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Tuesday’s Top Twelve: Most Memorable Athletes

Posted on November 17, 2009 by bry

Two news stories broke yesterday that hit me pretty hard. There is an outside chance that two of the most memorable Philadelphia athletes of my lifetime have each played their last professional sporting event. So, for this week’s edition of Tuesday’s Top Twelve, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Twelve | Tagged allen iverson, andre waters, brad lidge, brian dawkins, brian westbrook, charles barkley, chase utley, cliff lee, cole hamels, curt schilling, darren daulton, desean jackson, dick allen, dionte christmas, donovan mcnabb, eric allen, jameer nelson, jimmy rollins, john kruk, johnny callison, julius erving, ken griffey jr, kerry kittles, kyle drabek, lynn greer, mark macon, michael, michael jordan, mike schmidt, mitch williams, pepe sanchez, randall cunningham, reggie white, richie ashburn, ron jaworski, ryan howard, steve carlton, taylor, terrell owens, tiger woods, turk wendell | 5 Comments

The Next Steps…

Posted on November 10, 2009 by bry

There is absolutely no shame in the Phillies season. But, it was not a World Series championship. That means that there is room for improvement. Hell, there is always room for improvement. Last year, they won the World Series and … Continue reading →

Tagged adam eaton, adrian beltre, antonio bastardo, brad lidge, brett myers, brian schneider, carlos ruiz, chad durbin, chan ho park, chase utley, chone figgins, clay condrey, cliff lee, cole hamels, dominic brown, eric bruntlett, fernando rodney, geoff jenkins, greg zaun, ivan rodriguez, j.c. romero, j.j. putz, ja happ, jamie moyer, jason varitek, jayson werth, jimmy rollins, joe beimel, joe blanton, john grabow, john mayberry, jose valverde, kevin gregg, kyle drabek, kyle kendrick, lou marson, mark derosa, matt stairs, michael taylor, miguel olivo, miguel tejada, mike lowell, MLB, paul bako, pedro feliz, pedro martinez, phillies, placido polanco, rafael soriano, raul ibanez, rod barajas, rodrigo lopez, ron mahay, ron villone, roy halladay, ruben amaro, ryan howard, ryan madson, scott eyre, shane victorino | 7 Comments

Counting Outs & Measuring Blood Pressures

Posted on November 4, 2009 by bry

Well, here we go again. After one much-needed day off (for the fans), we are right back to the heart attacks that are involved in being a fan of either of these World Series teams tonight with Game Six. Andy … Continue reading →

Tagged 2009 world series, andy pettitte, brad lidge, brett myers, cc sabathia, chad durbin, chan ho park, cliff lee, cole hamels, ja happ, mariano rivera, MLB, pedro martinez, phillies, ryan madson, scott eyre, yankees | 1 Comment

A Couple of Notes on the NLCS

Posted on October 21, 2009 by bry

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 →

Tagged , 2009 alcs, 2009 nlcs, angels, brad lidge, carlos ruiz, chan ho park, charlie manuel, chase utley, clayton kershaw, cliff lee, dodgers, j.c. romero, jayson stark, jimmy rollins, joe torre, MLB, pedro martinez, phillies, ryan howard, shane victorino, vicente padilla, yankees | 4 Comments

NLCS Game 3 Thoughts

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Doogan

-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 →

Tagged chad billingsley, charlie manuel, cliff lee, cole hamels, dodgers, george sherrill, hiroki kuroda, joe torre, MLB, phillies, playoffs, randy wolf, ronald belisario, shane victorino | 6 Comments

Question of the Day: Game 2 Starter?

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Doogan

Assuming Cole Hamels will be the Game 1 starter, who should get the ball in Game 2?

Posted in Questions of the Day | Tagged cliff lee, cole hamels, ja happ, joe blanton, pedro martinez, phillies, playoffs | 5 Comments

NLDS Game 2 Thoughts

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Doogan

Of course, it would have been really nice to take the first two games of this series and be in control as it shifts to Colorado, but it’s certainly not time to panic. It’s now a best-of-three series, with two … Continue reading →

Tagged aaron cook, antonio bastardo, charlie manuel, cliff lee, cole hamels, ja happ, joe blanton, MLB, pedro martinez, phillies, playoffs, rockies | 6 Comments

Baseball Quick Hits Heading Into the Final Weekend

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Doogan

Some news and thoughts as the regular season comes to a close: -The four NL playoff teams are set in stone, but the first-round matchups are still impossible to predict. With two games left, the four teams are all within … Continue reading →

Tagged chan ho park, cliff lee, cole hamels, dodgers, j.c. romero, MLB, phillies, rockies, sergio escalona | 4 Comments

There’s No Crying in Baseball, Jamie

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Doogan

Jamie Moyer has always seemed like a classy, selfless ball player, but it looks like his true colors came out when he went to the press yesterday to complain about his demotion to the bullpen. I won’t condemn a pitcher … Continue reading →

Tagged cliff lee, jamie moyer, mike schmidt, MLB, pedro martinez, phillies, ruben amaro | 4 Comments

Phils Can’t Rest on their Laurels

Posted on August 11, 2009 by Doogan

On July 29th, the Phillies were riding high. Very high. They’d won 19 of their previous 22 games to take a 7-game division lead over the second-place Marlins, and on that morning they made the biggest trade deadline splash in … Continue reading →

Tagged brett myers, chad durbin, charlie manuel, cliff lee, j.c. romero, jamie moyer, marlins, MLB, pedro martinez, phillies | 1 Comment

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