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| Bottom of the third inning and Jimmy Rollins just knocked a double into the right field corner. The replay reminds you of just how good a baserunner Jimmy is, rounding first base without breaking... | |
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| Having clinched the National League East title yesterday, for the second consecutive year, the Phillies are likely to rest a large portion of their core group of players. Kyle Kendrick, who lost his... | |
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| In addition to the interview below with Jeff Sackmann of Brew Crew Ball, I'd like to alert readers to check out a copy of Wednesday's Sports Weekly, usually found in WaWa, Barnes & Noble, etc, and... | |
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| The beat writers that follow the Phillies are reporting that Pat Burrell left batting practice today with a sore back, but no other details seem to be available. Maybe he should put some Vaseline on... | |
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| For the longest time, Phillies fans spent October questioning why their team didn't make the playoffs. But last October and this October, our attention -- thankfully -- is more focused on what type... | |
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| It took Cole Hamels 101 surgical pitches to get through 8 innings against the Brewers, striking out nine in a 3-0 defeat of the Brewers. The Brewers had only three baserunners while Hamels was on the... | |
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| Brad Lidge must have wanted to get home and watch tonight's Vice-Presidential debate because he needed only 12 pitches to notch the save, far fewer than the 35 he needed in Game 1's nail-biter. But... | |
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| There's been a lot of discussion over the last few days about how the Phillies are lucky to be where they are given the poor hitting of the middle of their lineup -- Chase Utley, Ryan Howard and Pat... | |
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| In mid-July, Joe Blanton was traded from the Oakland A's to the Phillies. At the time, I drew a comparison between Blanton and Pat Burrell: Blanton for several years was a highly regarded prospect in... | |
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