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SBN Baseball Postseason Awards -- National League Rookie of the Year
18 days ago by
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by H. RUMPH JR - AP
Can J.A. Happ snare the SBN National League Rookie of the Year Award? (AP Photo/H. Rumph Jr)
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The SBNation bloggers voted on the BBWAA postseason...
Silly Season: Halladay Rumors
19 days ago by
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Promoted from FanPosts. -- WC
No breakfast links today, so I have to vent. These Halladay to Philly rumors are getting more and more ridiculous. According to Jim Salisbury, Ruben Amaro emerged from the GM meetings yesterday and stated, in no uncertain terms, that the team&rsquo...
Baseball Prospectus: Cole Being Cole
19 days ago by
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Baseball Prospectus: Cole Being Cole
The Good Phight alumnus Matt Swartz with his latest piece on Cole Hamels and his weird 2009 season. Subscription required.
Congratulations ScottAZ -- Winner of the 2009 Good Phight World Series Prediction Contest
19 days ago by
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The World Series is over, and the results of the 2009 Good Phight World Series Prediction Contest are in. Congratulations to ScottAZ for getting 6 points in the context. FuquaManuel tied ScottAZ, but as the rules state, I did a random drawing and ScottAZ won. ...
Phillies Top 10 Prospects up at Baseball America
19 days ago by
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Phillies Top 10 Prospects up at Baseball America
For BA subscribers, full scouting reports are here, and John Manuel will host a chat here beginning at 3:00 p.m. The list itself is as follows:
1. Domonic Brown
2. Kyle Drabek
3. Michael Taylor
4. Travis d'Arnaud
5....
SBN Baseball Postseason Awards -- National League Manager of the Year
19 days ago by
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by David J. Phillip - AP
A second consecutive National League Pennant was gratifying, sure, but the real measure of Phillies' manager Charlie Manuel's season? Finishing a solid fifth in the SBNation Postseason...
Phillies Breakfast Links, November 9, 2009: Goodbye Pedro Feliz, Gas Face at 3rd Bas(e)
20 days ago by
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by Tony Dejak - AP
Third baseman Chone Figgins, whose bat (and glove) may be highly coveted by the Phillies this winter. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
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Happy trails, Pete: Phils decline Feliz's $5 million option
20 days ago by
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Happy trails, Pete: Phils decline Feliz's $5 million option
Per Scott Lauber from the Wilmington News-Journal.
Probably a good decision by the organization. Fangraphs had Feliz providing $12.4 million in value over the past two years (on an $8.5 million contract), but...
Myers Won't Be Back
22 days ago by
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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
22 days ago by
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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
23 days ago by
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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...
23 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!
23 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?
23 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
24 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
24 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
24 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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Philadelphia Phillies...
Not Philly Enough
24 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
24 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
24 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
25 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
26 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
26 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
26 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!
27 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...
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