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Phillies Report Card #4

Record since last Report Card: 4-5 Overall Record:  25-14 (1st in division) Throughout the season (roughly every 10 games) we’ll review how the Phils have been performing over the past week or two and hand out some grades.  These grades … Continue reading

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Live Blog: Phils’ Spring Opener, BYU-San Diego State

Every winter, baseball fans keep their eyes on the calendar, looking toward the date that pitchers and catchers report for the start of spring training.  Once that day comes, though, it’s anti-climactic.  It’s not until the spring training games get … Continue reading

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Cliff Lee Returns!

On a frigid December day, Phillie fans have their thoughts on April and July and, most of all, October, as Cliff Lee signs a 5-year deal to help form (arguably) the best starting rotation in the history of baseball.  The signing came … Continue reading

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BSB MLB Awards: Manager of the Year

The Manager of the Year awards were announced today, with Bud Black of the Padres winning in the NL, and Ron Gardenhire won the award in the AL for the first time.  Gardenhire was the runner-up for the award in … Continue reading

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Contreras and Sandberg Coming Back

The first real news of the Phillie offseason came this morning with the reports that the Phils are “close” to a deal with Jose Contreras.  Right now the reports are saying 2 years/$5 million for the soon-to-be 39-year-old right-hander. This … Continue reading

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Phillies Post-Mortem

Well, we just got to watch the Giants celebrate their first World Series title in 56 years.  The City by the Bay gets its first ever baseball championship.  Yes, the San Francisco Giants are the 2010 World Series champions. I … Continue reading

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2010 MLB Playoffs: Phils Need to Play Small Ball

2010 has been called the Year of the Pitcher, as the league-wide batting average was as low as its been since 1992 and there were 5 no-hitters.  Well, if this was the Year of the Pitcher, then the NLCS will … Continue reading

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Phillies Semi-Weekly Report Card #13

Record since last Report Card:  6-2 Overall Record:  80-60 (1st in division; 0.5 game ahead of Atlanta) Yes, after a strong week, the Phils have finally run down the Braves and moved back atop the NL East for the first … Continue reading

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Phillies Third Quarter Report Card

Record Since All-Star Break:  23-13 Overall Record: 70-53 (2.5 behind Atlanta, 2 game lead in Wild Card) The Third Quarter of the Phillie season was one of constant roster turnover.  Besides the injuries (Utley, Howard, Victorino), there was also the addition … Continue reading

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Phillies Semi-Weekly Report Card #11

Record since last Report Card: 4-2 Overall Record: 60-48 (2 behind Braves, 1.5 behind Giants in Wild Card) Coming right on the heels of an 8-game winning streak, it was amazing how quickly things started to look really bleak this … Continue reading

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