Phillies fans who are hoping A.J. Burnett is the pitcher the Phillies acquire before the July 31st trading deadline shouldn't hold their breath. Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal is reporting the Phillies have minimal interest in Burnett, and the feeling appears to be mutual as the Phillies are one of the   more...
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Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins has been backing his boasts of February with action — over the entire season.Check out the stats; 28 homers, 89 RBIs and counting, .294 batting average, 199 hits, 37 stolen bases and 86% stolen base percentage, OBP .344, slugging percentage .525, fielding percentage   more...
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This offseason I've broken down and offered my opinion on the NL East outfields and infields so far, and the Phils have naturally won each of the polls. Now it's time to check out the rotations. However, with the Mets addition of some dude named Johan, this is merely for formality.*Career won/loss   more...
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Phillies 1st baseman Ryan Howard struck out 4 times and was 1-2 in the count in the 10th before singling to centerfield to drive in the winning run. Starter Kyle Kendrick threw 1 run, 6 hit ball for 6 innings while striking out 6, the bullpen was again 1 single short of perfection over the last 4   more...
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The Phillies' All Star ace lefthander Cole Hamels was magnificent in easily the biggest game of his major league career. lst baseman Ryan Howard pounded his 45th homer, a two run opposite field shot to leftfield, shortstop Jimmy Rollins drove in two runs, 2nd baseman Chase Utley had a two hit day   more...
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Charlie Manuel's statement to beat writer Randy Miller that "Right now, [Werth is] definitely one of our starters," left a few people scratching their heads. One of them was Shane Victorino, who said, "I was the starting everyday center fielder before I got hurt. What am I now?"The simple answer to   more...
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Looking ahead to the coming week in fantasy baseball, FIO co-founder & editor Matt Hinzpeter discusses some of the two-start pitchers for Week 4. This is a must-read for weekly leagues or if you like to stream pitchers on your roster. Check the Favorable Match-Ups, Two-Start Pitchers to Stay Away   more...
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The Phillies bats fell largely silent other than for rightfielder Jayson Werth's lead-off homer in the 3rd inning and Washington's starter Tim Redding beat the Phils with both his pitching and hitting as the Nationals nipped the Phillies in game 2 of their 3 game series by a 4-2 score.
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Dealing with injuries to your fantasy team over the course of a season can be tough. AccuScore fantasy expert Tim Williams relates being an owner to an injury plagued fantasy team is almost as frustrating as being a cat owner, and provides you with some options on the waiver wire who can help your   more...
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Phillies 1st baseman Ryan Howard, leftfielder Pat Burrell and 2nd baseman Jimmy Rollins all homered off of losing pitcher Shawn Hill. Howard had a perfect 4-4 day with two RBIs and lacked only a triple to hit for cycle as Adam Eaton won ugly in 5 innings of work as the Phillies beat the   more...
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Starters Kyle Lohse and Shawn Hill were involved in a 6 inning pitchers duel as Hill retired the first 9 Phillies he faced before a 4th inning infield error put shortstop Jimmy Rollins at 2nd base to lead off an inning which ended uneventfully.After the Nationals chased Lohse in the 7th on pinch   more...
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It took the Phillies 159 games to do it, but with sparkling pitching performances by the Kyles, Kyle Lohse and Kyle Kendrick. a gritty offense and more clutch performances by the bullpen "A Team" tandem of J.C. Romero, Tom Gordon and Brett Myers which gave up 4 hits, 2 walks and only 1 run in 5   more...
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Good:*Ryan Howard after snapping his 8 game hit streak Saturday night wasted no time going deep in his first at bat Sunday afternoon. On the day, he collected 2 hits and upped his average to .191.*Pat Burrell provided some 9th inning fireworks with a 2-out homerun to bring the Phils within 1 run of   more...
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Last year the bullpen nearly cost the Phillies a shot at the playoffs with the likes of Tom Gordon, Ryan Madson, Jose "Joe Table" Mesa, and Antonio "6-Finger Ant" Alfonseca. This season may turn out to be just as bad, as Pat Gillick put together the same crap of Gordon and Madson, but mixed in Tim   more...
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In their season opener, the Phillies pitching came up small. In today's 1-0 loss to the Washington Nationals, their pitching was excellent, but their bats were nowhere to be found. The Phillies managed just one hit off of Nationals starting pitcher Tim Redding and relievers Luis Ayala and Jon   more...
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