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Posted by Kevin Durso Philliedelphia/Kevin Durso At the beginning of the season, Phillies’ fans were looking for a number. How many wins could the team capture in a 162-game season, with a pitching staff one could only dream of and several offensive weapons returning? The Major-League record was certainly staring down this Phillies’ team, but […]
Posted by Kevin Durso Philliedelphia/Kevin Durso Sunday, July 24th. The Phillies are in the middle of a four-game series against the Padres, working on their fifth straight win. But, while all that is going on, the man behind the 2008 World Champion Phillies was receiving baseball’s highest honor. Pat Gillick was being inducted into baseball’s […]
Posted by Kevin Durso After watching two games that looked like a familiar brand of Phillies’ baseball, today’s game was just plain goofy. And in the end, the Phillies were the ones on the good end again. The Phillies managed to complete their second straight sweep, and sixth straight win, by taking a wild afternoon […]
Posted by Kevin Durso AP Photo/Matt Slocum The Phillies have had several opportunities of late to complete the sweep on a series, and everytime they get it lately, it seems to go by the wayside. Today, it would take a little extra to prevent that from happening again. But, in the end, the Phillies did […]
Posted by Frank Klose Sorry if the photo ended up broken earlier. Thanks to @ohwtfmatt for the photo.
Posted by Kevin Durso AP Photo/David J. Phillip The Phillies are opening a ten-game homestand tonight with the San Diego Padres, but the real highlight of the homestand comes next week when the defending World Series Champions are in town for a rematch of the 2010 NLCS. The picture above should give everyone the unwanted […]
Posted by Kevin Durso AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar A few days ago, Charlie Manuel stressed that just another player at the deadline wasn’t going to cut it. Here’s what Manuel had to say about the Phillies’ needs with the trade deadline rapidly approaching. “I think we can definitely use a reliever, I think without a […]
Posted by Kevin Durso AP Photo/Seth Wenig Michael Martinez didn't get many chances early on to make an impact with the team that was giving him a chance. But, with Placido Polanco out with back pain, Martinez was getting a few chances to make his presence known. Last Sunday, he went 4-for-5, setting a career […]
Posted by Kevin Durso Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images Cole Hamels allowed six runs to the Mets in his first start of the year. And since taking that loss, it was hard to find another of his four losses that he really deserved. Today, that loss finally came around. Hamels didn’t have his best stuff […]