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Myers Won't Be Back
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Myers Won't Be Back
The part of me that remembers he's a person says "good riddance." The cold-blooded GM wannabe, though, wonders if a low base, make-good deal to bring him back as a fifth starter might not have been a better way to go. Remember that the most...
Phillies Pick Up Cliff Lee's Option
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Phillies Pick Up Cliff Lee's Option
Shocking, just shocking news! Full Zolecki tweet: "Phillies pick up Cliff Lee's option. Haven't decided on Pedro Feliz. Have until Monday to make that decision." We've got to hope Ruben Amaro Jr. makes the right call...
The 2009 World Series: The Boring One
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We're now on our second day post-World Series, and I can't fight off this nagging feeling that the championship series I just watched was, well, pretty damn boring.
Yes, it was a World Series, and with the Phillies' long record of futility, there's really no ground...
WANTED: A photo of the blue 2009 National League pennant flag... like this one, except the blue...
2 days ago by
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WANTED: A photo of the blue 2009 National League pennant flag... like this one, except the blue League Championship one. REWARD: Gratitude, and possible prominent placement on this site for the next 12 months or so.
Phillies Breakfast Links, November 6, 2009: Aloha, Phillies!
2 days ago by
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I'm taking the Breakfast Links back to couple-times-a-week status for now, although that might change during the Winter Meetings and whatnot. Thanks to Wet Luzinski for handling probably the toughest day so far (I assure you I wasn't doing anything fun that morning...
How Did They Do That?
2 days ago by
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by Bill Kostroun - AP
Ryan Madson: last man standing of the Phillies' 2008 pitching stalwarts. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
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Not quite 24 hours after the ...
Phillies Breakfast Links, November 5, 2009: Too Depressed to Eat Breakfast, Ma Edition
3 days ago by
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My last few playoff fill-ins on Breakfast Links were wonderful opportunities, for which I remain grateful. This morning, however, I have been passed a bitter cup: Skipper has tapped me to take one for the team on the morning after losing the World Series. Per Skip: Post...
The End: Yankees 7, Phillies 3
3 days ago by
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by David J. Phillip - AP
about 2 hours ago:
Philadelphia Phillies watch the seventh inning from their dugout during Game 6 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the New York Yankees Wednesday,...
World Series Game Six Discussion Thread, Phillies at Yankees, November 4, 2009
3 days ago by
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Hey, there's a baseball game tonight!
Pedro Martinez, World Series, Yankee Stadium, Andy Pettitte, Game Six, etc. etc.
Pedro, if this is your last game for the Phillies... it's been a privilege watching you.
Discuss the game below.
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Not Philly Enough
3 days ago by
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Promoted from FanPosts, some laughs on an otherwise gloomy day... WC
This week, the Inqy's Frank Fitzpatrick wrote an article claiming that there was simply "not enough Philly" in Cole Hamels, and that this would eventually get to him. I realized that...
Six for Six
3 days ago by
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by Jason DeCrow - AP
The man who gave us Game Six. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
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We have exactly six hours, as I write this, before the scheduled first pitch of World...
Three Up, Three Down: Reasons The Phillies Will Win (or Lose) Tonight
3 days ago by
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The Phillies faced their first elimination game in two years on Monday night and prevailed. Can they do it again tonight? Here are three reasons they will, and three reasons they won't:
The Good
1) Road Warriors. The Phillies were tied with the Angels for...
Phillies Breakfast Links, November 4, 2009: Old Goats, Smearing Hamels, Silent Chase
4 days ago by
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by Jason DeCrow - AP
Badly underdiscussed this season is how awesome Chan Ho Park has been. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
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Tastykake Soft, Hamels Can't Do...
Phillies Breakfast Links, November 3, 2009: Phight On, A.J. LOL, Bowa Attraction
5 days ago by
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by David J. Phillip - AP
EAT SOULS!!! (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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Hey, I'm sure you noticed the different look around here. Everything works the same...
We Go On: Phillies 8, Yankees 6
5 days ago by
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by David J. Phillip - AP
One day, there's gonna be a statue in South Philly that looks a lot like this. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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Facing their first elimination...
World Series Game Five Discussion Thread, Yankees at Phillies, November 2, 2009
5 days ago by
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One thing is for certain: This is the last baseball game in Philadelphia this year.
The Phillies, down 3 games to 1, look to stay alive in the 2009 World Series behind their ace Cliff Lee, who has been virtually unhittable the entire postseason. He'll be opposed by A...
One Three-Game Winning Streak Away From Winning the World Series!
5 days ago by
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The Phillies are one three-game winning streak away from winning their second consecutive World Series. The Yankees, on the flip-side, are one three-game losing streak away from losing their third World Series in the past 9 years.
Worried about the chances here? Well...
Phillies Breakfast Links, November 2, 2009: China Syndrome, Death by Lee, Finger Pointing
6 days ago by
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Bill Conlin: Ghosts of World Series past haunt Phillies
We see you in the shadows, Ken Griffey Sr. The Phils led the Big Red Machine, 6-4, in the bottom of the ninth in 1976's Game 3. Then George Foster homered, Johnny Bench homered. Everybody walked off to a famous...
Gut Kick Symmetry: Yankees 7, Phillies 4
6 days ago by
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by Eric Gay - AP
Freeze it right here: Pedro Feliz's solo home run in the bottom of the 8th briefly tied the game at 4. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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When this World...
World Series Game Four Discussion Thread, Yankees at Phillies, November 1, 2009
6 days ago by
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The Phillies' backs aren't to the wall, but it's kinda closeish. After last night's upsetting, soggy loss, the Phillies look to even things up against the Yankees tonight behind Joe Blanton. They'll attempt to do so against CC Sabathia, against whom...
2009 World Series Game Three Recap -- Yankees 8, Phillies 5
7 days ago by
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More detailed accounts later. Discuss the outcome here.
World Series Game Three Discussion Thread, Yankees at Phillies, October 31, 2009
7 days ago by
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The World Series returns to Philadelphia after a one year absence. Cole Hamels, the hero of the 2008 postseason, goes for the Phillies against the Yankees' Andy Pettitte, the all-time leader in postseason victories. Despite a 3.83 postseason ERA which is just a...
Weather Issues for Game 3
8 days ago by
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Weather Issues for Game 3
We've been here before. In fact, just over one year ago. Will Bud Selig pull the same crap Saturday night he pulled for Game 5 last year? If the weather's really as bad as it seems they're forecasting, here's hoping they call it early...
Phillies' Post-Season Game-By-Game Winning Patterns
8 days ago by
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Is there any sense to be made of the following?
Here are the Phillies' records over the past two post-seasons across the 6 playoff rounds they've been in:
Game 1: 6-0 Game 2: 2-4 Game 3: 3-2 Game 4: 5-0 Game 5: 3-0 Game 6: 0-0 Game...
Better to be lucky...
9 days ago by
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...than good. That is what somebody's mama always says, somewhere.
Burnett sure seemed like a beast last night. Unhittable to say the least. Sometimes perception matches up with reality; Burnett was unhittable. The problem is...
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