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Phillies Gameday: Brooms By The Bay

The Phillies go for the sweep tonight in San Francisco. After an abysmal home split against the Marlins no one could have pictured the Phils taking it to the Giants like they have. And has anyone noticed…Read More

Phillies Gameday: Lee Goes For Three

Part one of the Phillies homecoming in Cleveland didn’t go so hot, so let’s not dwell on the past. Part two belongs to Cliff Lee, who is making his first start in Cleveland since he was first…Read More

Phillies Gameday: Two Homecomings For The Price Of One

There are a lot of great sub-plots in this brief 2-game set between the Phillies and Indians. Charlie Manuel makes his return to Cleveland, while Terry Francona coaches against his first club the Phillies.…Read More

Phillies Gameday: Not Another Lefty!

There’s no such thing as a must win game in April, but another low scoring loss would be really demoralizing. Charlie’s frustrated, the team’s frustrated, and lord knows the fans are…Read More

Phillies Gameday: Young and Old Collide

There couldn’t be a starker contrast of pitchers than tonight’s starting pitching match up. On the Phillies side you have rookie Jonathan Pettibone making his major league debut, and in the…Read More

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Phillies Gameday: Streaking In The Wrong Direction

Didn’t someone say how the Phillies early schedule was going to be a cake walk? Three games against…Read More

Phillies Gameday: Lets Play Two

Thanks to mother nature, the Phillies will play two games tonight (sort of). If your interested in how…Read More

Phillies Gameday: Like Shooting Fish in a Barrel

The Phillies were fortunate to eek out a win in last night’s opener, needing 10 innings to finish…Read More

Phillies Gameday: The Doctor Is In

“Out with the old, and in with the new” Roy Halladay (0-1, 13.50 ERA) The Phightins welcome…Read More

Winter is Coming…and Phillies Baseball

Today is opening day in Baseball, but it’s also opening night in the land of Westeros. If you have…Read More

TBOH Staff Picks, Vol. 2: Going Going Gone

The second installment of TBOH’s staff picks. Not all picks are created equal. Ethan Seidel (@yearinbaseball) Opening…Read More

Phillies Pen Actually Set Up To Provide Relief

“Don’t worry be happy.” That is our mantra here at TBOH all week as we provide the…Read More

Phillies Spring Health Is Reason Enough To Smile

Part III of TBOH’s season preview highlights the new found health of the Phillies.  Check out…Read More

Phillies-Nationals Rivalry Heats Up Under The Florida Sun

The Phillies downed the rival Nats today by a score of 6-3. It was nice to see the club rebound from…Read More

Mike Schmidt Erik Kratz Bro-fest Paying Dividends

Anyone who has visited the Phillies official homepage will know the experience of being bombarded with…Read More

Jimmy Rollins Playing In The WBC Could Be Bad News For The Phillies

The World Baseball Classic is about to begin it’s third edition, and Phillies short stop Jimmy…Read More

List Obsessed Writer Ranks Phillies Top Ten Promotional Giveaways For 2013

The seemingly endless off-season is finally at a close with players reporting to camp for the first official…Read More

Charlie Manuel’s Leadership Has Come Up Lame

Let me preface this post by saying that I’m a huge Charlie Manuel fan. I’m not alone in this,…Read More

Does King Felix’s New Deal Make Hamels a Prince?

King Felix Hernandez can now purchase the crown jewels of England if he so desires. ESPN’s Buster…Read More

Keith Law Trashes Phillies Farm System With a Smile

Keith Law and Phillies fans very rarely see eye to eye. If you are unfamiliar with Mr. Law, he is ESPN’s…Read More