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Phillies Semi-Weekly Report Card #9
Record since All-Star Break: 1-6 Overall Record: 48-46 (3rd in division, 7 behind Atlanta) This week can safely be considered a disaster. The Phils went into the All-Star break with some good momentum thanks to a 4-game sweep of Cincinnati. It seemed like they … Continue reading
Two Tough Ones Left to Go
A big Game 5 win is behind the Phillies and they now have today to catch their breaths and prepare for what is still an uphill climb to another title. From the very start of this postseason, there have been … Continue reading
I Just Don’t Get It: The Shift
So, as The Greatest Baseball Writer on the Planet describes in his ESPN story today, unless something crazy happens over the next three days, the 2009 World Series’s signature moment may have been The Damon Play last night in Game … Continue reading
Charles in Charge
Okay, let’s talk, for a minute about Uncle Charlie. And, yes, I went the route of a cheeky headline because, well, if anyone deserves it, it is Our Manager. I am not in the position (at work) or mindset (on … Continue reading
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Live Blog: 2009 NLCS, Game 5
6:40 PM: We’re about 90 minutes from the start of Game 5, and the champagne and ice have already been shipped to Citizens Bank Park in anticipation of the Phillies winning their second straight National League Championship. Joe Torre’s Dodgers have their … Continue reading
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A Couple of Notes on the NLCS
All I have to say is “Wow!” Let us all just sit back, for a second, and take in what we have been witnessing in these past two postseasons. If it were another team, somewhere else, we might see posts … Continue reading
The Champs Strike Again
Well, not much needs to be said about this team that we haven’t already said numerous times before. The Jimmy Rollins game-winning double was just another amazing moment in a post-season, and two-year period, that has been full of amazing moments. Obviously great to see J-Roll, … Continue reading
NLCS Game 3 Thoughts
-I don’t think Joe Torre ever explained why he decided to go with Hiroki Kuroda in Game 3 and Randy Wolf in Game 4. Wolf clearly had a better season, has much more major-league experience, and didn’t spend the last three weeks recovering from … Continue reading
BSB Podcast: NLCS Preview
Head on over to http://broadstreetbelievers.podbean.com to stream or download the new BSB Podcast, in which we preview the Phillies-Dodgers NLCS. Bry and Doogan discuss the formidable Dodger bullpen, the ongoing questions/decisions surrounding the Phillie pitching staff, and give predictions for the series. And, … Continue reading
This is Why We Die Hard
To heed all you Royals fans and Orioles fans out there. Every 8-year old kid in the DC-metro area, pay attention. Please do not give up, all you diehards in Western Pennsylvania. Trust me when I say, “stick with your … Continue reading
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