Breaking news: Gnome stays home for division series

Miguel Cairo, Antonio Bastardo, Kyle Kendrick make cutCharlie Manuel had some decisions to make when trimming down his post-season roster. Some decisions raised a few eye brows while some were seen form a mile away.Perhaps the most notable name not found on the post season roster is reliever Tyler Walker. For a bullpen that is as worn down as the Phillies bullpen Walker may have...

“The taste is still in our mouths and we want to taste it again." -Ryan Madson on potentially repeating as WFC The winds have blown postseason baseball back into Philadelphia today as the Phillies are set for a rematch of the 2007 NLDS with the Rockies. As Charlie mentioned in his pregame press conference this morning that he saw a tree branch fall...

The Phillies look to defend their first World Series crown in almost three decades and to do so they will first need to exhume one last ghost. After erasing the sting of the collapse of 1964 by twice coming back on the New York Mets, and then by capturing the first championship in the city of brotherly love in a quarter century, the Phillies now must dispatch of the team that thwarted...

Before I get to the all-important 2009 NLDS prediction in the matchup between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Colorado Rockies, HEY!  Lookit who scored a couple tickets for tomorrow’s Game 1! That’s right — ME(ECH.ONE). Thanks to the philanthropic efforts of one @valerieduhaime, I officially have a way to get in to Citizens Bank Park for the [...]

Cliff Lee will start Game 1 of the NL Division Series for the Philadelphia Phillies against Colorado on Wednesday.

Ryan Howard tries to steal a base, but gets thrown out easily. The Phillies seem to be using the “surprise” steal today, as Cliff Lee ran earlier without a throw. This time, the Rockies were ready and ended the inning. Jimenez caught Utley looking again for his fouth strikeout. Still no [...]

Cliff Lee will start Game 1 of the NL division series for the Philadelphia Phillies against Colorado on Wednesday. The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner got the nod over Cole Hamels, who was MVP of the World Series and NLCS last year. Lee was 7-4 with a 3.39 ERA in 12 starts after the Phillies acquired him from Cleveland on July 29.

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October baseball has arrived! The Philadelphia Phillies and the Colorado Rockies square off in the National League Division Series on Wednesday. With the 2007 NLDS fresh in mind, the Phillies hope for a better outcome this time around. The last time the Rockies entered the postseason, they were the hottest team in baseball, winning 21 out of their last [...]

Chase Utley is a big Garrett Atkins fan. Utley is just going to take a break from it this week.

By ROB MAADDI AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA — When the Philadelphia Phillies needed a big hit down the stretch, they usually got it from their biggest player...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...