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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Ryan Howard is pissing me off. He's considered a slugging firstbaseman; I consider him to be more slug-like, and I'm not just referring to his lack of speed. Howard is still relatively new to the Majors, this being only his 3rd full season, and it's becoming evident that he's prone to a sluggish   more...
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Hey, I'm the new guy here at FSE. I'll be carrying the equipment bags onto the FSE team bus and writing the Hot or Not column. At the begining of each week, I will gauge how hot or cold players are using stats as well as some real world examples, fun facts and inspiring links. We haven't had a Hot   more...
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Pat Burrell and Chase Utley are dominating the National League. The two have combined for 30 runs, 52 hits in 145 at bats (.359 batting average), 12 doubles, 16 homeruns, 37 rbi, 2 stolen bases (all Utley there), 23 walks, and an averaged OPS of 1.236. Go around the rest of the Majors and it's   more...
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As crazy as this may sound, I believe it will be in the Phillies best interests to trade Ryan Howard, and the sooner the better. Ryan Howard is a dynamic young talent that has put up numbers in his two and a half professional seasons that are unprecedented. Ryan Howard also will make a fortune as a   more...
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What are Philly fans famous for? Um…cheering Micheal Irvin's catastrophic neck injury. What else? Booing Santa Claus. Throwing batteries or any other object that can cause serious bodily harm…and more or less, for just being uber asshats.So, what did the Phillies marketing department come up with?!   more...
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Walk-off game winning homeruns kick ass! Especially when they're by the Phillies longest tenured athlete (Pat Burrell) and it's in the bottom of the 10th inning with the Phils other begotten son Chase Utley on base. Chase Utley and Pat Burrell are the show, they are the offense, they are what is   more...
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April baseball is a lot of fun, the new season is still exciting and fans get wrapped up in emerging story-lines. Among these, Florida Marlins sit atop the National League East, beating out the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies; the Chicago Cubs, on the brink of their 100th seasons   more...
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The usually reliable bullpen came up short today for the Phillies, failing to protect a one run lead in the later innings. Adam Eaton started the game and had major control issues, walking 5 batters in 5 innings, but he managed to keep most of the damage off the scoreboard, holding the Giants to   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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If no one watched it, did the Phillies really lose? In a game that was blacked out across the country, the Phillies fell to the Giants 8-2. It was the first time since June 2006 that the Phillies game wasn't on, and it wasn't a bad game to have missed.The Giants young ace Tim Lincecum shut down the   more...
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Ryan Howard was the 2006 MVP. An average of .313, over 50 HR and 149 RBI. Since then all his numbers have done is plummet. Well, his strikeouts have gone way up. He won his arbitration hearing and is earning 10 million dollars this year. His stats say he isn't earning a dime.
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After a slow start to the 2008 baseball season the people of New York have taken to the streets, handing out fliers in search of their beloved Yankee second baseman, Robinson CanóThe flier you see above managed to find it's way to the Hernia mole in Manhattan this morning while he was admirably   more...
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"Ryan Howard has been staying on righthanders real good and he's starting to swing better." - Charlie Manuel - I can get a good look at a steak by sticking my head up a cow's ass, but I'd rather take the butcher's word for it. But in this case, I'd rather see an average above .165..."I f----d up."   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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