Mother Nature can be remorseless at times. Residents of the Delaware Valley know that all too well after the past few weeks. So do our local baseball heroes and their September schedule just got a
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It hasn’t happened very often, but every now and then the Phillies have turned back the clock this season and won a game by outhitting their opponents rather than outpitch them. Wednesday’s series finale against
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As July is reaching its end, time is running out for the Phillies to acquire a big name free-agent. In a perfect world, the Phils could have brought in Carlos Beltran from the Mets. Beltran
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It's reminiscent of the 1930's comedy sketch, "Who's on First". But in this case, the question surrounds the ninth inning and the closer's role. So maybe it's more of a "Whose Inning Is It Anyway?"
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Somewhere underneath the thick July humidity you can feel that frosty bite of October air. After the San Francisco Giants stole the team’s chances at a third straight appearance in the World Series with a
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We all know that one person who cannot keep anything going in their life, whether it be a relationship or a job. Perhaps he or she is a close friend of yours, someone you see
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The Phillies revealed some bad news on Tuesday by placing Ryan Madson on the 15-day disabled list with a contusion in his right hand. The righthanded reliever had his pitching hand struck by a line
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A concern about the Phillies before the season was the amount of depth in the bullpen. The team had lost a reliable reliever in Chad Durbin. They were forced to bring a pair of unreliable
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There were a couple of news stories for the Philadelphia Phillies over the last day or so and I promise I was going to put them all up in individual posts, but for the fact
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When Ryan Madson has received opportunities to close games in his career, he has struggled in the role. While he would convert a save occasionally in his chances during the 2009 and 2010 seasons, the
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