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Darin Ruf Working Hard to Convince You He is an Outfielder Again

Look at all the good Darin Ruf is doing down there at triple-A. Darin Ruf walks with the bases loaded to give Lehigh Valley a 1-0 lead. T3 in DUrham.Ruf with 21 RBI’s. — Phuture Phillies (@PhuturePhilz)…Read More

Joe Savery Completes Fallback Plan in Case “Baseball” Thing Doesn’t Work Out

Today, Joe Savery returns to Lehigh Valley for what will definitely not be the last time.  However, Joe has other plans. Joe Savery will join AAA Lehigh Valley on Sunday. WIll first pick up recently completed…Read More

Phillies Apparently Don’t Sign Carlos Zambrano Despite Apparent Interest to, Apparently

Carlos Zambrano has not been signed by the Phillies, because that is something I guess we need to worry about. Ruben Amaro strongly protested rumors yesterday that this is something that has happened,…Read More

Phillies Fans Issue Counter-Apology to Roy Halladay

Phillies fans offered a response to injured legend Roy Halladay’s gutwrenching apology the other day, after several nights of staring at the ceiling and needlessly lashing out at co-workers. The…Read More

Roy Halladay Issues The Most Unnecessary Apology In Human History

I hope the people that booed Roy Halladay at his last two starts in Philadelphia feel about two inches tall right now. Because they should. Shortly before Friday night’s game against the Arizona…Read More

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Charlie Manuel Recognized for Not Being Fired Despite Wishes of Internet

Charlie Manuel used to run this town. It was for a few minutes after the World Series.  Then, enough…Read More

Should the Phillies Consider Platooning Chase Utley?

I’m probably going to get screamed at, raked over the coals, and tarred and feathered for suggesting…Read More

Phillies Abandon Cole Hamels Again; Lose To D-Backs 2-1

If you’re tired of reading about how terrible the offense is, you’re probably going to want…Read More

Series Six Pack: “Yes, I drop-kicked some cats that day.”

The Phillies played their best series of the season this week, even in the game they lost.  Now, they…Read More

Roy Halladay’s Long Term Replacement Likely To Be Really Mediocre

Looking at the names of potential long-term replacements for Roy Halladay is not an exercise one should…Read More

If The Phillies Sell, What Could They Get BACK?

There’s been a lot of talk concerning who the Phillies might be trading away should they become…Read More

In Defense of Intelligent Booing

Booing gets a bad rap sometimes. Yes, in Philadelphia, fans have taken booing to irrational, and sometimes…Read More

Here’s Why Roy Halladay’s Surgery Isn’t Such Bad News

Losing Roy Halladay for potentially three months, and perhaps the whole season, to shoulder surgery…Read More

Phillies Get Tantalizingly Close to Sweep; Then Don’t, 4-3

Say what you will about getting beat 14-2, but you never think you’re gonna win it. A game where…Read More

Roy Halladay Reportedly Alive After Visit to Weirdly-Named Doctor

After hours of speculation, we have our answer on Roy Halladay: He is fine and everything is going to…Read More

Kyle Kendrick’s Turnaround Reminiscent of Dave Stewart

For those of us who have followed Kyle Kendrick for his entire career, his turnaround over the last calendar…Read More

Phillies Gameday: Brooms By The Bay

The Phillies go for the sweep tonight in San Francisco. After an abysmal home split against the Marlins…Read More

Can The Phillies Rally Around Roy Halladay’s Injury? And Does It Even Matter?

There are plenty of concrete reasons why the Phillies have played so much better the last two nights…Read More

Heart of Order Leads Phillies to Another 6-2 Win Over Giants; Series Win

  Chase Utley, Ryan Howard and Michael Young have not played badly this year. Howard came into…Read More

West Coast Phillies Games Make Me Want To Punch Things

Back when I was a single man, a man with no familial obligations, a man with a job that allowed me to…Read More