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It Was A Nice Run For The Phillies, Now Look Forward….

It was the All-Star break, and Ryan Howard and Chase Utley had just came back for the Phillies. Neither looked…

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For the Phillies, 2012 is a Strange Season Coming Down The Stretch

The Phillies are 74-74. They are 3.5 games out of the playoffs. They are the height of mediocrity. They could…

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“Playoffs? Playoffs? You Talking About Playoffs? Playoffs?” Also, Phillies Need Thursday Starter

The Phillies won today. In fact, they won twice. In fact, they swept the series with the Rockies. In fact,…

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A Solid Season For The Iron Pigs Ends In Disappointment

Close, but no cigar for the 2012 Lehigh Valley IronPigs. Despite their second straight winning season, and having the Pitcher…

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“Saber-Nerds” or Geniuses? You Decide.

I recently had an "exchange" with another baseball blogger who took some offense at my use of the term "saber-nerd."…

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Is The Season Shot? Opinions Vary.

The Phillies will not win a sixth consecutive NL East in 2012. That's a sure thing. The Washington Nationals are…

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Darin Ruf, Prospect Rankings, and the 2013 Phillies

Darin Ruf broke Ryan Howard's Reading home run record with his 38th, he's driven in 103 runs, and he's second…

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Meeting the Goals, and Pharming

When the Phillies started trading on July 31st, all of our goals for 2012 were pretty much re-set. Get out…

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Nats Park North? Not Quite, and Other Musings On The Nats

You knew these kinds of stupid headlines were coming as soon as the Nationals pulled away from the Phillies, but…

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An Updated Look At The Phillies Minor Leagues

I was hoping to see Jon Pettibone tonight pitch for the Iron Pigs, but it rained. This is what becomes…

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Lay Off Jimmy

You go to work every day, and you work hard. You try to do your best. Do you always have…

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Losses That Don’t Bother Me

There's a misconception out there, that because the Phillies are still playing baseball, there's a shot of this team coming…

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The 2013 Phillies Roster

Happier Times- Game 3 of the 2008 World Series, the game I waited 15 years to see. The 2012 Phillies…

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In Sellout Streak, Phillies Phans Proved Their Worth

Yeah, we boo'ed Santa Claus. Yes, it's a tough town. Yes, Philadelphia phans will boo a bad team. But we're…

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Phillies Phans: What Now?

So the Phillies sent Joe Blanton packing yesterday. When the Dodgers claimed him off waivers, the Phillies traded him for…

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Quick Note On Trading Hunter Pence

The CBS affiliate in San Francisco, KPIX's sports director Dennis O'Donnell, is reporting that the Phillies have a deal in…

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In Selling, The Phillies Should Seek Quality, Not Needs

There's a lot of talk about what the Phillies need to get as they sell off pieces over the next…

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It’s Time for the Phillies to Sell

It's Been A Good Run, Shane. They haven't had a losing season since 2002. They haven't won under 80 games…

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Should the Phillies Trade Placido Polanco? Yes.

MLB Trade Rumors is reporting something not terribly new, that the Orioles have interest in Placido Polanco. While this isn't…

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Nice Win, Phillies – Now Sell, Sell, Sell

This isn't happening in 2012. Sell. With their 12 inning win over the Giants in game three on Sunday, the…

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I Would Be Open To Trading Jimmy Rollins

"Damn dude, this sucks." "Yeah dude, I know." Let me just state my complete admiration for Jimmy Rollins. The 2007…

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Deadline Sellers: Trading Juan Pierre

From minor league deals to deadline deals… When the Phillies signed Juan Pierre, his value was pretty low. He signed…

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Mark Appel and What’s Wrong With MLB’s Draft

For the third straight year, the Pittsburgh Pirates drafted the top pitching arm in the pre-draft rankings, nabbing Mark Appel…

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Deadline Sellers: Cole Hamels’ Value and the Prospects of a Phillies Trade

Last week I broke down the value of Shane Victorino on a trade, and where he could go. I determined…

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The Phillies as Sellers: The Market For Shane Victorino

I want to start by making mention of something: Shane Victorino has been a really good Phillie. He is not…

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The Phillies at the Mid-Point… and Forward

Just admit it- you got it totally wrong. We all did. The blowhards on ESPN did. The national writers did….

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Two Men Can’t Fix Bad…. But One Better…

From the Phillies Facebook, yesterday Chase Utley returns, and in his very first at-bat, homers. Ryan Howard returns, and in…

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Thoughts On Howard, All-Stars, Trades, and a Pujols Signing

I got a chance to see Ryan Howard's rehab, first hand tonight in Allentown. The IronPigs won the game 2-1,…

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Phillies Prospects Making All-Star Games

There won't be as many Phillies in the mid-summer's class as there have been in recent years. This is a…

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