The first month of the season is over, which for the Phillies, is always a good thing. Let's take a look at who has impressed and who hasn't. [Stats referenced do not include last night's game.] Exceeding Expectations Pat Burrell - I don't care what any of you say, no one saw this month coming.   more...
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This is a battle as old as time itself, good versus evil, Luke Skywalker versus Darth Vader, Cole Hamels versus Johan Santana, Phillies versus Mets...let the battle for supremacy commence!Rock 'em Sock 'em:*Yesterday was the first truly warm day of the season and by coincidence or possibly   more...
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Today's game was the twentieth of season for the Phillies, which seem like a nice time to write up our first Phillies report card. The concept is quite simple; I'm going to give a letter grade to each man on the team. I am grading not just on a player's performance, but also on a curve based on my   more...
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The Philadelphia Phillies (12-11) travel to Pittsburgh for a 3 game set against the Pirates (9-13) starting Friday night at 7:05 in beautiful and underrated PNC Park. Match-ups: Friday- Adam Eaton (0-0, 4.74 era, 1.34 whip) vs. Zach Duke (0-1, 4.37, 1.77), Saturday- Kyle Kendrick (1-2, 5.59, 1.81)   more...
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First the pitching was the issue, then more recently the bats weren't holding up their end. Today, it all came together for the Phillies, who rode 16 hits and great pitching by Brett Myers to a 10-2 victory over the Houston Astros.Myers went 7 strong innings, giving up 5 hits and striking out 8   more...
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I'll start off with our plump green fuzzy homeboy the Philly Phanatic being named sports' best mascot ever. Growing up a Phillies fan I always loved the Phanatic's playful shenanigans and to this day still appreciate the humor he brings to the ball field. Glad to see he got top honors in Sports   more...
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Here's a snippet from the full article:Phillies Ownership Group as Emperor Palpatine - The Phillies owners were shrewd enough to become very rich and buy a major league baseball team, just as Palpatine fooled the Galactic Republic, destroyed the Jedi except for the strongest one who he got to join   more...
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Phillies starter J.D. Durbin failed to record an out as the Florida Marlins routed him for 7 runs in the 1st inning enroute to a 12-6 drubbing of the Phils in game two of their series. The loss ended the Phillies 6 game winning streak which included a 4 game sweep of the NL East leading Mets.
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We all know that the post season in Major League Baseball is where players earn their clutch reputations. We've witnessed David Ortiz, Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, and Andy Pettite in recent years enshrine themselves forever by constantly performing huge while on the big stage. My question is who   more...
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For the Phillies, it's one down and three more to go as outfielder Jayson Werth, who went 5 for 5 with 4 RBIs vs San Diego on Sunday, stretched his consecutive hit streak to 9 with another perfect night. 2nd baseman Chase Utley returned to the lineup in grand style going 3 for 5 with a solo homer   more...
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The Phillies bats went silent as Milwaukee starter Yovani Gallardo combined with the bullpen as the Brewers nipped the Phillies by a 2-1 score.With the loss, the Phillies dropped to 5 games behind the NL East 1st place Mets who beat the Chicago Cubs by a 6-2 score but remained in 2nd place by 1/2   more...
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The Florida Marlins jumped on Phillies starter J.D. Durbin early with 4 runs in the 2nd inning aided by 2 defensive miscues. Phillies leftfielder Pat Burrell clubbed his 26th homer, a 3 run shot to leftfield off of Marlins' starter Byung-Hyun Kim in the 3rd inning to narrow the gap.But, Florida   more...
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Phillies' young All Star Cole Hamels and Atlanta's Chuck James each gave up 4 runs in the 1st inning before they both recovered to battle each other for the next 5 innings, neither giving up another hit for the duration of their outing, before Hamels narrowly won the battle of lefties on points as   more...
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Phillies outfielder Jayson Werth got 3 hits and drove in 4 runs, leftfielder Pat Burrell smacked 3 hits including a solo homer, his 15th and catcher Chris Coste also got 3 hits as the Phils built a 7-1 lead only to see the Chicago Cubs get 6 of the runs back. But the Phillies finished with a   more...
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Check out pics of the entire 2007 Phillies rookie class in full hazing regalia. Players include Michael Bourn, Chris Coste, Kyle Kendrick, J.D. Durbin and more...
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