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Phillies Gameday: Not Another Lefty!

There’s no such thing as a must win game in April, but another low scoring loss would be really demoralizing. Charlie’s frustrated, the team’s frustrated, and lord knows the fans are…Read More

If You’re Watching This Yadier, You Can Cram It: Chooch Leads Phils to 5-4 Win

Carlos Ruiz is having a better first half of the season than anyone would have ever expected.  Can everyone imagine how horrible this team would be without his heroics?  It is pretty easy to worry about…Read More

Phillies Capitalize On Shaky Pirate Defense in 8-3 Win

It seems that the Phillies and Pirates have switched places defensively.  Over the last few years the Pirates have seemed to play enough crappy baseball to lose games and the Phillies have done just…Read More

Phillies Phoes of the Week: “A Couple of Cheaters”

Tampa Bay Rays The Rays and Phillies have both been subject to cheating scandals in the past week. Just after the news broke of Freddy Galvis’s PED use (or accidental protein shake overdose) Rays…Read More

Podsednik Walks Off as Juan Pierre Watches Nervously

I did not know that this game was supposed to happen.  I thought that the Phillies were getting a rare day off this spring after obviously erroneously checking the schedule.  Luckily I turned on a television…Read More

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Worley Sharp in 4-1 Phillies Victory

It is really difficult to judge a baseball player based on how they perform in spring training.  Last…Read More

Ross Gload Concerned as Phillies Acquire Slow-Moving Bench Player

Ross Gload’s job security came into question yesterday when the Phillies signed a somewhat younger…Read More

Series 6-Pack: “No because they suck.”

Obviously, no one read anything into that last series–nobody thought it perfectly illustrated…Read More

Pirates Think They Are So Great, Steal Jason Grilli

This is from a thread on The Good Phight, where people go to have intelligent, provocative conversations…Read More

Pennsylvania Baseball Fans Prefer Phillies, Proves Most Useless Poll Ever

In case you woke up this morning ina col sweat, screamed manically for two straight minutes, and pissed…Read More

Series 6-Pack: Ahoy!

Tom Smith of Rum Bunter has a hatred of the Phillies so concentrated, so white hot, and so focused that…Read More

A Quick Update on Unpopular Phillies

Delwyn Young came to us with rave reviews from every team he’s played for.  What they were raving…Read More

Rich Dubee Looks Forward to Future of Humiliating Own Son

“If he ever gets there and pitches against us, I hope we light him up.” –Rich Dubee Life…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

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

A Phillies Coach from the Future Speaks to Brandon Moss

Brandon Moss is another player the Phillies have invited to Spring Training who has former team blogs…Read More

Ironpigs Still Squealing for a Manager

There’s the youth, with diamond dreams, untested moxy, and just-about-Major-league-ready talent,…Read More

Phillies End Road Trip On Agonizing Note

I was negotiating through PNC Park on Saturday, trying to avoid both the distressed, distant stares of…Read More

Multiple Injuries Can’t Stop Phillies From Losing

Chase Utley sat in the examination room.  A sweaty, nervous team physician entered with a swath of papers. “Well,…Read More