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Houston House of Horrors, Phils Lose 6-4

The Phillies have done a remarkable job making up ground in the National League wild card race over the last week. Their seven-game winning streak, combined with losing streaks by St. Louis, Pittsburgh…Read More

Game Day Six Pack: Aspiring To Be the Cleveland Spiders

Let’s not mince words here. The Astros stink. I mean, they’re really bad. Cleveland Spiders 1890s bad. Yet somehow, you just know they’re going to find a way to throw a monkey wrench…Read More

Tyler Cloyd to Take On Ancient Baseball Tradition of Pitching Against Astros on Three-Days Rest

Tyler Cloyd’s days of being that guy no one knew about until he went 15-1 and then instantly had to replace every bad pitcher on the roster and then was the International League Most Valuable Pitcher…Read More

Everyone Has My Permission To Panic About Vance Worley

Someone better get Roy Oswalt’s agent on the phone!  Vance Worley has obviously begun to regress at the inception of his 2012 campaign.  I know that people will say things like “he was working…Read More

Roy Halladay Pitches Phillies to Lone Win of Series

Lets take some time to review the scoring in this game.  Shane Victorino hit a lead off double followed by an RBI single from Placido Polanco. That was it.  That was the only run scored in this baseball…Read More

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Phillies Drop Second Consecutive Game to the Astros

Luckily, there is no chance that the Phillies will face the Astros in the playoffs.  Regardless of…Read More

Did Anyone Ever Like Brett Myers?

There will be no photo today.  There will be very little in the way of analysis.  I absolutely DESPISE…Read More

Bud Norris Bested By Roy Oswalt, Surprising No One

Roy Oswalt is the number three starter on this pitching staff.  Take a look at the line of former Phillies…Read More

Cliff Lee Strikes Out Eleven In Return to Philadelphia

Cliff Lee.   He spurned the Yankees to come back to us.  He came back even though the national media…Read More

Mayberry Jr. Wins Game…..Seriously

Baseball players have the market cornered on terrible facial hair.  Brett Myers is a thirty year old…Read More

Chooch Was Run Over in Phils Win

David Norris.  That is the name of an accountant, your UPS guy, or perhaps a royal navy officer.  With…Read More

Phils Beat Former Phils

Spring training starts for veteran pitchers tend to go one of two ways:  1. They pitch well, say that…Read More

Phillies Success Continues Against Record-Settingly Awful Astros

The Astros are an endangered species right now.  They’re the last winless team in baseball.…Read More

Reunion with Phillies Costs Brett Myers a Groin

Phillies 8, Astros 7 Former first round pick (Say it without laughing.  No, go ahead.  I can wait.)…Read More

Brett Myers Not Just a Distant, Abrasive Memory to Charlie Manuel

The Daily Times referred to Brett Myers as “combustible,” which I wish was true, in the sense…Read More

The Story So Phar…

Baseball! That majestic game which encapsulates history and wonder in the form of America’s past…Read More

‘Scuse Us, Tim, Just Trying to Get By…

Watching Tim Lincecum pitch is like watching an eagle pick off a family of rabbits leaving their…Read More