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Erik Seybold

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Articles by Erik Seybold (526)

Phillies, Braves Open Up Second Half In Atlanta

  #485319823 / gettyimages.com Welcome back, folks! The ASG is complete as is the first half of the season. It's now time to look forward towards the future for the Phillies. No – not the next few months chasing a pennany, but the next two weeks, the trade dradline and how it will affect the […]

Erik Seybold  •  18 Jul 2014
Grady Sizemore Makes Phils Debut As A.J. Burnett and Phils Host Nats In Final Series Before ASG

  #451237750 / gettyimages.com The Phillies are an unexplainable team most of the time. They will win a game here and there than lose five straight – win a game – then lose five more – and then they will come out of no where and sweep a division leader in a four-game set. It […]

Erik Seybold  •  11 Jul 2014
Phils Go For Third Straight W, Series Win Against Lohse, Crew

#451875358 / gettyimages.com   The Phillies were led offensively by Domonic Brown (2-for-3, HR, 3 RBI) in last night's 9-7 win. For the second straight game the Phils beat out the NL Central-leading Brewers. Kyle Kendrick surrendered 7 earned runs but it was not enough as the Phils we're able to mount 9 (including a […]

Erik Seybold  •  09 Jul 2014
Kyle Kendrick and Phils Aim To Build Off Of Last Night Against Milwaukee

#451048404 / gettyimages.com   The Phillies snapped their three-game losing streak last night as they beat out the Brewers in the series opener, 3-2. With their first win since Thursday, it was just the Phils' fouth win in their last 15 games. Cole Hamels nabbed his first W since June 6th with six innings of […]

Erik Seybold  •  08 Jul 2014
Hamels Looks For Run Support As Struggling Phils Look For Hope In Milwaukee

#451625324 / gettyimages.com   The Phillies were swept once again this past weekend – this time at the hand of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Outscored 17-6 through all three-games, the Phillies hit and surpassed the 50 mark in losses. At 37-51, the Phils now join five other teams with 50 losses on the year. As the […]

Erik Seybold  •  07 Jul 2014
David Buchanan Takes On Pirates as Phils Look To Tie Up Series

#450899336 / gettyimages.com Yesterday's series opener against the Pirates is one to forget. The Phils were out hit 13-2 and were outscored 8-2 to suffer their 49th loss. Falling to 12 games under .500, the Phillies have hit rock bottom. With 27 days left until the trade deadline, the Phillies will soon be (and hopefully) […]

Erik Seybold  •  05 Jul 2014
Phillies Look To Pounce On Pirates In Fourth of July Series Opener

Happy Fourth of July, everybody! Nothing is more American than baseball, hot dogs, beer and fireworks all in one day. The Phillies are looking to give off some fireworks of their own as they open up a three-game series in Pittsburgh for the weekend. Escaping a possible second-straight series sweep with their 5-4 win in […]

Erik Seybold  •  04 Jul 2014
Phillies Five: The All-Stars

(Mike Schmidt MLB Photos/Getty Images) The 2014 MLB All-Star Game is a little under two weeks away from today and although it has basically become a popularity contest in recent years, there are still players every year who do deserve to be there. As of today, Chase Utley is the only Phillie who is a […]

Erik Seybold  •  02 Jul 2014
Cole Hamels Gets the Nod As Phils Look To Snap Losing Streak

  #495051423 / gettyimages.com Last night's extra-innings loss to the Marlins drove the Phillies deeper into last place as they fell to the Marlins 5-4 in 11 frames. The Phils showed signs of life late in the game as Marlon Byrd and Cody Asche went back-to-back off Kevin Gregg to tie it 4-4, but it […]

Erik Seybold  •  02 Jul 2014
Phillies, Burnett Kick Off July, 10-Game Road Trip In Miami

Today is Tuesday, July 1st. Within the next 30 days, the Phillies will either be sellers – or will stand as they are. The Phillies are coming off an embarassing four-game sweep this weekend against the Braves. Outscored 22-8 this weekend, the Phillies fell 10 games under .500 at (36-46). As July comes around and […]

Erik Seybold  •  01 Jul 2014