Dawson Voted In – Blyleven Kept Out

In the tightest vote in Hall Of Fame history, Andre Dawson is the lone electee for this year.  Dawson, who starred for the Expos and Cubs at the height of his career in the 1980’s, received 77.9 percent of the vote to gain admission to the hall on his 9th try.  Dawson was a fleet-footed [...]

Athlete of the Decade #4 James Calvin “JRoll” Rollins

Jimmy Rollins arrives at number four, having had the benefit of playing his entire career and a complete decade here in Philly for the world champion Philadelphia Phillies at shortstop.   His entire family was athletic, from his mother playing softpitch softball, to his brother who played for the Rangers and Expos, to his sister [...]

Halladay in, Lee out; prospects in, prospects out

Aces coming and going, prospects in and out, who said December isn’t baseball time?
The Phillies have reached an agreement that will bring Roy Halladay to Philadelphia from Toronto in exchange for prospects. Halladay has also agreed to a 3-year, $60 million contract, with a fourth-year option.
Meanwhile, Cliff Lee is headed to Seattle in a move [...]

How will Pedro’s time in Philadelphia be remembered

Wherever he has gone Pedro Martinez has elicited a lot of emotions from his team’s fan base and the fan base of the opposition. Some view Pedro as a fun, wacky guy who brings energy to a team and a stadium every time he takes the mound.
Others view him as a cocky, arrogant pitcher whose [...]

Historic Title Run Now Rests With Pedro

If the Phillies are to become the first National League team to win back-to-back World Series since the Cincinnati Reds Big Red Machine teams of 1975-1976 and the first team since the 1985 Kansas City Royals to overcome a 3 games to 1 deficit Pedro Martinez will play a big part of it as he [...]

Phillies World Series hopes rest on Lee

While the Philadelphia Phillies former ace is already talking about next season, the current staff ace will do his best to keep this season alive.
Cliff Lee takes the mound tonight at Citizens Bank Park as the Phillies hope to extend the World Series to six games against the New York Yankees.
New York is on quite [...]

Yankees Get To Hamels, Take 2-1 Series Lead

For three innings last night we saw the Cole Hamels of 2008 as he worked his way through the Yankee lineup.  His only mistake was an inside pitch that hit A-Rod to start the second inning.   The Phillies got to Pettite in the second inning, scoring three runs on a Jayson Werth homer, a bases [...]

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