Minnesota series suggests the only hope for the Phils may be if Cliff Lee has...
Two twins would probably be better. The Phillies snapped their five-game losing streak last night, outhitting the Twins 16-3 on their way to a 3-2 win. The Phils got fantastic pitching in the game and...
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Yup. The Phillies took a 3-0 lead into the bottom of the ninth in San Diego last night, but lost for the fourth time in their last five games as the Padres beat them 4-3 in ten innings. Lee got the...
View ArticleIt takes a really motley village
It took seven Phillie pitchers, two Pirates errors and a bunch of misplays, but the Phils won ugly last night, topping Pittsburgh 3-1 to snap a nine-game winning streak for the Pirates. Pettibone...
View ArticlePhillie fever — catch it! And if you do, please let someone in the front...
In truth, they probably don’t have a spot for you. They need to know you’re out there, though. The Phillies got more outstanding pitching last night and won again, topping the Nationals 3-1 to take the...
View ArticlePhils give Papelbon another chance to get some people out in the ninth, but...
The Phillies lost for the tenth time in 11 games last night, falling 2-1 to the Giants. Hamels threw eight shutout innings and Papelbon started the ninth with a 1-0 lead, but allowed a pair of runs on...
View ArticleEven a blind squirrel gets to play the Cubs once in a while
And if anyone knows where we can find a blind squirrel, I don’t think we should discount the possibility it might be able to give the outfield a defensive boost. At least not without careful...
View ArticleIn with the old, in with the new
The old guard and new guard got together last night as the Phillies won for the seventh time in nine games, topping the Mets 2-1 behind strong pitching from Lee and a two-run triple by Asche. Lee...
View ArticleBut Kendrick wanted to feel good and he accomplished that — I think we can...
The Phils were scheduled to play two split squad games yesterday afternoon — the game with the Tigers was rained out and they faced Masahiro Tanaka and the Yankees in the other. They took a 3-1 lead...
View ArticleIrreversible errors
Atlanta 8, Phillies 1. Cliff Lee got the start and pitched well, but the Braves scored five runs charged to Papelbon in the seventh inning, all of which were unearned thanks to another Maikel Franco...
View ArticleAt least he wasn’t making his Major League debut
Baby steps. Maybe soon they can get down to two errors a game and go from there. The Phillies got fantastic starting pitching for the second straight game last night, but Jonathan Papelbon allowed...
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