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Jamie Moyer and Road Trip

PreludeFirst and foremost I must apologize for the lack of content over the weekend. With Brian on hiatus and with my attempt...

Mathieson’s Worst Enemy = 4th Inning

I was out at a local drinking establishment watching the Phillies game Wednesday night when John Lieber threw the first legit complete...

Wacky Wonderful Wildcard

With the Phililes a meager 3 1/2 games back in the wildcard standings fans from all over Phillies Nation are chopping at...

Romp and Unforseen Circumstances

Sidebar: With Brian Michael away traveling Spain and being buried in school work yours truly will be running the show for the...

Playoff Baseball

This weekend saw a playoff-like atmosphere surrounding Citizen's Bank Ballpark as the Phillies battled with the Reds for a chance to play...

Burrell’s Bum Wheel

ESPN.com highlights the Phillies chances this year: Why they can win it: The pressure is off now that GM Pat Gillick unloaded...

Nunez and Coste, Coste and Nunez

The Phils and Cole Hamels lost a tight one last night to the Braves as Tim Hudson broke out of his two month pitching...

Walks and Wins: Will the Phils Miss Abreu?

Coming off the news of Ryan Franklin's departure, the Phils beat the Braves last night 9-6.  It was a sloppy game that...

Baseball in London

Last weekend I attended one of the rarest of treats here in London - a live baseball game.  Now for those who...

New York: The Team. The Time. The Toilet

[pictures pending]A New York State Of Mind.  It's more than a Billy Joel song and more than a national perception of an...

Saturday’s Trip to NYC

Revenge is a dish best served cold - I think four months should do it.  The Phillies returned the favor of being...

Hey Everybody “Let’s Go Streaking!”

Top of the eigth. Zero Hits.Chase Utley stands in against Randy Flores with his streak of 33 games of consecutive safe hitting...

What Could Have Been

Don't look now, but the Philadelphia Utley-Howards are slowly creeping back into this wild card race.  Last night against the Cardinals, the...

Phillies Nation Writing Contest

This weekend changed the Phillies in a way that has not been seen in quite some time.  Seeing this many minor leaguers...

Extreme Makeover: Phillies Edition

We have canceled all of our commitments until after 4 PM today.  The two best days of the year are the two...

Wolf Pitches, Abreu Traded

As expected, today has been a busy and pivotal day for the Phillies and their future.  To start, Ryan Franklin was designated...

Phillies Recall Danny Sandoval

The Phillies recalled Danny Sandoval from Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre and will have him in the lineup against Dontrelle Willis and the Marlins...

Great Britain vs. Ireland – Finsbury Park, London

Phils Lose, Bell Traded

The song remained the same for Brett Myers tonight after another quality start gave way to a Phillies loss.  The club could...

Say It Ain’t Over

With Cory Lidle and Jon Lieber winning their last two starts their trade market-value has increased but the Phillies have also won...

Myers Tires, Phils Lose in the Ninth

Brett Myers cannot pitch a complete game this season and it's about time Charlie Manuel realizes this.  Early on Brett overpowered the...

Say Goodbye to Sal Fasano

It was announced today that Phillies backup catcher Sal Fasano has been designated for assignment.  His .243 average in 50 games for...

An Exciting Game

For the 33,000 who were at the game last night, they were treated to a good one.  Besides the former Phillies All-Stars...

Road Trip to New York

I hate to say it, but the summer is more than halfway over; so before school is back in session and the...