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Phils Lose to Nats on Hangover Day

Pat Gallen — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 03:31:40 +0000

There was a game played today? How dare they. After the champagne was cleaned up (although Matt Gelb of the Inquirer said there was a candle lit in the clubhouse and it still smelled of bubbly and stogies) the Phillies and Nationals got together for game two of a now-meaningless series. The Nats won 2-1 [...]

Houston we have a problem

Eric Schwartz — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:38:02 +0000

For months Phillies fans trotted a sentence that went something like this: “If we can just stay in the race while our stars are out, this team will catch fire once its healthy.”

The team played well above expectations during injuries to Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Placido Polanco, Shane Victorino, Carlos Ruiz … and so on.

Now that the gangs finally all here, things were supposed to really take off. Instead, the team has gone into another funk. The Phillies… Finish Reading

Are the Phillies on their way down?

Doug — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:25:42 +0000

Well we are almost at the midway point of the baseball season. The All Star game is next week and the Phillies are in third place and six games back. What a shocker! At the beginning of the season there was a real sense of anticipation and excitement. We were all waiting to see how Roy Halladay would perform. Personally I want to see the Phillies and Yankee back to the World Series, and this time we win!

Recently… Finish Reading

Five keys for Phillies to survive injuries

Eric Schwartz — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:09:07 +0000

As reported yesterday, the Phillies will be without Chase Utley and Placido Polanco for at least the next 15 days, and in all likelihood a little longer. The timing of the news is not great as the team had broken out of its hitting slump and looked poised to regain the lead in the NL East. Now with these injuries that becomes a lot more difficult. I still think the Phillies can hang right with the Braves and Mets over the next… Finish Reading

Phillies place Utley and Polanco on DL

Eric Schwartz — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:28:18 +0000

The mountain to climb to get back to first place in the NL East just got a little tougher for the Philadelphia Phillies.

And it has nothing to do with the schedule.

Just hours after finding out Chase Utley was being put on the DL the team announced that Placido Polanco will be joining him. That’s two All-Stars in one day.

Utley injured his thumb in last night’s loss to the Reds, while Polanco had missed the last three games… Finish Reading

Halladay’s Efforts Fall Short

Erin — Wed, 12 May 2010 22:28:52 +0000

In the first game of a double header Wednesday, Roy Halladay returned home to face his old team in Colorado. The Philadelphia ace went 6.1 innings allowing only two earned runs, but his efforts were for not as the Phillies fell 4-3.

Through six innings, Halladay was sharp, striking out four and allowing only one run, but the seventh inning was a different story. Two errors by the Phillies put Halladay in a compromising position. Colorado’s Carlos Gonzalez singled… Finish Reading

Phillies find another victim

Joseph Birmingham — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 03:44:34 +0000

The Phillies pushed their record to 8-2 with a 8-6 win behind Roy Halladay and another day of offensive dominance.

Even after the Marlins lit up the Phillies bullpen for 4 runs in the 9th.

Halladay is now 3-0 with a 1.12 ERA making the Lee trade look like a no brainer.

Utley hit his 6th homer, Polanco saw his average drop to .444, and Howard continues to hit, drive in runs and not strike out.

The Phillies offense is now… Finish Reading

Phillies offense on a tear

Joseph Birmingham — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 02:46:29 +0000

The Phillies put an exclamation point on their quick start this season by loading up early and often on the Nationals in their fifth meeting and winning 14-7.

Amid concerns that with the loss of Jimmy Rollins and Jaysen Werth, the team may struggle on offense; the rest of the team turned in another winning performance. Werth made a late performance as a pinch hitter so it seems obvious his absence from the starting lineup will be brief. Rollins calf… Finish Reading

Strong start for Phitens-home opener today at 3

Joseph Birmingham — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:37:25 +0000

The Phillies finished thier opening road trip with a 5-1 mark, representing thier best start for a season since 1993 when they started 7-1. Not only did they win 5 of 6 games but did so by outscoring the opponent 43-18.

To be fair, the teams they played were not top echelon teams. The Phillies return for their home opener today at 3pm and face the Nationals for the 4th time already this season. This time the matchup is Cole… Finish Reading

Phillies dominate Nationals

Eric Schwartz — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 21:04:08 +0000

The first game of the season is in the books and things turned out exactly as Phillies fans hoped it would. Roy Halladay was dominant over 7 innings and Placido Polanco had six RBIs and a grand slam in an 11-1 spanking of the Washington Nationals.

Opening Day is the always time for overreactions from fans, so I won’t go there.

But I will give you a few quick thoughts.

First impressions:

— Halladay has some serious movement… Finish Reading