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According to Phillies.com scribe Todd Zolecki, Shane Victorino and Davy Lopes, who were standing on first base when Greg Dobbs hit the ball over the pole, said they agreed with Jim Joyce's call, which would explain Charlie Manuel's passive challenge to Joyce. Beerleaguer: Yeah, but they weren't watching it on a 120 hz plasma TV like I was. One our our readers who was sitting in section...

This news broke yesterday. Minor leaguer Pablo Ozuna became the second member of the Phillies organization to be suspended for 50 games by Major League Baseball for a drug violation.Ozuna, second baseman for triple A Lehigh Valley, was suspended for an "elevated testosterone/epitesterone ratio", which is a performance-enhanced substance violation under Minor League Baseball...

Still on the Raul Ibanez debacle. Jon Heyman on the post:As the accusatory blogger pointed out while trying to spark an intellectual discussion about whether Ibanez was cheating (he tired, but missed the mark because he speculated for 1,000 words without providing a shred of real evidence), Ibanez is playing in a much more friendly park for hitters.Where to begin, where to begin? First,

Todd Zolecki reports Scott Eyre has been sent to the 15-day disabled list with a strained right calf. Right-handed pitcher Kyle Kendrick has been called up from triple-A Lehigh Valley.

MSF's original post speculating about the reasons for Raul Ibanez's hot start in 2009 created a firestorm of controversy, but even I admit that the post did not go as far as it could have in researching the topic. Here, I ammend my original post with more statistical evidence in an attempt to offer further objective explanataion for Ibanez's torrid beginning in 2009...

The Philadelphia Phillies placed lefty reliever Scott Eyre on the 15-day disabled list Friday after he strained his left calf against the Mets on Thursday.

Kyle Kendrick was about two minutes away from not being able to blow last night’s game, but arrived just in time due to a few miracles pulled off by the Phillies front office....

The Philadelphia Phillies lost to the Boston Red Sox with the help of a play that should have been reviewed.  Read article, follow link.

What happened? The Phillies used a sixth-run seventh to chase Josh Beckett and defeat the Red Sox to avoid the sweep. Who did what? J.A. Happ went 5.2 innings, allowing five runs on seven hits and six walks, while striking out three. Jimmy Rollins went 1 for 4 with a homer (5) and 3 RBIs. Shane Victorino went 2 for [...]

Jon Lester (5-5, 5.09) and Joe Blanton (4-3, 5.46) toe the slab when the interleague schedule resumes tonight at Citizens Bank Park. Coming off a victorious 7-3 road trip, the Phillies (35-23) are home for nine-straight games against the American League East, starting tonight against the first-place Red Sox (36-24). We discussed Lester a little earlier. Offensively, they feature...

Boston Red Sox (36-24) at Philadelphia Phillies (35-23) Jon Lester (5-5, 5.09 ERA) vs. Joe Blanton (4-3, 5.46 ERA) Time: 7:05 p.m. at Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia Weather: Partly sunny, 81 TV: Comcast SportsNet Twitter: Phillies Nation Two of the best teams in baseball hook up at Citizens Bank Park tonight when Red Sox Nation invades Phillies Nation. Last season the [...]

PHILADELPHIA - Josh Beckett's starts over the past month had turned into more exhibitions than contests. His dominance could be savored, but it squeezed any drama out of the game. Yesterday, by the time Jimmy Rollins sauntered into the batter's box to lead off the seventh inning, that had changed.

Jacoby Ellsbury hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the 13th inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 Friday night in an interleague matchup between division leaders.