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6.3K17Phillies’ Bench Too Weak to Keep Ender Inciarte
The Phillies finalized their 25-man roster over the weekend, opting to use Humberto Quintero as backup backstop over Steven LeRud and going...
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5.9K28Is This Chase Utley’s Last Hurrah?
Last week, I was having a discussion with an old friend about the upcoming Phillies season when he posed a question to...
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Phillies Nation Endorses Domonic Brown for Right Field
The offense is slowly recovering from the 2011 meltdown, and the Phillies could suffer another regression if the wrong policies take hold....
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Phillies Offseason Plan – Eric’s Version
The Phillies are in an interesting spot heading into 2013, as there are legitimate holes to fill and a number of solid...
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The National League Designated Hitter
Interleague play has been around since 1997, and while there are very real problems related to scheduling inequities, it isn’t going anywhere....
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Phils Considered Frontrunners For B.J. Upton
Early Friday morning, Jon Heyman reported that the Phillies were early frontrunners to land B.J. Upton. The former #1 pick is a...
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Phillies Should Trade For Peter Bourjos
The Phillies have a few glaring holes heading into the 2013 season, the most important of which is centerfield. After trading Shane...
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Get A-Rod’s Backup Instead
The Phillies will decline Placido Polanco‘s $5.5 million option for 2013, buying him out for $1 million. The formal decision hasn’t come...
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Run Support Likely Costs Lee Cy Young
Cliff Lee‘s season seemed to follow the same narrative from month to month: he pitched very well, received no run support, and...
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Leave Utley At Second Base
There are three key facts that must be understood before properly analyzing the potential position switch of Chase Utley: 1) Neither Chase...
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Not the Astros… Not Now
With a 35-21 record since the All-Star break, the Phillies have finally gotten over the .500 mark at 72-71. With 19 games...
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The Schwimer Controversy
The Phillies activated Jeremy Horst from the paternity list on August 23 and demoted Michael Schwimer to Triple-A to make room on...
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It Should Have Been Lindblom
Jeremy Horst is likely having the greatest year of his life. A year after making his Major League debut with Cincinnati in...
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7.2KFarewell, Shane Victorino
Certain games and specific events stick out to hardcore fans, no matter how many years have passed. That’s just what happens when...
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The Phillies Absolutely Shouldn’t Trade Rollins
In sports, the term ‘anchoring’ refers to when fans develop an opinion based off of a specific series of events and hold...
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