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Darren Daulton Reportedly Stopped Mitch Williams From Attacking Lenny Dykstra At Autograph Show
| 2 Comments on Darren Daulton Reportedly Stopped Mitch Williams From Attacking Lenny Dykstra At Autograph ShowLenny Dykstra at today's signing, courtesy of John Papieka (@HFUJohn) Lenny Dykstra, fresh out of prison, apparently still knows how…
Read more »Former Phillies Manager Charlie Manuel Reveals Job Phillies Offered Him, Still Wants To Manage
| Leave a CommentWe knew even upon his dismissal that the Phillies offered former Phillies manager Charlie Manuel a job; we were only…
Read more »Take Your Old Legends Away, Please
| Leave a CommentPosted by Rich Wilkins on Philliedelphia.com Larry Bowa. Craig Berube. Please.Stop.Now. I'm naturally a sentimental person. It's taken me 30…
Read more »Phillippe Aumont, Left Off Phillies Expanded Roster, Cries And Heads Home
| Leave a CommentBoo hoo. Phillippe Aumont was left off of the Phillies' September call-ups after a tumultuous year in which he did…
Read more »Phillies Top Prospect Maikel Franco Switches Positions
| Leave a CommentJust a day after hitting his 29th home run for AA Reading, the Phillies' top offensive prospect is switching positions,…
Read more »Is it Even Possible for Ryne Sandberg to Fix Jimmy Rollins?
| 1 Comment on Is it Even Possible for Ryne Sandberg to Fix Jimmy Rollins?Ryne Sandberg's first project as the manager of the Philadelphia Phillies is a monumental one—fix Jimmy Rollins. Having notched his…
Read more »This 42 Game Audition Can Only Hurt Interim Phillies Manager Ryne Sandberg
| Leave a CommentA lack of justice. That is what bothered most Phillies fans today after the team let go the winningest manager…
Read more »An Ode to Jimmy
| Leave a CommentThe greatest shortstop in club history.photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Phillies fans love to get mad at Jimmy Rollins. It's…
Read more »Roy Halladay Is On The Comeback Trail
| Leave a CommentRemember Roy Halladay? It seems almost light years ago that the Phillies last put Halladay on the mound to pitch….
Read more »The Texas Rangers Are Interested In… Michael Young? Red Sox, Too; Utley Talking To Amaro
| Leave a CommentMichael Young's name has come up a lot in recent days, as seemingly an obvious candidate for a trade. With…
Read more »Lenny Dykstra Is Out Of Prison And Speaks…To Delmon Young’s Brother
| Leave a CommentLenny Dykstra is out of prison…and finally talking. His first forum: "Vodcast", put together by comedian Jon Lovitz, with hosts…
Read more »Tigers Could Come Calling For Phillies Shortstop Jimmy Rollins
| 1 Comment on Tigers Could Come Calling For Phillies Shortstop Jimmy RollinsThe Detroit Tigers and their All-Star shortstop Jhonny Peralta could be pretty nervous right now and the Phillies and Jimmy…
Read more »Cesar Hernandez to Receive “Extensive Work” in Center Field
| Leave a CommentAny way you slice it, the Philadelphia Phillies' chances of making a remarkable comeback took a hit last week when…
Read more »Why Trading Cliff Lee Right Now Makes Most Sense for Phillies
| 5 Comments on Why Trading Cliff Lee Right Now Makes Most Sense for PhilliesPhoto Credit: Kevin Durso, Philliedelphia It's July 9. Anyone can look at their calendar and figure that out, and it's…
Read more »Phillies Expressed Interest In Yankees Reliever Joba Chamberlain
| Leave a CommentApparently short on relievers with 5.75 ERAs, the Phillies have expressed interest in Yankees reliever Joba Chamberlain, reports Mark Feinsand…
Read more »Amaro Admits Howard “Not Doing the Job;” Phillies May Be Forced to Sell
| 6 Comments on Amaro Admits Howard “Not Doing the Job;” Phillies May Be Forced to SellImage Credit: Kevin Durso, Philliedelphia On April 26, 2010 the Philadelphia Phillies officially signed their first baseman and cleanup hitter…
Read more »Former Flyers Goalie Ray Emery Returns On One-Year Deal
| Leave a CommentWikipedia Commons The Flyers welcomed back a familiar face today, signing goaltender Ray Emery to a one-year contract. Having…
Read more »Trading Chase Utley Should Not Spell the End of Phillies Career
| 3 Comments on Trading Chase Utley Should Not Spell the End of Phillies CareerThe Philadelphia Phillies stood atop the proverbial baseball mountain in 2008, captained by a group of homegrown, core athletes led…
Read more »Future Phil Nick Castellanos
| Leave a CommentNot bad numbers, eh?Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. If the Phillies want to trade Papelbon, one team that should obviously…
Read more »Could the Phillies Trade Chase Utley, Carlos Ruiz, and Michael Young to the Yankees?
| 4 Comments on Could the Phillies Trade Chase Utley, Carlos Ruiz, and Michael Young to the Yankees?We can fully expect the Phillies to be in the middle of Major League Baseball trade talk between now and…
Read more »More Cliff Lee Trade Talk; Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. Says Phillies Have No Trade Plans
| Leave a CommentCliff Lee has been traded three times already, and the return each time was abysmal. Here we are again with…
Read more »Brad Lidge To Retire As A Philadelphia Phillie
| Leave a CommentWe will never forget this image. Brad Lidge falling down to his knees and throwing up his arms in the…
Read more »Roy Oswalt Returns To Baseball, Signs With Colorado Rockies
| 1 Comment on Roy Oswalt Returns To Baseball, Signs With Colorado RockiesAfter a few days of tweeting, that included my question about his restaurant (assuming he would be working in the…
Read more »Ezequiel Carrera Goes Back Where He Came From
| Leave a CommentThe Indians did not want Ezequiel Carrera on their major league roster, so the Phillies claimed him. The Phillies…
Read more »Delmon Young Will Get Paid $600,000 Extra To Eat Less
| 1 Comment on Delmon Young Will Get Paid $600,000 Extra To Eat LessPhoto: Erik Seybold's glorious photoshop skills Delmon Young has a lot to work for in order to make all of…
Read more »Phillies’ Jimmy Rollins Wins Rawlings Gold Glove Award at Shortstop
| Leave a CommentWhile the season itself ended up tumultuous at times for Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins, he has had a number of…
Read more »Report: Phillies May Be Suitors for Melky Cabrera
| 1 Comment on Report: Phillies May Be Suitors for Melky CabreraWikipedia Commons This is not one of those rumors where there is a demonstrated link between the Phillies and Melky…
Read more »Phillies Restructure Ticket Prices for 2013: Some Increase; Some Decrease in Price
| 3 Comments on Phillies Restructure Ticket Prices for 2013: Some Increase; Some Decrease in PriceThe news is good. Or it's bad. Or it's not news. I can't decide. According to Daily News Phillies Beat…
Read more »Former Phillies Rookie of the Year Scott Rolen Has Tough Reds Playoff, Reportedly Will Retire
| Leave a CommentThis was probably not the way he wanted to go out. According to Bob Nightengale of USA today, Scott Rolen will…
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