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Phillies First Quarter Report Card

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Doogan

After last night’s win over the Red Sox in the first interleague game of the season, the Phils own the best record in the NL (26-15) as the season’s first quarter comes to a close. The grades below are based … Continue reading →

Posted in Phils Weekly Report | Tagged carlos ruiz, chad durbin, chase utley, cole hamels, jamie moyer, jayson werth, jimmy rollins, jose contreras, juan castro, kyle kendrick, MLB, phillies, placido polanco, raul ibanez, roy halladay, ryan howard, shane victorino | Leave a comment

Phillies Semi-Weekly Report Card #6

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Doogan

Record since last Report Card: 5-1 Overall Record: 24-13 (1st in division) A second straight strong week saw the Phils take over the best record in the NL and a 5-game lead in the division, which is easily the biggest lead … Continue reading →

Posted in Phils Weekly Report | Tagged brad lidge, brewers, cole hamels, j.c. romero, jimmy rollins, joe blanton, jose contreras, kyle kendrick, MLB, phillies, pirates, rockies, roy halladay, ryan howard, shane victorino | Leave a comment

BSB Phillies Semi-Weekly Report Card #1

Posted on April 11, 2010 by Doogan

This will be the first installment of a new column here on the blog. Throughout the baseball season, we’ll post updates on the Phils and hand out grades for position players, starting pitchers, and the bullpen. The intent is to … Continue reading →

Posted in Phils Weekly Report | Tagged astros, cole hamels, jimmy rollins, MLB, nationals, phillies, placido polanco, roy halladay, ryan howard | 3 Comments

Welcome Back, Placido

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Doogan

Placido Polanco is coming back to Philadelphia. Much like last off-season, Ruben Amaro was faced with one spot to fill in his everyday line-up, and he acted quickly in handing a three-year deal to a solid veteran. Some questions and … Continue reading →

Tagged jimmy rollins, MLB, pedro feliz, phillies, placido polanco, raul ibanez, ruben amaro, shane victorino | 2 Comments

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 →

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Two Tough Ones Left to Go

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Doogan

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 →

Tagged 2009 world series, andy pettitte, brad lidge, chad durbin, chan ho park, charlie manuel, chase utley, cole hamels, ja happ, jayson werth, jimmy rollins, MLB, pedro martinez, phillies, playoffs, ryan madson, scott eyre, shane victorino, yankees | 6 Comments

I Just Don’t Get It: The Shift

Posted on November 2, 2009 by bry

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 →

Posted in I Just Don't Get It... | Tagged 2009 world series, brad lidge, charlie manuel, fredi gonzalez, hanley ramirez, jayson stark, jimmy rollins, johnny damon, marlins, MLB, pedro feliz, phillies, the shift, yankees | 3 Comments

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

The Champs Strike Again

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Doogan

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 →

Tagged carlos ruiz, charlie manuel, dodgers, jimmy rollins, joe blanton, jonathan broxton, matt stairs, MLB, phillies, playoffs, randy wolf, ryan howard | 5 Comments