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Tuesday’s Top Twelve: Most Memorable Athletes

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

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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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Two Tough Ones Left to Go

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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A Couple of Notes on the NLCS

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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This is Why We Die Hard

To heed all you Royals fans and Orioles fans out there.  Every 8-year old kid in the DC-metro area, pay attention.  Please do not give up, all you diehards in Western Pennsylvania.  Trust me when I say, “stick with your … 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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Live Blog: Eagles Preseason and Phils-Diamondbacks

Well, when the Phillies and the Eagles are both playing on national television on the same night, I think that calls for a BSB Live Blog.  As I write this, the Phillies lead the D-Backs 3-2 in the 4th inning … Continue reading

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Phillies Mid-Season Report Card

With the baseball season heading into the All-Star Break, it’s time to handout the mid-season grades for the Phillies as they make the turn and look to defend their title in the months ahead.  After a major rough patch in … Continue reading

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Phils Show Why They’re Better

We here at BSB have always believed that there is a fine line between courage and stupidity, between guts and foolishness.  The Phillies toed that line a couple of times tonight in Queens and, after they came out on top, the game … Continue reading

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Phils-Mets Thoughts

The Phils lost to the Mets 1-0 in an entertaining game tonight.  It was a shame to see an otherwise great game be decided by a Phillie error, as Pedro Feliz threw a ball away, allowing Carlos Delgado to score … Continue reading

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