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When a team fails to live up to the lofty expectations set by management and fans alike, change and turnover is inevitable. That is exactly the situation the Philadelphia Phillies find themselves in after quietly bowing out to the National League Champion St. Louis Cardinals in the NLDS.
The biggest questions surround the state of [...]
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Ryan Howard underwent surgery Wednesday afternoon for the Achilles tendon that he tore running out of the batter’s box for the final out of the Phillies season. If the surgery goes perfect the slugger is expected to need at least six months to get back to his normal playing level.
This injury cannot be taken [...]
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The Phillies have some very important decisions to make going forward and one of their biggest decisions concerns shortstop Jimmy Rollins. He has been with the Philadelphia Phillies his entire Major League Baseball career, but his contract is up with the Phils and in a month, he’ll become a free agent.
I think they’ve got [...]
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For the first time in the five-year playoff run that the Phillies have been on, a series has been pushed to a decisive final game. The Phillies dropped Game 4 in a disappointing fashion on Thursday night, going down 5-3.
Early on, it looked like the Phillies might be on their way to ending the series [...]
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The Phillies veteran infield made a major contribution in Saturday night’s winning effort over the Cardinals and they helped the Fightins’ to a quick lead in the first inning last night in game two, but the St. Louis bullpen shut them down after a quick start.
Shortstop Jimmy Rollins led the Phillies out of the gate [...]
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Just one game into the series, the Phillies already have the Cardinals in a desperate situation. In the second game of the series, St. Louis will hand the ball to their ace Chris Carpenter, who will be pitching on short rest. The righthander last pitched on Wednesday is season finale against the Astros, in a [...]
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The Phillies decisive 11-6 win over the Cardinals was much thanks to contributions from their dynamic infield. Despite falling behind early, Philly was able to overcome Kyle Lohse, who throw three no-hit innings to start the game.
First baseman Ryan Howard made quite a statement in game number one with his three-run home run to [...]
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It was a classic, dramatic post-season situation in the bottom of the sixth inning. There was one out, the Phillies were trailing 3-1 and there were runners on first and third with one of best sluggers in Major League Baseball, Ryan Howard, at the plate. It was a 3-2 count after Howard [...]
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The Phillies have picked up their first win of the postseason, taking down the St. Louis Cardinals 11-6.
The NLDS got off to a sour start for the Phillies, as Roy Halladay opened the playoffs by putting his team in a 3-0 hole after the first inning. In my preview article, I discussed how Halladay had [...]
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Game 1 of the NLDS between the Phillies and Cardinals will get underway at 5:00 p.m. today, with Roy Halladay on the mound for the first pitch and Kyle Loshe will take the hill for St. Louis.
Halladay has put together another superb season in his second year with the Phillies, posting a 19-6 record with [...]
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