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Rooting for the Name on the Back of the Jersey

I can’t say this is always true, but I’d wager that most baseball fans, whether they’re five years old or 55 years...

Phillies Continue to Struggle in Pittsburgh

The Phillies seem to have a mystifying inability to hit bad Pirates pitching. This is not a new phenomenon–for instance, on April...

Gameday: Phillies (41-35) at Pirates (27-51)

Philadelphia Phillies (41-35) at Pittsburgh Pirates (27-51) Cole Hamels, LHP (6-6, 4.08 ERA) vs. Daniel McCutchen, RHP (0-3, 11.00 ERA) Time: 7:05,...

Utley's Injury Update

According to Peter Gammons’ last post on Twitter, Chase Utley will require surgery to repair his strained right thumb he injured sliding...

Odds and Ends: Haren, Lopez, Lee, Brown

–Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com has just minutes ago tweeted that the Phillies are interested in Diamondbacks ace Dan Haren. He also says...

Vote for Chooch

Today is the last day to vote for Phillies All-Stars! Please take a moment to vote for Carlos Ruiz and the rest...

Phils Fall Late as Halladay Suffers Another Loss

Snakebitten, again. Roy Halladay was not at his finest, however, his outing was certainly good enough for a Phillies victory. With a...

Gameday: Phillies (41-34) at Reds (43-35)

Philadelphia Phillies (41-34) at Cincinnati Reds (43-35) Roy Halladay, RHP (9-6, 2.29 ERA) vs. Aaron Harang, RHP (6-7, 5.07 ERA) Time: 12:35, Great...

The Phillie Phanatic is Being Sued: Is Nothing Sacred?

Just read an interesting piece in the Philadelphia Inquirer this morning about the Worlds Greatest Mascot, the Phillie Phanatic, and his litigation...

Phils Need 10 to Beat Reds After Lidge Implodes

It wasn’t how they drew it up, but with that lineup, no doubt they’ll take it. With a makeshift order due to...

Utley and Polanco headed to the DL

Chase Utley and Placido Polanco have been placed on the 15-day disabled list. Chase sprained his right thumb in last night’s game...

Vote for Polanco

It will only take a minute – but it can make all the difference. Please take a moment to vote for the...

Kendrick Struggles Against Reds in 7-3 Loss

Ryan Howard put good wood on a baseball and sent it to the deepest angle of Great American ballpark.  Off the bat,...

Gameday: Phillies (40-33) at Reds (42-34)

Philadelphia Phillies (40-33) at Cincinnati Reds (42-34) Kyle Kendrick, RHP (4-2, 4.71 ERA) vs. Johnny Cueto, RHP (7-2, 3.97 ERA) Time: 7:10, Great...

Moyer Eclipses HR Record and 4,000 Innings in Phils Win

“Tough times never last, but tough people do.” -Robert H. Schuller It’s a quote that Jamie Moyer seems to live by.  For...

Gameday: Phillies (39-33) at Blue Jays (40-35)

Philadelphia Phillies (39-33) at Toronto Blue Jays (40-35) Jamie Moyer, LHP (8-6, 4.43 ERA) vs. Brett Cecil, LHP (7-4, 4.07 ERA) Time:...

Blue Jays Beat Phillies 5-1

Cole Hamels did not have his stuff today and the Phillies dropped one to the Blue Jays by a score of 5-1....

Gameday: Phillies (39-32) at Blue Jays (39-35)

Philadelphia Phillies (39-32) at Toronto Blue Jays (39-35) Cole Hamels, LHP (6-5, 3.75ERA) vs. Shaun Marcum, RHP (6-3, 3.24 ERA) Time: 4:05,...

Doc Beats Old Mates as Phils Win Going Away – at Home

Home? Away? Doesn’t matter where the Phillies play, right now they are red-hot in all phases of the game. The Phillies began...

Gameday: Phillies (38-32) at Blue Jays (39-34)

Philadelphia Phillies (38-32) at Toronto Blue Jays (39-34) Roy Halladay, RHP (8-6, 2.43 ERA) vs. Jesse Litsch, RHP (0-1, 6.75 ERA) Time:...

Dom Brown Moving Up to Triple-A

He’s one step closer to the majors. Domonic Brown was sent to Triple-A Lehigh Valley today, after cruising through the Eastern League...

Phils Rain on Cleveland’s Parade

It wasn’t a sweep so much as it was a squeegeeing, but it seems like everything’s back to normal. With a 12-3...

Video of the Phillies/Indians 8th Inning Storm

Gameday: Indians (26-44) at Phillies (37-32)

Cleveland Indians (26-44) at Philadelphia Phillies (37-32) Fausto Carmona, RHP (6-5, 3.31 ERA) vs. Joe Blanton, RHP (2-5, 6.96 ERA) Time: 1:05,...