Posted by Denny Basens
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Thursday, July 12th, 2012

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Jim Thome: Once again a former Phillie, Thome has hit just .238 with one RBI since his recent trade to the Baltimore Orioles.
Roy Oswalt: Oswalt has had a rough time since returning to the major leagues with the Texas Rangers. Though he’s won two of his first four starts, he’s given up 16 runs in [...]
Posted by Denny Basens
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Friday, June 29th, 2012

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Jim Thome’s return to Philadelphia may not even last a full season. ESPN’s Jayson Stark tweeted on Thursday afternoon that the Phillies have made it known to American League teams that the 41-year old is available via trade.
Thome proved that he can still be an effective DH by going 12-33 with four home runs, two [...]
Posted by Denny Basens
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Friday, June 15th, 2012

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The Phillies won their second straight game on Thursday night, taking down the Minnesota Twins 6-1. Its the first time the team has won two in a row in nearly two weeks, and they gained half a game in the standings on the idle Washington Nationals.
The Phillies were anchored in this game by an excellent [...]
Posted by Denny Basens
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Wednesday, June 13th, 2012

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The Phillies lost yet another game on Tuesday night, falling 11-7 to the lowly Minnesota Twins. They now stand at 29-34, 9.5 games out of first place, and have just one win in their last 11 games.
This is a must-win series for the Phillies against one of the worst teams in baseball. They need to [...]
Posted by Denny Basens
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Saturday, June 9th, 2012

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The Phillies fell to the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday, losing 6-4 in extra innings. The defeat puts the Phils’ record at 29-32, and are now seven games behind the Washington Nationals, who won today in Boston.
The Phillies were their own worst enemy today. Errors by a shoddy defense caused starter Vance Worley to give up [...]
Posted by Denny Basens
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Friday, June 8th, 2012

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The Phillies snapped their six-game losing streak on Friday night, defeating the Orioles 9-6 in Baltimore. The Philadelphia offense did all of their damage in the first four innings, and created a lead large enough to end the Phillies’ victory drought.
Joe Blanton’s excellent pitching is but a distant memory. Tonight’s game was the sixth straight [...]
Posted by Richard Greco
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Friday, April 27th, 2012

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Injuries are the poor man’s excuse for the Phillies lack of offensive prowess of late, but that problem may be solved with one Philadelphia’s top bats returning to the lineup sooner than a February setback may have led the public to believe.
Ryan Howard’s Achilles has been healed and he is heading to Clearwater for some [...]
Posted by Denny Basens
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Friday, April 13th, 2012

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The Phillies fell 5-2 to the New York Mets on Friday night.
Cliff Lee wasn’t sharp at the beginning of the game, and put the Phillies in an instant 3-0 hole to begin the game. Lee gave up back-to-back doubles to start the inning, and then gave up a two-run homerun to Jason Bay.
Lee was able [...]
Posted by Joe Hickman Jr.
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Monday, December 19th, 2011

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As you already know the Phils have signed J-Roll to a three-year deal worth around $33 million. There is a four-year option also in there. So who is happy? Some might be and some maybe not. The Phils talked about a change of philosophy in their approach. Is this it? I mean, I love Jimmy [...]
Posted by Denny Basens
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Monday, December 5th, 2011

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With baseball’s winter meetings underway, the Philadelphia Phillies have begun to move aggressively on their plans to improve the team for the 2012 season. General manager Ruben Amaro seems to be focused on finding ways to improve the team’s lineup. Reports indicate that the Phillies are very much in the mix for third baseman Aramis [...]
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