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World Series: Game 2
Obviously, it was an ugly loss in Game 2. Between the abysmal situational hitting, the fielding miscues, a base-running blunder, and the two horrendous calls by home-plate umpire Kerwin Danley, the Phillies took a game that should have been a … Continue reading
Tagged brett myers, jayson werth, MLB, phillies, playoffs, rays, ryan howard, world series
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World Series- Game 1 Thoughts
It wasn’t the most encouraging win possible, but a win is a win, as they say, and the Phils have one down and three to go in the hunt for the title. It was basically more of the same from … Continue reading
Tagged bj upton, chase utley, cole hamels, jimmy rollins, MLB, phillies, playoffs, rays, ryan howard, ryan madson, world series
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2008 National League Eastern Division Champions
This year is going to be different. Last year, the Phillies won an emotional pennant race with the Mets and it almost seemed as if they had accomplished their goal. This year, they are hungry. Last year, they ran into the … Continue reading
Tagged 2008 nlds, aaron boone, albert pujols, brad lidge, brewers, carlos quentin, carlos ruiz, cc sabathia, central league, chase utley, cole hamels, dave bush, dave roberts, eric bruntlett, greg dobbs, haverford high, jason varitek, jayson werth, jeff suppan, jim leyritz, jimmy rollins, johan santana, kyle kendrick, mark difelice, mets, MLB, orlando cabrera, phillies, playoffs, ryan howard, scott brosius, shane victorino, yovani gallardo
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The Final Weekend and an MVP Pick
–Well, I went into tonight just looking for a loss from the Mets or the Brewers. I would have been ecstatic if just one of them had lost but, alas, they both pulled out walk-off wins and the Phillies find … Continue reading
Tagged albert pujols, brewers, mets, MLB, pennant race, phillies, ryan howard
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More Ridiculous Statistics
1). Of all regular players in MLB, Jimmy Rollins has the lowest on-base percentage when leading off an inning (.242). Yes, that is on-base percentage, not even batting average (which still would have been bad). This is especially bad considering … Continue reading
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Tagged jamie moyer, jimmy rollins, mets, MLB, phillies, rays, rich harden, ryan howard
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More Ridiculous Statistics – Dominance
1). Michael Phelps has as many gold medals in this Olympics than Great Britain, France, Spain, and Russia – combined. In fact, if Phelps were his own country, he would be tied with South Korea and a Phelps-less USA for … Continue reading
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Tagged babe ruth, michael phelps, olympics, roy oswalt, ryan howard, stats
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Some Ridiculous Statistics
If you are anything like me, one of the best aspects of the game of baseball, and all sports, is its ability to act as an incredible outlet for statistics nuts. Without trying to come off as an uber-dork, I … Continue reading
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Tagged joe dimaggio, MLB, phillies, rays, ryan howard, stats, trever miller, twins
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A Few Phillie Links
So, as everyone knows, Ryan Howard won his arbitration case and is taking home $10 million on the season. Jayson Stark talks about what this means for Howard’s future with the team. Multiple sources are saying that a contract over $200 … Continue reading
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