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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

Phillies Semi-Weekly Report Card #5

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Doogan

Record since last Report Card: 5-2 Overall Record: 19-12 (1st in division) After a hot start to the season, the Phils were 7-9 in their previous 16 games coming into this week. Although the offense hadn’t been great, the pitching was the main culprit. … Continue reading →

Posted in Phils Weekly Report | Tagged brad lidge, braves, brian schneider, cardinals, carlos ruiz, cole hamels, jamie moyer, jayson werth, joe blanton, jose contreras, kyle kendrick, MLB, phillies, roy halladay, shane victorino | Leave a comment

BSB Question of the Day

Posted on January 22, 2010 by bry

Okay, well, is Shane Victorino worth $22 million over 3 years?

Posted in Questions of the Day | Tagged MLB, phillies, shane victorino | 2 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

Tell Me I’m Crazy: Trading Werth Might Make Sense

Posted on November 14, 2009 by Doogan

OK, I’m borrowing Bry’s “Tell Me I’m Crazy” column here because I definitely think I might be crazy for proposing that the Phillies should trade Jayson Werth this off-season. Before I make my case, let me acknowledge the multitude of … Continue reading →

Posted in Tell Me I'm Crazy | Tagged adrian beltre, domonic brown, jayson werth, michael taylor, MLB, phillies, raul ibanez, shane victorino | 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 →

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Live Blog: 2009 NLCS, Game 5

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Doogan

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

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 →

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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 →

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