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Phillies Semi-Weekly Report Card #9

Record since All-Star Break: 1-6 Overall Record: 48-46 (3rd in division, 7 behind Atlanta) This week can safely be considered a disaster.  The Phils went into the All-Star break with some good momentum thanks to a 4-game sweep of Cincinnati.  It seemed like they … Continue reading

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Phillies Mid-Season Report Card

For a take on the Lebron Madness, see Bry’s post below.  Record: 43-40, 3rd in division (6 games behind Atlanta) The Phils officially completed the 1st half of the season with a big win over the Braves on Monday night, but two … Continue reading

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Phillies Semi-Weekly Report Card #8

Record since last Report Card: 3-4 Overall Record: 41-36, 3rd in division (4 games behind Atlanta) Well, it has been a bleak day in Phillie Nation.  The big hit came with the announcement that Chase Utley will need surgery on his injured thumb and … Continue reading

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Phillies Semi-Weekly Report Card #7

Record in Last Seven Days: 4-2 Overall Record: 38-32, 3rd in division (2.5 behind Braves and Mets) After a month-long hiatus, the Phillies Semi-Weekly Report Card finally makes its return.  Since I handed out a slew of high grades and … Continue reading

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Phillies First Quarter Report Card

After last night’s win over the Red Sox in the first interleague game of the season, the Phils own the best record in the NL (26-15) as the season’s first quarter comes to a close.  The grades below are based … Continue reading

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Phillies Semi-Weekly Report Card #5

Record since last Report Card: 5-2 Overall Record: 19-12 (1st in division) After a hot start to the season, the Phils were 7-9 in their previous 16 games coming into this week.  Although the offense hadn’t been great, the pitching was the main culprit.  … Continue reading

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I Just Don’t Get It

Why are the Phillies one of the very few teams not to skip a starter to get their ace another outing? It seems that they would be the most likely to do so for two reasons: They have a total … 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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There’s No Crying in Baseball, Jamie

Jamie Moyer has always seemed like a classy, selfless ball player, but it looks like his true colors came out when he went to the press yesterday to complain about his demotion to the bullpen.  I won’t condemn a pitcher … Continue reading

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Phils Can’t Rest on their Laurels

On July 29th, the Phillies were riding high.  Very high.  They’d won 19 of their previous 22 games to take a 7-game division lead over the second-place Marlins, and on that morning they made the biggest trade deadline splash in … Continue reading

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