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Game chat: Happ hoping to finish strong tonight
September 29, 2009 by
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Following a closed-door meeting, and with only six games remaining to determine their playoff fate, J.A. Happ and the Phillies try to get back on track tonight against unproven right-hander Wilton Lopez and the Astros. First pitch is 7:05 from Citizens Bank Park. Carlos Ruiz is a late...
Beerleaguer mailbag: Madson getting a bum rap?
September 29, 2009 by
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Beerleaguer doesn’t actually maintain a mailbag, but I received a handful of e-mails this morning and decided to cobble together a quick post. Ladies and gentlemen, this is that post. Madson getting bum rap? “I was reading BL this morning and someone commented about Madson having...
Lack of depth, stubbornness, running Phillies ragged
September 29, 2009 by
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Middling starters like Yorman Bazardo have looked like world-beaters against the Phillies’ hitters lately. A dearth of capable reservists and an unnecessarily taxing workload implemented by Charlie Manuel may be coming to a head. As one reader phrased it, “Charlie's stubbornness...
Phillies fall to Astros 8-2, lead in East down to four
September 28, 2009 by
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Two hits and a pair of runs on a sac fly and balk was all the Phils could do against former non-roster invitee Yorman Bazardo, who was among the first cuts in Clearwater. Meanwhile in Atlanta, Jair Jurrjens and the Braves shut out the Marlins 4-0 to extend their win streak to seven...
Game chat: Phillies free J.C. from the disabled list
September 28, 2009 by
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Following weeks of forearm rehabilitation, J.C. Romero has been reinstated for the start of the Phillies' final seven, starting tonight against the visiting Astros. First pitch is 7:05 from Citizens Bank Park. Preview: With Brad Lidge ousted from the closer role, and with injured...
Time is right for Phillies to apply finishing touches
September 28, 2009 by
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Nobody is mistaking the Astros’ pitching probables for the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. With the magic number down to three, and several players ailing, the Phillies need to wrap it up right here and leave nothing to chance. Time for the Phils to flex some muscle and lay waste...
Two-inning closer could eliminate needless spectacle
September 28, 2009 by
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“Major League” and its facilitation of ninth inning histrionics has a small part in the Phillies' late-game struggles. In light of Brad Lidge’s nightmare season, the evolution of the closer has become the most common discussion around the Reading Eagle water cooler this season...
Sunday chat: Phils ask Blanton to firm up division grip
September 27, 2009 by
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Leading 5-3 in the bottom of the seventh, the Phillies can blame sloppy defensive play and the lack of late-inning relief for their fourth loss in five tries, falling to the Brewers 7-5 on a Ryan Braun walk-off homer. They seek a key split in the final game of their 10-game road trip...
Game chat: Kendrick gets the call in Milwaukee
September 26, 2009 by
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One of the nicer stories of the stretch run has been Kyle Kendrick's helpful return to the roster after spending most of the season in the minor leagues. The right-hander replaces Pedro Martinez, who was scratched with neck stiffness, when the Phillies play Game 3 against Braden...
Brewers light up Lee with three-run bombs
September 25, 2009 by
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Three-run homers by Mike Cameron and Prince Fielder ruined Cliff Lee's night in a lopsided 8-4 loss, holding the Phillies' magic number at four. While the big story tomorrow will be Charlie Manuel's symbolic passing of the mop to Brad Lidge in a 7-2 seventh, confirming...
Game chat: Phillies play the second in Milwaukee
September 25, 2009 by
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Cliff Lee and Manny Parra duel in the second of four from Miller Park. First pitch is 8:05. Coming down the home stretch, within short reach of clinching, the injury bug is starting to hit rather hard. It was announced that Kyle Kendrick will start in place of Pedro Martinez tomorrow...
Hoover to earn first start behind plate tonight
September 25, 2009 by
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Veteran minor Paul Hoover last started a game with the Florida Marlins last season. He'll bat eighth and call the pitches for Cliff Lee, who worked exclusively with Paul Bako for his first five starts, but has gotten away from that recently.
Beer nuts: World Series let the air out of the balloon
September 25, 2009 by
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The champagne isn’t chilling, but Eric Bruntlett has been summoned to retrieve the ice. With all the controversy surrounding Brad "Hashtag" Lidge, and the fact that the Phillies are headed for an anticlimactic division clincher, possibly in the land of 10,000 sausages,...
Phillies' hitters take matters into their own hands
September 25, 2009 by
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The Phils dropped a six-run inning on Jeff Suppan’s head, pounding him with eight runs on 12 hits over 4 1-3 innings, as the Phils snapped out of it with a convincing 9-4 win in Milwaukee. Crooked numbers and solid starts may be the only way for the Phillies to shout down the ninth...
Game chat: Phillies looking to lick some wounds
September 24, 2009 by
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Funny how one flaw makes a Ferrari lose its luster. That’s how many fans must be feeling as the club gets set for four with Milwaukee. They’re thinking, ‘What does it matter as long as the Phillies can’t finish?’ Morose, but on the mark. Morose is my middle name lately. One...
Thursday: An unsettling sense of history repeating
September 24, 2009 by
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Those who survived 1993 see shades of Mitch Williams in the rapidly deteriorating Brad Lidge situation. “Those of us who remember 1993 are seeing history repeated. Mitch Williams was clearly cooked by the time he got to the World Series. His fastball was down to 87-88, but Fregosi...
Lidge blows it, gives Marlins new life in 9th
September 23, 2009 by
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Six runs should have been plenty. Serviceable start by Cole Hamels. No relief. That was the recipe for tonight's sobering, familiar, predictable late-inning wreck, as the Phillies lost 7-6 on Brad Lidge's 11th blown save.
Game chat: Big series finale in hands of Hamels
September 23, 2009 by
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Preview: With a mark of 4-1 and a 1.43 ERA over his last five starts, rejuvenated lefty Cole Hamels (10-9, 4.07) tries to take the Phillies a step closer to clinching when the Phillies and Marlins wrap it up in Florida. Right-hander Rick VandenHurk (2-2, 4.24) will be on the mound...
Report: Ruiz flies home to have wrist checked
September 23, 2009 by
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ESPN's Jayson Stark reports Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz departed Florida Wednesday morning to have his sprained left wrist examined by team doctor Michael Ciccotti. Ruiz injured the wrist Friday in Atlanta. General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr. suggested the measure is precautionary...
Phils successfully cut ties with former cornerstones
September 23, 2009 by
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Once considered indispensable parts of their master plan, the Phillies said goodbye to Bobby Abreu and Pat Burrell and haven’t regretted it. For the first time in Beerleaguer history, traffic has dipped in September, and understandably so. Instead of giving chase, the Phils are playing...
Wednesday poll: Pick your 2009 Phillies team MVP
September 23, 2009 by
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Who is the Phillies' 2009 regular season MVP?(opinion) The season won't tell us much more than we already know about the individual contributions of key players. Choose from six regulars listed above to determine the Phillies' standout positional performer. (Apologies to...
Postgame: Phillies settle for split, fall flat in 3-0 loss
September 22, 2009 by
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Summary: A pair of Chase Utley hits were all the Phillies could muster off Anibal Sanchez, who struck out seven over eight sharp frames, as the Phillies saved nothing for the nightcap after a convincing 9-3 win in the matinee game. Solo shots by Dan Uggla and Phillie-killer Cody Ross...
Game chat: One down, one to go in Florida
September 22, 2009 by
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After taking game one convincingly 9-3, The Phils and Fish are back at it with Jamie Moyer and Anibal Sanchez on the hill. The game is already in progress in the first.
Game chat: RHPs ready in first of two from Florida
September 22, 2009 by
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The Phillies try to take a giant leap toward clinching their third-consecutive division title in today’s double dip with the rival Marlins. Joe Blanton (10-7, 3.97) and Josh Johnson (15-4, 3.01) are at the belt. Preview: A pair of reservists get the call for the late afternoon start...
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