Articles by Kevin Durso (5110)
Posted by Kevin Durso The Phillies' franchise-record 102nd win of the season, ended the Atlanta Braves push for a playoff spot. Even in Game #162, baseball wouldn't go down without a fight. So, as the innings carried on, the excitement level just continued to pick up. This was as close to a Postseason preview as […]
Posted by Kevin Durso Roy Halladay took a loss during the Phillies' eight-game losing streak. (Courtesy of SI.com) This might sound impossible, but calm down, people. Yes, the Phillies just snapped an eight-game losing streak, their longest since 2000. Yes, if not for a win today, they would have lost nine straight, most since an […]
Posted by Kevin Durso The Phillies snapped a season-long eight-game losing streak with a 9-4 win over the Mets. (Courtesy of SI.com) It had been over a week since the Phillies last won, so if you were starting to forget the style of baseball that got the Phillies their fifth-straight NL East title, it was […]
Posted by Kevin Durso Raul Ibanez after striking out in the eighth. (Courtesy of SI.com) It took 154 games, but the Phillies have reached a new high (or low) and are on the verge of another new high, er, low. The Phillies had constantly found a way to escape losses and take the impact of […]
Posted by Kevin Durso Kevin Durso/Philliedelphia The Phillies have just four home games left before October. Should the Postseason be as good as the Phillies expect it to be, there will be plenty more home games then. A Brewers’ loss last night secured home field advantage for the Postseason, which means that one team will […]
Posted by Kevin Durso Roy Halladay reacts after allowing a hit during the Phillies' 4-3 loss to the Cardinals (Courtesy of SI.com) The Cardinals entered Citizens Bank Park winning six of their last seven. They leave with that string very much intact, at eight of their last eleven. After narrowly escaping an extra inning affair […]
Posted by Kevin Durso Hunter Pence gets a champagne shower after the Phillies clinched the NL East (Courtesy of SI.com) One. The Phillies already had 97 wins. All they needed was one more. The Braves weren’t going to help today. The Phillies had to earn the title themselves. So, with Roy Oswalt on the mound, […]
Posted by Kevin Durso Courtesy of SI.com The magic number is two. The Phillies are just three wins away from their first 100-win season in 34 years. And as this homestand goes on, the records are only meant to keep falling. The Phillies could have their fifth straight NL East title by the end of […]
Posted by Kevin Durso Ryan Howard and his teammates celebrate the Phillies' 2-1, 10-inning win over the Marlins (Courtesy of SI.com) The top of the ninth inning had that "nothing can go wrong" feel. And as Cliff Lee worked through the first two hitters, including getting an excellent diving catch from Raul Ibanez for the […]
Posted by Kevin Durso Philliedelphia/Kevin Durso The two games the Phillies have remaining against the Marlins were supposed to be played almost three weeks ago. A hurricane got in the way. With that, the Phillies pushed the games up to today, the first of two doubleheaders remaining for the Phillies. The Marlins return with Logan […]