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Phillies Report Card #4
Record since last Report Card: 4-5 Overall Record: 25-14 (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. These grades … Continue reading
Live Blog: Phils’ Spring Opener, BYU-San Diego State
Every winter, baseball fans keep their eyes on the calendar, looking toward the date that pitchers and catchers report for the start of spring training. Once that day comes, though, it’s anti-climactic. It’s not until the spring training games get … Continue reading
Posted in College Hoops
Tagged byu, charlie manuel, chase utley, cole hamels, jeff larish, jimmer fredette, kawhi leonard, MLB, phillies, san diego state, yankees
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Cliff Lee Returns!
On a frigid December day, Phillie fans have their thoughts on April and July and, most of all, October, as Cliff Lee signs a 5-year deal to help form (arguably) the best starting rotation in the history of baseball. The signing came … Continue reading
Tagged charlie manuel, cliff lee, MLB, phillies, ruben amaro, yankees
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BSB MLB Awards: Manager of the Year
The Manager of the Year awards were announced today, with Bud Black of the Padres winning in the NL, and Ron Gardenhire won the award in the AL for the first time. Gardenhire was the runner-up for the award in … Continue reading
Contreras and Sandberg Coming Back
The first real news of the Phillie offseason came this morning with the reports that the Phils are “close” to a deal with Jose Contreras. Right now the reports are saying 2 years/$5 million for the soon-to-be 39-year-old right-hander. This … Continue reading
Phillies Post-Mortem
Well, we just got to watch the Giants celebrate their first World Series title in 56 years. The City by the Bay gets its first ever baseball championship. Yes, the San Francisco Giants are the 2010 World Series champions. I … Continue reading
Tagged charlie manuel, MLB, phillies, roy halladay
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2010 MLB Playoffs: Phils Need to Play Small Ball
2010 has been called the Year of the Pitcher, as the league-wide batting average was as low as its been since 1992 and there were 5 no-hitters. Well, if this was the Year of the Pitcher, then the NLCS will … Continue reading
Posted in 2010 MLB Playoffs
Tagged charlie manuel, davey lopes, giants, jimmy rollins, MLB, pablo sandoval, pat burrell, phillies, placido polanco, shane victorino, tim lincecum
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Phillies Semi-Weekly Report Card #13
Record since last Report Card: 6-2 Overall Record: 80-60 (1st in division; 0.5 game ahead of Atlanta) Yes, after a strong week, the Phils have finally run down the Braves and moved back atop the NL East for the first … Continue reading
Phillies Third Quarter Report Card
Record Since All-Star Break: 23-13 Overall Record: 70-53 (2.5 behind Atlanta, 2 game lead in Wild Card) The Third Quarter of the Phillie season was one of constant roster turnover. Besides the injuries (Utley, Howard, Victorino), there was also the addition … Continue reading
Posted in Phils Weekly Report
Tagged brad lidge, carlos ruiz, charlie manuel, cole hamels, domonic brown, jayson werth, jimmy rollins, joe blanton, jose contreras, kyle kendrick, MLB, phillies, placido polanco, raul ibanez, ross gload, roy halladay, roy oswalt, ryan howard, ryan madson, shane victorino, wilson valdez
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Phillies Semi-Weekly Report Card #11
Record since last Report Card: 4-2 Overall Record: 60-48 (2 behind Braves, 1.5 behind Giants in Wild Card) Coming right on the heels of an 8-game winning streak, it was amazing how quickly things started to look really bleak this … Continue reading
