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Cliff Lee Signs With Phillies So Mets Will Be Great in Two Years

“I’ve been trying to convince some friends who are Mets fans that the Cliff Lee signing is good for New York, in the big picture. Here’s the logic: The Mets are probably not going to be very…Read More

J.C. Romero Wants to be the Next Cliff Lee; Won’t

I don’t know how many emotional homecomings we can budget in this offseason, but J.C. would love at least one more.  Of course, anything that happens in the wake of a Cliff Lee signing is kind of…Read More

Sporting News Assumes Roy Halladay Unaware of Own Awesomeness

Sporting News, the sports magazine #1 amongst dentist office waiting areas, has decided that Roy Halladay is their “professional athlete of the year.”  Also apparently Sporting News has a…Read More

This Cliff Lee Deal is Pretty Neat, by Joe Blanton

Hey, that’s great.  Congratulations, guys. Wow!  So nice to have four aces on one pitching staff.  And to have that fifth spot there!  I mean, whoever fills that role will be undoubtedly influenced…Read More

Cliff Lee Not Coming to Phils Because of Obvious Reasons

Cliff Lee is supposed to stop toying with people’s emotions “early this week,” so do you realize he could be deciding right now? As you wrap your brain around these very words, he could…Read More

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A Slow Descent Into Deafening Silence

We’ve had a lot of laughs here the past few days.  At least, I have; self-guffawing at my subtle…Read More

Phillies Looking to Plug Their Werth-Hole with Juan Rivera

So I’ve been slowly watching possible right fielders getting crossed off the list, and now that…Read More

Any Interest in Jeff Francoeur is Way Too Much F*cking Interest

It was easy to ignore the rumors.  It was simple to pretend it wasn’t happening.  Sure, I saw…Read More

Jimmy Rollins Not Waiting for Pre Season to Say Endearing Things

“I’m working on my six pack.  You can get yours at phillies.com.” –Jimmy Rollins Okay,…Read More

Phillies Hilariously Screwed as Nationals Sign Jayson Werth

Yes, in a bit of news so important that I had to finish that last post before it was funny, Jayson Werth…Read More

The Phillies Would Like to Buy You a Drink, New Lefty Free Agents

“Hey there,” said the Phillies, saddling up to the bar stool next to George Sherrill and…Read More

Some Pointless Complication to the Very Simple News

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Phillies Keeping Busy Despite Traumatizing Jayson Werth Affair

So I took a personal guided tour of AT&T Park today, and I didn’t even start a fire!  Check…Read More

Cliff Lee Forced to Probably Sign with Team that is Not Phillies

With Jayson Werth’s faith being slowly sealed like an overcapacity ziplock bag, and the final Phillies…Read More

Jayson Werth is Making it Hard to Blindly Believe He Will Stay

I know you’ve been somewhat update-starved lately, so I wanted to provide you with the majority…Read More

Phillies to Start Winter Meetings with Barely a Whisper

“Man, life without baseball is unbearable,” says you.  “I guess I’ll go drown…Read More

Ex-Phils Manager Nick Leyva Kidnapped by Pirates, Forced to Coach

As you’ve probably heard by now, the Pittsburgh Pirates have snagged Nick Leyva from our history…Read More

Domonic Brown Goes to Play Winter Ball; Doesn’t

Tadahito Iguchi was one of the many Phillies players to have an long U sound in his last name.  Therefore,…Read More

Phillies Complete 40-Man Roster by Adding Crazy Person

The Phillies returned to the endless guidance this site provides for them and linked first baseman Matt…Read More

Your 2011 Nonroster Invitees With Some Other Stuff Mixed In

Last year, I decided to do an in depth profile on each of these guys once a week.  It lasted maybe two…Read More