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9.4K45Big Trades and Von Hayes
Whenever I play a sports video game, I always have just as much fun building my team in manager/dynasty/franchise mode as I...
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How Did We Get Here?: The Evolution of the Phillies Fan
When I was a young kid, maybe eight or nine years old, I attended a Southern Baptist church in South Jersey that...
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Domonic Brown Gives a Scare, Should be Back Thursday
Yesterday, in the MLB Futures Game, Domonic Brown left early with minor tightness in his hamstring. He was pulled from the game...
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2.6K93Still Waiting on a Hamels Eruption
We nearly saw it. We were so close to seeing that missing Cole Hamels performance from his game log that shows “CG”....
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6.8K185Phillies Eye Starting Pitching; Lee Heads to Texas
While last night it was the bullpen that looked like it needed saving – mostly Brad Lidge after another blown save –...
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Victorino Comments Causing a Stir
Shane Victorino stopped short of calling the fans frontrunner after last night’s 7-5 loss to the Braves. It was a simple case...
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3.1K69Odds and Ends: Lee, Werth, Utley
-OK, so Cliff Lee wasn’t traded to Minnesota last night, as was reported by a Detroit radio station. Sounds like they may...
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The Bullpen: It Is What It Is
I do enjoy that cliche. It really does sum up the Phillies bullpen in so few words, although it’s probably not want...
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Mathieson DFA’d, Sardinha to 40-Man Roster
Catcher Dane Sardinha had his contract selected from triple-A Lehigh Valley, Assistant General Manager Scott Proefrock announced today. Sardinha, 30, was hitting .254 with four home runs...
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4.2K22Howard’s Power, or Lack Thereof
When Ryan Howard hit his eleventh homer of the season this week against the Yankees, it marked the latest point that Howard...
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2.0K12Bastardo DL’d, Mathieson DTF
The Phillies have placed LHP Antono Bastardo on the 15-day disabled list with left elbow ulnar neuritis, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reported...
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5.6K75The Sins of the General Manager and the Perils of the Dead Bench
“…I the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and...
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Is Roy Halladay the Best Pitcher Ever to Throw a Perfect Game?
Of course not, considering that Sandy Koufax, Randy Johnson and Cy Young have thrown perfect games in the past. But the perfect...
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This Week in Schadenfreude: John Maine’s Arm is Coming Unattached
Welcome to This Week in Schadenfreude, where we discuss why, no matter how bad things might seem for the Phillies, someone else...
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Phils Scout Wrong White Sox Relievers
It has been reported that agents of Philadelphia subterfuge are in Chicago. According to the rumor, Phillies scouts are examining two White...
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