National League
Posted by Stephen Gallo courtesy cbsphilly.com The Phillies bats certainly got off to a hot start this season. They scored over five runs in five of their first six games. This came as a surprise to the Phillies faithful, who expected the offense to take a major hit with the injury to Chase Utley […]
The Phillies, with the fewest problems starting a short season, find themselves in perhaps a great opportunity to win the National League East.
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The Philadelphia Phillies stood atop the proverbial baseball mountain in 2008, captained by a group of homegrown, core athletes led by second baseman and fan-favorite Chase Utley, and it certainly feels like a long time ago. Two years earlier, legendary Phillies' broadcaster Harry Kalas had dubbed Utley "The Man," and by proxy, the silent, hard-working […]
Having clinched the National League East division last night during the Nationals 2-0 loss at the hands of the Philadelphia Phillies, but home field advantage still on the line, the Nationals have decided to rest their regular players. This is tonight's lineup vs. the Phillies: Lombardozzi 2B, Harper CF Moore LF LaRoche 1B Tracy 3B […]
The Nationals are National League Champions, despite the Nationals still playing. The Phillies hold a 2-0 lead going to the bottom of the 9th. The Nationals and their fans broke into celebration going into the bottom of the 9th. But the game was still going on. The Nationals barely seemed like they could concentate […]
Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress. If you're old enough to remember the Whiz Kids of 1950, you're probably old enough to remember Connie Mack Stadium. According to Philly.Curbed.com, a house that was built with more than 1,000 bricks from the Phillies' old stadium in the late 1970's is for sale, and it's going for […]
(Photo: Philliedelphia/Lindsey Crew) The rosters for the 83rd All-Star game have been unveiled and the Phillies have just three representatives. Catcher Carlos Ruiz and pitchers Cole Hamels and Jonathan Papelbon have made the NL All-Star team. It is Carlos Ruiz's first All-Star team in his career, while Hamels has been named to his third (2007, […]
Posted by Frank Klose Maybe the Phillies would have never faced the Cardinals with a balanced schedule Back in 1998 I was kind of confused: why couldn't each league get one of the expansion teams and the Milwaukee Brewers stay where they were? The reason given was that it would be a scheduling nightmare. […]
Posted by Stephen Gallo PLAYOFFS!? You want to talk about PLAYOFFS? Ok, let’s do it. With 121 games in the books, your Phillies stand at 79-42, which as we know puts them at the top of the National League East. With only 41 games left on the regular season schedule, now would be a great time […]
