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Entries in Philadelphia Phillies (9)

Sunday
Jul082012

Keeping them Together: The Phillies Best Chance of Winning 

AuthorJames Dugan | DateSunday, July 8, 2012 at 10:17PM | Comment3 Comments

All we need is a little faith in the team that made this city a winner again. Cole must stay. Manuel must stay. Victorino, Lee and Halladay must stay.

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Tuesday
May082012

Cole Hamels to Bryce Harper: It's a Respect Thing

AuthorNick Carraway | DateTuesday, May 8, 2012 at 1:58AM | Comment2 Comments

A World Series MVP caliber pitcher winds up and throws a fastball right at the teenager beaning him in his backside.

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Wednesday
Mar282012

NL East Preview 2012

Authornatehague | DateWednesday, March 28, 2012 at 12:47AM | Comment5 Comments

The countdown to first pitch is here.

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Saturday
Oct082011

The Phillies Demise: On an Almost Perfect Autumn Night for Baseball

AuthorJames Dugan | DateSaturday, October 8, 2011 at 11:11PM | Comment3 Comments

The team that would do anything to win, did. The team that could win everything, lost.

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Sunday
Oct022011

From Philadelphia Phillies’ Fans to Gary Smith, Thank You!

AuthorPatrick Edmonds | DateSunday, October 2, 2011 at 6:41PM | Comment1 Comment

Smith, in his time spent covering the Phillies, seems to have realized that although this team is undoubtedly special and unique, it is not their superstar pitchers or managements’ willingness to buy championships that makes Philadelphia the greatest place to play, it is their fans.

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Wednesday
Aug172011

Celebrating 3 Greats at First Base

AuthorJames Dugan | DateWednesday, August 17, 2011 at 9:45AM | Comment2 Comments

With the recent retirement of Matt Stairs, John Kruk making the Phillies Wall of Fame, and Jim Thome hitting his 600 homerun, the lefty field position finally had its day.

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Thursday
Jul282011

The Phillies' Trade Deadline Dilemma: Stand Pat or Sell the Farm? 

AuthorNicholas Wordsmith | DateThursday, July 28, 2011 at 12:23AM | Comment5 Comments

Over the past decade, the Phillies have gone from being sellers, unloading an ace pitcher Curt Schilling for four lower priced prospects, to buyers, giving up their own highly regarded yet unproven talent for top of the rotation pitchers Cliff Lee and Roy Oswalt.

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Wednesday
Dec152010

Beware The Yankees Cliff Lee Horse

AuthorJames Dugan | DateWednesday, December 15, 2010 at 9:08PM | Comment3 Comments

This seems too easy, too nice, too fairy book ending for Philly, and I’m telling you right now, I am not buying it, even for 120,000,000 million.

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Wednesday
Oct202010

For Love -- or Lust -- of the Game

AuthorColleen Conway | DateWednesday, October 20, 2010 at 8:31PM | Comment2 Comments

there are female fans out there who base their love of the Phillies – and baseball in general – on something greater than bulging biceps or a chiseled jaw. The romance of baseball is what keeps the true fans of both genders going back… not the fantasy of a baseball romance.

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