Jayson Werth was easily the player of the game last night, knocking in 4 of the Phillies 5 runs in the series opening victory over the Braves. However, he was nearly the goat of the game, botching a rbi double by Brian McCann in the top of the 9th, as he misread the ball that ended up gliding over   more...
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How can the Phillies be 21-18? There's no way in hell they actually have a winning record. Was there a misprint somewhere along the line that went unnoticed that lead to this standings gaffe? When I watch this team, or listen to this team, or even read about this team, my initial thought isn't   more...
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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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Take That Jerry Coleman Bottom of the 8th inning, tie game, Ryan Howard at the plate...you can feel the excitement...except for the fact that Tom McCarthy is doing a feel good interview with old-head Jerry Coleman...Howard swings and sends a long drive to right...Jerry Coleman is still talking   more...
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When I was seventeen,It was a very good year.It was a very good year,For small town girls,And soft summer nights,Wed hide from the lights,On the village green,When I was seventeen.Sing it Ol' Blue Eyes!Why did this post begin with a serenade from Frank Sinatra? Because the Phillies offense came   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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A look at what to expect from Jeff Clement and Wlad Balentien, how difficult it would be to get Richie Sexson out of the lineup, and trade options for the Mariners.
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It's roughly 9:30pm Eastern time and the Phillies/Astros game is heading into the bottom of the 9th with the Phils down 3-nuttin'. I ponder turning off the tv and catching some early z's, but I resist the temptation of sleep and decide to stick around to watch the finale of this lousy game. It has   more...
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A lot. Go, Phils, go! Scream your heart out.
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For a team that was supposed to be terrible this season, the San Francisco Giants proved to be tough to beat for the Phillies. On Friday night, the Phils needed a Pat Burrell bomb in the 10th inning to win. On Saturday, the Giants were able to edge out a win of their own in the 10th inning. Today's   more...
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I decided to kick it David Letterman style here at WSBGM's today with a Top 10 Reasons to be Pissed Off About Yesterday's Disgusting Loss...#10 - Charlie Manuel may have been shorthanded with both Shane Victorino and Jimmy Rollins unavailable to leadoff, but sticking Geoff Jenkins in the 1-hole   more...
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What a hell of a game. Phillies led the league in come from behind wins last year and they continue to do it. There's something about them...
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A very stat-heavy article from Baseball Prospectus that helps determine who were and weren't the best clutch hitters of this past season. It's worth breezing through to see the names that show up on both lists. As you may have guessed, David Ortiz appears on one and Alex Rodriguez appears on the   more...
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ESPN the Magazine columnist Neil Janowitz wrote a hysterical article ablut his experience as a non-roster invitee to Brewers spring training. It's definitely worth the read, I was cracking up at work vizualizing his experience. Also I was shocked to see how cool most of the players were. There's   more...
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A plethora of baseball trade rumors eminating from Baltimore this morning. These deals are the ones that are being reportred as possibilities on local talk radio. This means that these are the deals the Orioles are talking to their local press guys about, and may be slightly different than those   more...
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