I respect ford's opinions. he writes pretty level-headed stuff about philly sports considering he writes for the inquirer. personally, i dont see any need to worry at all at this point. like ford says, the phils are going for the 22nd win tonight, and they stood at 18, 22, and 20 wins at this point   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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the phillies young pitchers in their system are off to a great start to the season. they have 3 of the top 5 strikeout pitchers in all of minor league baseball and 5 other guys who might make the rotation one day. this article compares their performance to that of previous top prospects like   more...
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I appreciate everything Aaron Rowand did for the Phillies. He brought grit and tenacity to the clubhouse, and put up some decent numbers while here only 2 seasons. "The Catch" is a story I'll be telling my son about in years to come. However, I bleed Phillies red and I could give less than two   more...
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Ouch, the Braves just got tomahawk chopped by Pittsburgh, losing 3 of 4 along the rivers. But the way the season is going for the Braves, this really isn't a surprise. Sure, the Pirates suck, but the Braves have now only won 5 games away from Turner Field, compared to 14 losses. Luckily, this   more...
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Phillies.com mailbag question ponders whether Pat Burrell owns and sports a "man purse." Any of you Phitin' phans out there know. Bonus points for photographic evidence.
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Jimmy Rollins returns to action last night and hits 3-5 HR, 2B, 3 RBI.

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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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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Philadelphia Phillies' pitcher Scott Mathieson's career may be over before it fully gets started. The 24-year old prospect is contemplating a second Tommy John surgery. In the 2006 season, Mathieson made his debut at Citizens Bank Park and just like that Phillies fans had high hopes like Harry   more...
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When popular submarine-sidearm (though mediocre) Pirate pitcher Kent Tekulve was traded to the Phillies in April of 1985, many of Pittsburgh's faithful were up-in-arms that their ridiculous looking starter/mascot was so easily disposed of. Sure, he was an average pitcher. But he was their average   more...
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Jimmy Rollins rolled into San Fran, deposited himself in the starting lineup in his customary leadoff spot, and promptly went 3-5 with a run, double, homerun, and 3 rbi. Welcome back J-Roll, we missed ya! Jimmy's obviously a motivator, he hustles his booty off on the field, and plays with a fiery   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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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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An insightful and intelligent look at whether the Astros are the real deal so far."So here's the quick and dirty of it: This team has been getting the hits that count, when they count, which so long as their plate discipline remains should hold true. Our pitching has been very good with the   more...
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