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All posts tagged "Maikel Franco"
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6.9K12016 Game RecapPhillies Get Swept Again, Failing Their Test So Far
Game 1 – Phillies lose 4-3 After a rough visit to Chicago, the Phillies were looking to turn things around at home...
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8.0K22016 Game RecapPhils Get Swept Out of Wrigley
Game 1 – Phillies lose: 6-2 The Phillies got a taste of the best team in the bigs on Friday afternoon. The Cubbies...
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6.7KFun StuffReader Poll: How Would the Phils Fare as an AL Team?
The Phils are ready to spend Memorial Day Weekend at Wrigley Field, returning to National League play after a three game series...
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5.1K2016 Game RecapPhillies-Marlins Recap
It may have been Carlos Ruiz’s 1,000 game behind the plate for the Phillies, but a former catcher in the system would...
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6.0K3AnalysisOffensively, Franco Hasn’t Been Good This Year
The Phillies offense continues to be among the worst in baseball, and just about everyone is to blame. The only hitters with...
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11.7K3CommentaryThe Phillies won’t be losers this year
For the majority of April, the Phillies’ success was called a surprise by many. Now, about a week into May, we have...
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7.3K22016 Game RecapSeries Recap: Cardinals take 3 from punchless Phillies
As the Phillies ascended up to Baseball Heaven for four days, the rest of the baseball world was chatting about the Phillies....
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10.4K5AnalysisLet’s Assess The Phillies After 19 Games
After 19 games the Phillies are 9-10. Nineteen games isn’t enough of a sample to determine anything, even the direction of the...
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8.4K2016 Game RecapFranco’s Bat, Eickhoff’s Arm Beat Pads 2-1
Third baseman Maikel Franco hit a first inning homer and a third inning RBI double off Padres starter Colin Rea providing the only two...
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Baseball Zen Report: Look Past 0-4 And Sloppiness
It’s a rainy, cold Saturday in Westchester County, New York. In a few hours my wife and I will drive south to...
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5.4K12016 Game RecapRed-Faced Again: Phillies Blow It In Ninth
At what moment did the confidence completely fall? Was it after Devin Mesoraco squibbed the most ridiculous non-bunt bunt single to put...
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7.4K1CommentaryIn 2016, Baseball Zen Is Achievable in Philadelphia
Baseball Zen is achievable. Sit on a chair in the outfield concourse of a minor-league ballpark. There’s a plastic cup filled with...
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7.5KCommentaryPhils’ Offensive Explosion Signals Good Things For Future
Maikel Franco swung at the pitch up near his shoulders. It seemed like he was screaming “Get it away!” as he swung....
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6.8K1AnalysisIs Maikel Franco Ready To Be The Man?
The Phillies lost Monday to the Orioles, 8-7. The main storyline from the game, however, Maikel Franco’s continued power surge. The Phils’...
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5.0K52016 Power Poll2016 Phillies Power Poll: 10-1
Who are the most important members of the Phillies organization heading into 2016? That’s the question we asked ourselves in creating the...
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