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Phillies Mid-Season Report Card

As we hit the halfway mark of the Phillies 2012 season and take a look back to hand out grades, it’s clear that this has been a season of transition.  But it’s not a transition in the traditional sense for … Continue reading

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Phillies Report Card #8

  Record since Mid-Season Report Card: 8-4 Overall Record:  57-34 (3.5 games ahead of Atlanta) The Phils ride into the All-Star Break on a high note, having won six consecutive series, including series against the Red Sox and Braves.  And they … Continue reading

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Phillies Mid-Season Report Card

OK, so the Phillies don’t officially hit the mid-season point (81 games) until Wednesday night, but we operate on a “time-permitting” basis here at BSB, so the 2011 edition of the Mid-Season Report Card is being rolled out two days … Continue reading

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Phillies Report Card #6

    Record since last Report Card: 5-5 Overall Record:  36-24 (1st in division) Throughout the season (roughly every 10 games) we’ll review how the Phils have been performing over the past week or two and hand out some grades.  … Continue reading

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Phillies Report Card #1

Like we did last year, every week or two throughout the season we’ll check in on the Phils’ recent performance and give them a grade in three categories:  Position Players, Starting Pitchers, and Bullpen.  The grades will be based on … Continue reading

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The Next Steps…

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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One To Remember

Being a fan of a baseball team that’s still playing October is still a fairly new experience for me, and I’m starting to understand that certain games in a post-season run will be the ones that you remember and that … Continue reading

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NLDS Game 2 Thoughts

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

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Let’s See What You Can Do, Rook

Now, we all know that I can be a bit reactionary (I would argue that baseball fans have to be because of the length of the season), so I am not going to pretend that I am not being so … Continue reading

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Jake Who?

Who needs Jake Peavy, when we have Antonio Bastardo? Not only did the Phils knock around the oft-coveted Jake Peavy, but the guy they called up “to fill the gap before they acquire a veteran” was fantastic last night. 6 … Continue reading

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