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Your Guide to the Phillies’ Home Opener

Phillies season is well underway, but Citizens Bank Park season begins this afternoon! Guzzle that cheap parking lot beer, take another shot at the cornhole, and pack that tube sock full of batteries,…Read More

Chase Utley Loses to Braves in Opener, 7-5

“Holds were a problem and a problem compounded much of the season by the lack of power from the missing bats of Utley and Howard.” –Philebrity “Amaro Jr. is banking that if Howard,…Read More

Cole Hamels Can Definitely Handle Roy Halladay’s Role, Cole Hamels Assures You

Man, Cole Hamels is fine with starting Opening Day. He’s so relaxed he’s spent the past few days firing a hot dog cannon and growing a mustache.  This is locked-in, World Seires MVP Hamels,…Read More

Phillies Almost Prove Everybody Right in First Day of Actual Baseball

First, I just want to address some people. Just because Roy throws two innings of no-hit baseball doesn’t mean you can start referring to everything in terms of a perfect game, Wheels.  Okay?  It…Read More

Your Obligatory TBOH Predictions for Everything 2011 Baseball

I have good news.  I did a test run of the Phillies home opener on MLB The Show 2K11 and we won 4-0.  Roy Halladay butchered the lineup.  Ryan Howard doubled in two runs.  Charlie Manuel had a good-natured…Read More

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Dance With Me Inside This Ring of Fire: Part Two

Part Two: First Things First I hope you like reading questions and then immediately reading answers…Read More

Ben Francisco is Guy to Be Compared to Jayson Werth in 2011

Who would have thought that all this speculation, drama, and hand injuries would wind up exactly how…Read More

Brett Myers Runs Out of Words to Say About Phillies

If you thought the next round of Brett Myers-vs.-the Phillies-vs.-His feelings would involve retribution,…Read More

Phillies Televise Unedited Merciless Beatdown of Nationals

We don’t discuss politics here on TBOH, mainly because we know nothing about them.  Who are these…Read More

Brad Lidge Turns to Needle, as Per Doctor’s Advice

Let me just start by saying Brad Lidge’s fastball hasn’t seen the light of 90 mph yet. This…Read More

No, Opening Day Starter Will Not be Jamie Moyer

“Moyer Unlikely For Opening Day,” said the headline. “Does that even need to be said?”…Read More