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Unlike MLB Phillies, Reading and Lehigh Valley Advance to Playoffs

The Phillies still have to play, like, 25 games in a half an hour or something before they get to the post season and have the games mean something again.  At this point we’re only playing to determine…Read More

Clearwater Threshers Make up for Awful Reading Phillies by Being Great

Recently, we discussed the challenges of playing baseball in front of people who love you.  This issue seems to be at the core of the Reading Phillies gross ineptitude; so much so that manager Mark Parent…Read More

What Might Have Won’t: The Matt Rizzotti Story

I recently asked the last question of a live chat with Philled In‘s David Hale, and it was surprisingly productive and without exclamation points.  The pressure was on, after Bill Baer had just…Read More

So Domonic Brown is 0-for-Spring Training

“I barely ever get frustrated with anything.” –Domonic Brown Me either! Read | Share

Phillies Prospect Faces Correct Accusations of Steroid Use

In one of those MLB.com articles that actually doesn’t have a video crammed in the middle,we’ve got some drug-addled news out of the Phillies Dominican League team.  I’ll let MLB reporter/secret…Read More

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Mark Parent Takes Stranglehold of Reading Phillies

Victory is the sweetest dance of all. [NorCal Blogs] Say hello to Mark Parent, your 2011 manager…Read More

Phillippe Aumont Forced to Hopefully Respond Well to Change, Again

Back when the Phillies didn’t have Cliff Lee, they were forced to turn from the gaping hole he…Read More

Phillies Certainly Keep Doing Things with Signing of Eddie Bonine

The eventual non-roster invitee list is already being built, giving that 2011 bullpen a chance to have…Read More

The 2011 Bullpen Needs You, Scott Mathieson

I already wrote one Election Day special; there aren’t enough lights, colors, or Nat King Cole…Read More