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The Phillies have lost five straight games after winning five straight games. Baseball sure is a funny sport, a lot of things happen that leave us scratching our heads. That's what this team has basically done all year to us. The past two nights in Minnesota have nobody else to blame but the bullpen. Tyler […]
Ah, what a fitting song for this team. The Phillies are 31-35 now. They're eight games back of the Braves. Let's just be realistic for a second. Going low end, the Phillies need to win 87 games this season to make the playoffs. Over the final 96 games, they would have to go 56-40 to […]
There isn't much to be said about a team that has lost four games in a row against bottom-feeding teams in their respective divisions. There's no leadership, no energy, and no sense of urgency coming from this ballclub. That being said, there are still nearly 100 games remaining, so looking forward is really the only […]
Figuring out what a team is going to do in an upcoming player draft is pretty much a crapshoot, regardless of the sport. Teams don't want to tip their hand to their rivals for fear of the possibility that rival will snatch up the pick that particular team coveted. For a team that has been […]
The Phillies fell to the Twins, 3-2 in last night's series opener. Cole Hamels allowed two earned runs on seven hits through six innings. He walked none and struck out five, but took the no-decision after the Phillies tied it in the eighth innings and went on to lose it in the bottom half. After […]
(Photo Courtesy of Wiki Commons) The Flyers acquired the rights for veteran defenseman Mark Streit this afternoon. They gave up right-winger Shane Harper and a fourth round draft pick in the 2014 NHL Draft. For the past two seasons, Streit has been the captain of the New York Islanders. He has spent the past four […]
The 2013 Stanley Cup Finals brings us a great matchup of recent Stanley Cup Champions (Boston in 2011 and Chicago in 2010). This matchup is also the first Original Six Stanley Cup Final since 1979. Last round only consisted of nine total games. The Bruins completely shut down the loaded offense of the Penguins with a sweep, while […]
For the second time in as many seasons, the Phillies traveled to Target Field for an interleague series against the Minnesota Twins. After a head-scratching series against the Brewers, the team absolutely had to come into this series looking to take at least two out of three. The first Philly pitcher looking to secure a […]
After dropping three out of four to Milwaukee this weekend, the Phillies dropped back below .500. Before the series in Milwaukee, the Phillies had won six straight and had earned a +.500 record for the first time all season. Jonathan Pettibone was tagged for four runs and the Phillies were unable to put a dent […]
David Murphy makes a great point about the Phillies: they weren't good last year, and they aren't good now. They won 81 games last year, or finished .500, and they are 31-33 this year. This team is what it is. The same players are hurt as last year- Doc, Chase, Chooch, and Howard particularly. Almost […]
