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8.5KAs Bourjos heats up, Mackanin’s decisions get easier
A friend once asked me: “Do you think Peter Bourjos is a poor man’s Hunter Pence?” “Look at the guy, he runs...
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8.9K4Tommy Joseph…It’s His Time
Who’s on first? Comedian, Lou Costello may have coined this phrase, but since 2012 the Phillies have asked themselves the same question....
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10.4K1Who should the Phillies take with the Number One Overall Pick?
A couple weeks ago I wrote about why the number one overall pick is never guaranteed to be a game-changer for a...
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10.8K170’s Retro Night and the Metaphor It Represents
In case you haven’t heard, Friday will be Retro Night at Citizens Bank Park. In addition to the usual PhanaVision and ballpark...
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10.9K2Remembering “The Man”, Chase Utley
Prior to the start of the 2008 season, the Philadelphia Inquirer examined each position on the Phillies roster in a series of...
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8.2K3Remembering A Marathon: Phillies, Reds Go 19
On May 25, 2011, I watched the Milwaukee Brewers defeat the Washington Nationals at Miller Park. Zack Greinke homered. Then I drove...
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13.2K10“Weekends with Schmidt” Shows Political Side of Sports Broadcasting
I remember sitting in the second row of a science lecture, completely lost in the discussion. The professor kept rambling, but to me it...
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8.2K2Top draft pick doesn’t guarantee a game-changer for Phillies
On June 9th, the Phillies will reap the benefits (using that term loosely) of a horrendous 2015 season where they were the...
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8.7KJoin The Andres Blanco Appreciation Club
Tommy Joseph had just etched his name into Philadelphia Phillies history, however light the slice. He had knocked in two runs with...
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7.7K8Commentary: The Phillies Are Developing A Personality
I remember the dust, the boxes, the sparse toys and machines I placed on the floor because there wasn’t a better option....
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8.8K13Harper a Phillie in 2019: Make it Happen
Bryce Harper: baseball’s chosen one, bad-boy, advocate of “make baseball fun again”, but future Philadelphia Phillie? No way, not a chance. In...
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11.7K3The Phillies won’t be losers this year
For the majority of April, the Phillies’ success was called a surprise by many. Now, about a week into May, we have...
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11.4K4Phillies Enjoying A Carlos Ruiz Renaissance
The top slugger on the 2016 Phillies isn’t Maikel Franco. It’s not Odubel Herrera. Not even Freddy Galvis or Cameron Rupp. The...
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5.6KWhy Losses Hurt: On Prince And Baseball
I didn’t retreat to my bedroom, a mess of tears and confusion and anger, and blast “Suffragette City.” I didn’t hide the...
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7.7KBaseball Zen Report: Look Past 0-4 And Sloppiness
It’s a rainy, cold Saturday in Westchester County, New York. In a few hours my wife and I will drive south to...
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