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A Backbreaking Road Trip

I live in Voorhees Township, in eastern Camden County in South Jersey. Around here, odd as it may sound, the arbiter of...

Hamels tosses gem, Polly homers in 11th for Phillies win

Well well well.  Since Jayson Werth hasn’t taken the bait from all the trade talks to showcase any bit of talent, Cole...

Gameday: Phillies (48-46) at Cardinals (54-41)

Philadelphia Phillies (48-46) at St. Louis Cardinals (54-41) Cole Hamels, LHP (7-7, 3.63 ERA) vs. Adam Wainwright, RHP (14-5, 2.02 ERA) Time:...

Phillies Trade Deadline Thread: July 22

8:35 am: This morning on ESPN Radio, Tim Kurkjian talked about the ongoing Roy Oswalt chatter. Kurkjian stated that the Cardinals are...

Phils lose third straight to Cards, possible ground in Oswalt trade talks

Trade talks with Roy Oswalt have stalled just a bit; the Phillies are balking at his need for a guaranteed option year....

Gameday: Phillies (48-45) at Cardinals (53-41)

Philadelphia Phillies (48-45) at St. Louis Cardinals (53-41) Joe Blanton, RHP (3-5, 6.21 ERA) vs. Jamie Garcia, RHP (8-4, 2.27 ERA) Time:...

Worley Up, Oswalt Holding Up Deal?

-In case you hadn’t heard, the Phillies sent down Andrew Carpenter after he made his 2010 debut last night against St. Louis....

Amaro Scuffling – Or is He?

With every tick of the clock, some sort of action or reaction is taking place within, or surrounding, the Phillies organization. A...

Purchase Tailgate Party Tickets in DC

We are sold out of tickets to the Nationals game. You may still purchase a tailgate ticket. If you are meeting us...

Moyer's injury, another Phillies loss take back seat to Trade Talks

The bright spot for the Phillies tonight was that Jamie Moyer pitched well.  He baffled hitters inducing ground balls and keeping them off...

Gameday: Phillies (48-44) at Cardinals (52-41)

Philadelphia Phillies (48-44) at St. Louis Cardinals (52-41) Jamie Moyer, LHP (9-9, 4.88 ERA) vs. Chris Carpenter, RHP (10-3, 3.16 ERA) Time:...

Kendrick Optioned; Sheets on the Radar

–As per Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com, Kyle Kendrick has been sent down to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Andrew Carpenter will take his spot...

Kendrick Lays an Egg as Phillies Drop Another

“Lucky” is an HBO documentary that follows the lives of people who have won the lottery and those who strive to be...

Gameday: Phillies (48-43) at Cardinals (51-41)

Philadelphia Phillies (48-43) at St. Louis Cardinals (51-41) Kyle Kendrick, RHP (5-3, 4.44 ERA) vs. Blake Hawksworth, RHP (3-5, 4.73 ERA) Time:...

Baby Steps: Shoot for the Wild Card

Eight. That’s how many times a Wild Card team has made it to the World Series in the past decade, including both...

Phils Make Like Flyers, Lose Chicago Series

It never really felt like the Phillies were in this one. After Halladay gave up 4 runs in the second inning, we...

Gameday: Phillies (48-42) at Cubs (41-51)

Philadelphia Phillies (48-42) at Chicago Cubs (41-51) Roy Halladay, RHP (10-7, 2.19 ERA) vs. Tom Gorzelanny, LHP (4-5, 3.16 ERA) Time: 8:05...

The Dip: Like It Or Not, We're Still In it

What a bad place to be. In the thick of a wild card chase, waiting for injured players to return and healthy...

Cubs Give Phils 4-1 Win

It was ugly, but we’ll take it. After looking like the Phillies were going to waste another excellent start from Cole Hamels,...

Photos from Today's Phillies-Cubs Game

Gameday: Phillies (47-41) at Cubs (40-50)

Philadelphia Phillies (47-41) at Chicago Cubs (40-50) Joe Blanton (3-5, 6.41 ERA) vs. Ted Lilly (3-8, 4.08 ERA) Time: 2:20 p.m at Wrigley Field...

Big 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...

Phillies Pitching Can't Stop Cubs

This one got ugly real fast. Ryan Howard quickly put the Phillies ahead 2-0, but boy did this game escalate quickly. With...

Gameday: Phillies (47-40) at Cubs (39-50)

Philadelphia Phillies (47-40) at Chicago Cubs (39-50) Jamie Moyer (9-8, 4.51 ERA) vs. Ryan Dempster (7-7, 3.61 ERA) Time: 8:05 p.m at Wrigley...