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Thirsty Thursday: Bottoms Up
July 10, 2008 by
We Should Be GM's
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Hey the Phils won. No, really, I'm not joking, they won and won well. Ryan Howard, Pedro Feliz, JA Happ, Clay Condrey, and even Carlos Ruiz chipped in for the big "W" in the good column. Wins like that deserve a celebration, a celebration of chugging until the stomach...
Why Your Stadium Sucks: Citizens Bank Park
This is a weekly feature in which I (and maybe you, too, readers) detail the various reasons for hating your ballpark. This week: The Philadelphia Phillies' Citizens Bank Park. Edgy: Citizens Bank Park opened in 2004, by which point our stadium builders had clearly run out of ideas...
Young outduels old as Phillies down Padres
April 29, 2008 by
All Things Philly Sports
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Greg Maddux, the 42 year old future Hall of Famer, was denied his 350th career victory by a pitcher who was two years old when Maddux started his major league career in 1986. Cole Hamels, now 24 years old, proved to be, at least on this night, a better pitcher than Maddux in leading...
Jose Reyes Is A Classless, Jive, Immature Tool
July 24, 2008 by
Hot Stove Philly
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Mets' shortstop Jose Reyes came through with a clutch three run home run off reliever Ryan Madson in Wednesday's game against the Phillies. It was a beautiful hit and probably the most important hit of the season for Reyes. Despite a very shaky outing by Phillies' starter...
Phillies Use Long Ball To Defeat Dodgers
June 07, 2009 by
True Blue LA
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by Lori Shepler - AP
The Dodgers can't seem to get Carlos Ruiz out.
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One day after being done in by three Dodger home runs, the Phillies used the long ball...
Crisis averted! Phillies steal a win
It was a game the Phillies had no business winning. The bats were cold. the closer blew a save in the ninth. The middle of the order was anemic at the plate. And the Chicago Cubs were racking up the hits. But there is a funny thing about baseball, and games can be won when you least...
Phillies Organizational Depth Chart and Payroll Analysis – Post Lee Trade
July 31, 2009 by
The Recliner GM
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As I said, I'm going to try to keep an organizational depth chart and payroll analysis updated whenever the Phillies make a big move. This is probably the last until the winter.
The point of this is to try to think more like a GM. Not just look at a trade or a signing from a...
Blanton shines again as Phillies top Braves
Carlos Ruiz hit a two-run, go-ahead double in the seventh inning and Joe Blanton pitched seven strong innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday night.
Good & Bad September Bats
October 04, 2009 by
We Should Be GM's
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Good September Bats:(AVG/On Base/SLG)1. Ryan Howard- .288/.375/.541, 27 rbi with J-Roll, Vic, and Utley struggling to get on base in front on him.2. Raul Ibanez- .264/.358/.549, the average isn't great but the OPS is (.908) as his power stroke returned (7 hr).3. Jayson Werth- ...
Please Don't...
April 17, 2008 by
We Should Be GM's
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Please don't rub it in that Michael Bourn beat the Phillies last night with his legs and bat (2 hits, 2 runs, 1 hr, 1 rbi, 1 sb).
Please don't mock the use of the words "Phillies" and "Offense" in succession (currently ranked 10th in the NL with 64 piddling...
First Half Report Card: Infielders
Today marks the first day off for the all star break, so before we dig into the all star game coverage let's take a moment to give mid-season report grades to the infielders. How have the infielders fared overall through the first half of the season? Grades are based upon both...
Postgame: Hot Howard helps Phillies take first step
September 12, 2008 by
Beerleaguer
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Ryan Howard hit his third home run in as many days, while Jamie Moyer earned his 14th win and pitched into the sixth inning on short rest, as the Phils closed the gap with the Wild Card-leading Brewers with a 6-3 victory. Other standouts included Ryan Madson, who pitched two shutout...
Blanton to Hit
October 19, 2009 by
Baseball Musings
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Randy Wolf walks Carlos Ruiz with two out in the fifth. Despite J.A. Happ warming in the pen, Charlie Manuel allows Joe Blanton to hit trailing by one run.
Update: Blanton grounds into a force play to end the inning. Dodgers lead 3-2 after five innings.
3 Doors Down
September 12, 2008 by
We Should Be GM's
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Knock-Knock.
Who is it?
Phillies.
Phillies who?
Phillies are 3 games back of the New York Mets and Milwaukee Brewers for a spot in the 2008 playoffs.
Click on the URL for the full article recapping an amazing game last night that had a Carlos Ruiz suicide squeeze, a 45 year...
Guest Post: An Open Letter to SI and Tom Verducci
A lot of folks in Philly are less than thrilled with Sports Illustrated's decision to not give the Phillies' first World Series win in 28 years its own cover. Nationally, the win was but a post-it on a picture of upright citizen Albert Haynesworth. In the mid-Atlantic region...
Brad Lidge just . . .
October 30, 2008 by
The Sports Culture
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Hugged Phillies' catcher Carlos Ruiz after winning Game 5 of the World Series in Philadelphia to win the 2008 title.
Became frustrated that Ruiz is cockblocking him with his cup.
Realized that unhooking a catchers' chest protector is a lot more difficult that unhooking a...
Ruiz’s Squib Wins Late-Night Thriller For 2-1 Lead
October 26, 2008 by
Phillies Nation
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Nobody out. Ninth inning. Bases loaded. Carlos Ruiz swings at a two-strike pitch, dribbling it down the third base line. Running on contact, Eric Bruntlett hustles to the plate. (...)
Yanks Lose in Extras, Go 8-2 at The Stadium
May 26, 2009 by
Yanks Go Yard
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The Yankees got 8 strong innings from a starter, amassed 13 hits, including another clutch 9th inning RBI single by Melky Cabrera…and lost?
The Yanks dropped the rubber match to the Phillies 4-3 in 11 innings today, thanks largely to Philadelphia catcher Carlos Ruiz. Ruiz doubled...
The Yankees Are Hospitable Hosts
May 26, 2009 by
Five Tool Tool
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I had the Phillies-Yankees game on this afternoon while doing the laundry, and I have to congratulate the Yanks for being so accommodating to the visiting team. After years of a huge and unfair home field advantage, complete with ghosts and full-throated partisans and wall-to-wall...
On the Farm - June 30th
June 30, 2008 by
Hot Stove Philly
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It's the last day of June and the rosters have been announced for this year's XM All-Star Futures Game. The Futures Game, which will take place on July 13th at Yankee Stadium is a seven inning game featuring top prospects both representing the United States and the World. Currently...
Rivera in the Eighth
29 days ago by
Baseball Musings
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Mariano Rivera comes on to try to convert a six out save. He’ll face Carlos Ruiz, then the top of the order, so he has his work cut out for him.
Update: The umpires did meet after the end of the seventh to discuss the line out. No one saw anything different, so the [...]
Catching at the break: They're better as backups
July 14, 2008 by
Beerleaguer
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The struggles of Carlos Ruiz are well documented, but yesterday, Chris Coste snapped his own 0-for-24. They have five combined hits in July. Driving home from work, I had to agree with Howard Eskin's blunt observation of Chris Coste: "He's fried." The 35-year-old...
Game Time- Hamels to Clinch
October 21, 2009 by
We Should Be GM's
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Cole Hamels' 2009 season and postseason have been a struggle. He's looked dominant at times, but seems to fall apart when things don't go his way (blown calls, fielding gaffes). Tonight he looks to put all that behind him and help the Phillies clinch their second straight...
Phils make it a grand affair; Lidge nursing bum knee
April 27, 2009 by
Beerleaguer
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Ryan Howard and Raul Ibanez tied a club record with a pair of grand slams, with Ibanez's shot capping a six-run, go-ahead eighth, as the Phils topped Washington in a 13-11 CBP special. Meanwhile, injury and general pitching concerns put a damper the postgame celebration. Closer...
Some Thoughts After the Phillies Beat the Dodgers (and Now Have Home-Field Advantage)
October 16, 2009 by
The Good Phight
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With the game ending late last night and today's game starting early, the best I can muster is a notes column today. With the Phillies up 1-0, here are some thoughts to take you into this afternoon's action:
• The Phillies were not supposed to score any of their...
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