Blanton Continues To Pitch At A High Level
On a pitching staff with a pair of perennial Cy Young candidates, and a former World Series MVP, who has been arguably the most effective starter on the staff more than one month into the
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Blanton Shines In Phils’ 3-1 Victory
The Phillies won their second game in a row on Thursday, ousting the Miami Marlins 3-1. If tonight's game was any indication, the Phillies' starting rotation may be even better than advertised in 2012. Joe
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Notes From Phillies’ 1-0 Loss To Baltimore
The Phillies' bats were held to just five hits in a 1-0 shutout loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday. Baltimore scored the only run of the game in the fourth inning, and the Philadelphia
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Notes From Phillies’ 9-3 Win Over Yankees
The Phillies earned their first win of the spring yesterday with a 9-3 win over the Yankees. Philadelphia closed the final game of the series with an impressive six-run rally in the bottom of the
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Phillies Bats need to be Clutch in 2012
Spring training is officially underway in Clearwater and the Phillies enter 2012 eager to get the bad taste out of their mouths from the bitter end to the 2011 season. Pitchers and catchers have officially
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Joe Blanton Could Be On His Way Out
The Phillies have expressed interest in shedding some of their payroll and they plan to start with Joe Blanton. Blanton is due to make $8.75 million next season and if they could trade him and
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Will Worley Bounce Back After Getting Exposed In His Last Start?
Vance Worley has been one of the biggest surprises this season. Forced into the rotation because of injuries to Roy Oswalt and Joe Blanton, Worley has pitched far above any expectations that the organization could
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Blanton moved to 60-day DL, Schwimer called up
Remember Joe Blanton? The guy who was the odd man out in the rotation because he's not a super ace? Yeah, that guy. He hasn't pitched in a while. May 14th was the last time
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Phillies Midseason Review: Disappointing Players
While the Phillies have had some players blossom into pleasant surprises, there have also been some players that the organization had high hopes for that have let them down. Danys Baez: Baez has been a
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Is Phils’ Pitching Coach Rich Dubee Underrated?
In theory, anybody could look good as a pitching coach when the starting rotation includes, Hamels, Halladay, Oswalt, and Lee. The “Four Aces” make Phillies pitching coach Rich Dubee look expendable but the truth is
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