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My Friends, This One’s For Us…

Doogan and I have been running a Philadelphia sports blog for more than three years now.  We have seen four division titles, two pennants, and a World Series title.  We have seen an NFC Championship Game and the shocking emergence … Continue reading

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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

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Phillies Making Push to Sign Cliff Lee

The Yankees and Rangers have been trying to get Cliff Lee to sign a deal for weeks now, but apparently Ruben Amaro and the Phillies have jumped into the bidding and have a real shot at signing the ace left-hander. … Continue reading

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BSB MLB Awards: Cy Young

Roy Halladay was awarded his second Cy Young award on Tuesday, and today MLB announced that Seattle’s Felix Hernandez captured the AL award for the first time.  BSB weighs in: NL Cy Young: BRY: Roy Halladay Adam Wainwright Ubaldo Jimenez Roy … Continue reading

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Checking in With Some Notable Prospects

Major League Baseball is taking a break this week, and when it resumes, much of the talk will be about the trade deadline and who is going where.  I feel like we, as baseball fans, spend so much time debating … Continue reading

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Quick Hits

Utley and Polanco to DL The injuries for the Phils this year have officially hit the ‘ridiculous’ point.  It looks like Utley (sprained thumb) and Polanco will only be out 15 days each, but that makes 7 Phils currently on … Continue reading

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A Moment of Appreciation

One fear of mine is that with this run, we Phillies fans will go the route of the Red Sox fans.  The one thing that I want to avoid as much as anything else is a feeling of entitlement, a … Continue reading

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Back to the Roots

The main impetus for Doogan and I to start this blog was the fact that we both found ourselves writing emails back and forth with our friends and each other about current events in the sports world and how they … Continue reading

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A Halladay Extravaganza

Wow, how can baseball–in December, no less–cause someone to experience, at least a little, of just about all emotions under the sun?  In the past 48 hours, because of this trade, I have felt joy, sadness, bitterness, exuberance, fear, arrogance, … Continue reading

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Halladay to Phils, Cliff Lee to Mariners

WOW!!!!! http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4742072

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