanding pitching performance, a 97-pitch complete...
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Analysis
2001-2010: The Best Decade in Phillies History?
We, as Phillies fans, know we’ve had it pretty good the past few years. With four top-line starting pitchers in the rotation,...
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2.6K2010 Top Moments
Top Moment #12: Phils Go Up 2-0 On Reds
After the euphoria of Roy Halladay‘s playoff no-hitter in Game 1 against the Reds, it was tough to come back two nights...
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Analysis
A Phillies Fan's Take on the Mets' Latest Mess
Ownership changes are not really something we’re used to in Philadelphia. The Phillies have been owned by a relatively stable and quiet...
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2010 Top Moments
Top Moment #15: A Fracas in Frisco
Up until that point, it had been a fairly routine game–Lincecum had been outstanding through eight, allowing only three hits, one of...
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Analysis
Why Do Phillies Fans Like Wilson Valdez So Much?
In April, when Jimmy Rollins went on the DL for an injury sustained while coming out for player introductions at the home...
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Odds And Ends
Offseason Icebreakers, Vol. 3: Romeo and Juliet
In order to alleviate the boredom of the offseason–the NFL and regular season ice hockey being inadequate as diversions–I’ll be posting icebreaker...
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2010 Top Moments
Top Moment #22: 11 Innings, One Hit
Welcome to the Phillies Nation Top 25 Moments of 2010, as voted on by the staff of this fine blog. Amanda Orr...
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2010 Player Reviews
Year in Review: Roy Oswalt
Ed Wade may yet contribute to a Phillies World Series title. The Houston GM, perhaps best known for an eight-year stint at...
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3.5K20Odds And Ends
Offseason Icebreakers, Vol. 2: The Unbeatable Team
In order to alleviate the boredom of the offseason–the NFL and regular season ice hockey being inadequate as diversions–I’ll be posting icebreaker...
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3.0K122010 Player Reviews
Year in Review: Chad Durbin
Chad Durbin came to the Phillies as a mediocre swingman who’d spent his entire career in AL Central purgatory. Since then, he’s...
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2010 Player Reviews
Year in Review: Jose Contreras
When the Phillies signed Contreras last winter, it was not the most newsworthy signing of a Cuban defector blessed with a thunderbolt...
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2010-11 Free Agency
Coming to Grips with Cliff Lee
Last Friday, I fell, and fell hard, for a Twitter hoax orchestrated by a former writer for The Fightins that had Zack...
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Posts
Offseason Icebreakers, Vol. 1: The Thanksgiving Turkey
The worst thing about the offseason is not being able to watch baseball. The next-worst thing about the offseason is having to...
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Odds And Ends
The One That Got Away
This evening, in a ballpark that will haunt Phillies fans at least until February, a skinny, 31-year-old Arkansan will take the mound...
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