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Phillies Semi-Weekly Report Card #14
Record since last Report Card: 5-1 Overall Record: 85-61 (1st in division, 2 ahead of Atlanta) Another injury strikes, but the Phils keep right on rolling. In the heat of a pennant race, it’s all about winning series, and after … Continue reading
A Note on Baseball Announcers
As a subscriber to MLB.tv, I get the broadcasters of the opponent’s team for every Phillies road game. Among the things I’ve learned from listening to the other broadcast teams around the league is this: Phillie fans are lucky to have Chris Wheeler. … Continue reading
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Phillies Semi-Weekly Report Card #13
Record since last Report Card: 6-2 Overall Record: 80-60 (1st in division; 0.5 game ahead of Atlanta) Yes, after a strong week, the Phils have finally run down the Braves and moved back atop the NL East for the first … Continue reading
Phillies Semi-Weekly Report Card #12
Record since Third Quarter Report Card: 4-5 Overall Record: 74-58 (3 behind Braves, 1.5 ahead of Giants for Wild Card) Tuesday night’s win over the Dodgers closed out the month of August, with the Phils still hanging 3 games behind Atlanta. … Continue reading
BSB In-Attendance: Phils go down to Astros in 16
Living in New York City, I don’t make it to many games at Citizen’s Bank Park, but I was in attendance on Tuesday night, for what the Inquirer’s Matt Gelb called “arguably the strangest game in the park’s history.” My … Continue reading
Phillies Third Quarter Report Card
Record Since All-Star Break: 23-13 Overall Record: 70-53 (2.5 behind Atlanta, 2 game lead in Wild Card) The Third Quarter of the Phillie season was one of constant roster turnover. Besides the injuries (Utley, Howard, Victorino), there was also the addition … Continue reading
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Tagged brad lidge, carlos ruiz, charlie manuel, cole hamels, domonic brown, jayson werth, jimmy rollins, joe blanton, jose contreras, kyle kendrick, MLB, phillies, placido polanco, raul ibanez, ross gload, roy halladay, roy oswalt, ryan howard, ryan madson, shane victorino, wilson valdez
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Phillies Semi-Weekly Report Card #11
Record since last Report Card: 4-2 Overall Record: 60-48 (2 behind Braves, 1.5 behind Giants in Wild Card) Coming right on the heels of an 8-game winning streak, it was amazing how quickly things started to look really bleak this … Continue reading
Phillies Semi-Weekly Report Card #10
Record since last Report Card: 8-0 Overall Record: 56-46 (2.5 behind Braves, 1.5 behind Giants in Wild Card) So, in this past week, the Phillies added one of the best pitchers in baseball over the past decade, arguably the top prospect … Continue reading
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Tagged brad lidge, cole hamels, jayson werth, kyle kendrick, MLB, phillies, raul ibanez, roy halladay, roy oswalt, ryan howard, shane victorino, wilson valdez
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3 Reasons Why Dom Brown’s Debut was Most Anticipated in Recent Phils’ History
It’s been an interesting 24 hours for the Phils, as top prospect Domonic Brown was called up yesterday morning, made his major league debut against Arizona last night, and this morning news broke that the Phils and Astros have agreed … Continue reading
Dom Brown Gets the Call
Prized Phillie prospect Domonic Brown has been called up to the bigs after Shane Victorino was placed on the DL with a strained oblique muscle. He’ll most likely be in the line-up and playing right field, with Jayson Werth in … Continue reading
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