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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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Year In Review: Brad Lidge

I remember in April of 2009 taking my Dad to a Phillies game with my brother and I. It was the first...

The Greatest Expectations

[Dash Treyhorn, formerly of the now-defunct “TheFightins.com” penned this post. Look for his opinion from time to time in this spot on...

It's Always Winning in Philadelphia

Before Desean Jackson scampered 65 yards to paydirt, sealing an improbable comeback at the new Meadowlands yesterday, this week was filled with...

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...

Pat Gallen on CSN's Lunch Break

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...

Excerpts from the Cliff Lee Press Conference

Sorry we’re a little late on this, but it was a busy day. Here are some quotes from Cliff Lee during today’s...

Phils Prospect Cosart Reflects, Prepares For Future

With the release of Baseball America’s list of top ten Phillies prospects on Monday, some players will be getting some much deserved...

Even With a Spending Spree, Phils Still Ain't Yanks

From an outsiders perspective it would seem as though the Phillies are slowly morphing into something different. That something different would be...

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...

Cliff Lee Signs $120 Million Pact with the Phillies

Originally posted December 13, 2010 at 9:40 pm. This afternoon Jayson Stark stated on ESPN.com that the Philadelphia Phillies were the rumored...

Report: Blanton to Red Sox Being Discussed

Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports says that late last night, the Phillies and Red Sox were discussing a deal that would send...

One Year Later, Lee Rejoins the Phillies

December 14, 2009, the Philadelphia Phillies made a splash. Like a whale jumping into a pool, Ruben Amaro changed the face of...

Winter League Updates

Sure, free agency and the Hot Stove can provide plenty of news at this time of the year, but there are actual...

Domonic Brown Sits Atop BaseballAmerica's Top Phillies Prospects

Surprising no one, Phillies right field super prospect Domonic Brown topped BaseballAmerica’s list of the best players the Philly farm has to...

Madson for Quentin? Not Gonna Do It

Everyone is a fan of Jason Weitzel’s Beerleaguer. It’s one of the more smart, informative Phillies websites around and I’m sure many...

Free Agent Option: Magglio Ordonez

His eyes had to light up. After Scott Boras realized the Nationals were going to give Jayson Werth a seven-year, $126 million...

Keith Law on the Phillies' Future

Earlier this week in Florida, I had the opportunity to speak with ESPN’s Scouts Inc.’s senior baseball analyst Keith Law on a...

J-Day: When The Phillies Clashed With Michael Jackson

We’ve all experienced the nightmarish scenario of going down to the Sports Complex on a day where more than one venue has...

Pat Gallen Inducted Into The Philadelphia Sports Writers Association

I approached Pat Gallen in July of 2009 when Tim Malcolm stepped down as our main scribe here at Phillies Nation. At...

Notes From the Winter Meetings: Wednesday

-Yes, you heard correctly – Zack Greinke. Is it possible? Yes. Is it likely? No. The hottest rumor out of the Winter...

Year in Review: The Bullpen

Even though the hot stove is burning down in Florida, we’re still continuing our Year in Review. Only a few left as...