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#488183987 / gettyimages.com Yesterday, the Phillies had an offensive explosion with Ryan Howard and Cody Asche hitting home runs leading to a 7-2 win to tie the series against the Washington Nationals. Today, was originally suppose to Cole Hamels start, but he came down with the Flu. Roberto Hernandez got moved up to take […]
A.J. Burnett and the Phillies offense made their presence last night as they stomped over the Nationals 7-2 to even the series at one-a-piece. Burnett allowed a run over six innings en route to his second win. Behind home runs from Ryan Howard (3-run HR) and Cody Asche (solo HR) and RBI doubles from Marlon Byrd […]
Topps Vault Serves Up Rarities Since 2001, The Topps Gum Company has made rarities from their archives available to the public through their eBay store – and more recently, a memorabilia web store on topps.com. Over the years, they have sold player contracts, final card negatives, test prints and rare photos that never made it […]
#53126119 / gettyimages.com Mention the name Ron Hextall to any Philadelphia sports fan thirty years and older and you will get a response unlike most any other Flyer player in history. And that’s not only Flyers history, but in all of Philadelphia sports history. Why? Because when you talk about Ron Hextall, it’s hard […]
Ryan Howard's early homeun lifted the Phillies offense to a seven-run nightPhoto: Philliedelphia/Andrew Gillen Last evening, a first inning three-run homerun off the bat of Marlon Byrd was the single piece of production in Phillies loss to the Washington Nationals. As has been the case for a good portion of this season, the starting pitching […]
Brett Brown said before the season ended that there is zero doubt in his mind that Michael Carter-Williams would be named rookie of the year. It looks like he was right. According to NJ.com, Michael Carter-Williams will become the first Philadelphia 76er to be named Rookie of the Year since Allen Iverson in 1997. The […]
The Phillies had a good chance at winning last night's series opener with the Nationals, but it didn't happen due to their imploding bullpen. Cliff Lee got the start against Stephen Strasburg and the Nats last night, going 7 innings and allowing two runs (one earned) on four hits. He struck out five and walked […]
It was a very, very short week for the Philadelphia Phillies, but for the team that recently reached the .500 mark, and dipped a game over, the decisions do not end. Despite only playing one game in four days this week, Ryne Sandberg still had some decisions on his plate to make. Sandberg, who I […]
#487866557 / gettyimages.com Tonight the Phillies sent Cliff Lee to the hill to face divisional rival, Washington Nationals. Cliff Lee entered the game 3-2 with a 3.29 ERA in six starts. Lee was opposed by Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg. Strasburg was 2-2 with 4.24 ERA heading into the night. The Game: The Phillies got […]
#486580959 / gettyimages.com The rain has finally stopped and Phillies baseball is back after two long days off and only one game in the last four days. Tonight the Phillies start a three game series against divisional rival, Washington Nationals. Tonight will be a battle of ace pitchers with Cliff Lee and Stephen Strasburg […]
