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Hart of Darkness; Phils Fall to Brewers

In their never-ending quest to destroy the soul of Cliff Lee, the Phillies allowed newly acquired reliever Josh Lindblom to enter the eighth inning of a one-run ballgame, quickly turning a 4-3 lead into…Read More

Why the Phillies Should Sign Melky Cabrera

Last week, I wrote about how it would be a mistake for the Phillies to sign Braves CF Michael Bourn to a free agent contract this offseason. Not because I think he’s a bad player or a malcontent,…Read More

Darin Ruf Has No Baseball Skills Other Than Hitting a Baseball

The Philadelphia Phillies do not like players who can hit a baseball with great force and frequency. How else to explain their insistence on keeping Baseballtown’s slugging first baseman mired in…Read More

Chase and Ryan Let Us Know We Were All Worried For Nothing

Good news, everybody. The old Chase Utley and Ryan Howard may not be dead after all. While Utley and Howard were on the disabled list during the first half of the 2012 season, there were many worries…Read More

Why the Phillies Should Not Sign Michael Bourn

Michael Bourn is the last great Phillies position player to be drafted and developed by the Phils’ farm system. Unfortunately, he’s played almost none of his games as a Phillie. Since Bourn’s…Read More

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Phillies Continue Purge of Useless World Champions

In their continued effort to purge their entire roster of useless world champions, the Phillies traded…Read More

Is Cliff Lee Ruben Amaro’s Biggest Regret… Twice?

When the Phillies traded Cliff Lee away after the 2009 season for a collection of underwhelming prospects,…Read More

Trade Deadline Shows We Know 7 Things About the Phillies

Shane Victorino is a Dodger. Hunter Pence is a Giant. Cliff Lee, Joe Blanton, Jimmy Rollins, Juan Pierre…Read More

Phillies Willing to Ship Cliff Lee to the Desert If They Have To

The Phillies seem intent on trying to find a taker for Cliff Lee. Yesterday, it was the Texas Rangers.…Read More

Charlie Manuel Thinks the Phillies Have No Heart

The question has been asked, “What makes the 2012 Phillies so much different than Phils teams…Read More

Phillies in Atlanta… It’s Do Or Die Time

This weekend the Phillies travel to Atlanta for a three games series against the Braves (54-44), the…Read More

OK Ruben, Now What?

So the Phillies have re-signed Cole Hamels to a six-year, $144 million deal, with a vesting option for…Read More

Cole Hamels Deal Done, According to Two Really Smart Baseball Writers

The Phillies and Cole Hamels have agreed on a six-year deal that will pay him $144 million, according…Read More

Cole Hamels Doesn’t Hate the Phillies, Despite What You’ve Heard

Cole Hamels usually goes about hiding his hate well, but at various points on Tuesday, his loathing…Read More

Game-Day Six Pack: We Both Kinda Suck

Remember the old days when the Phillies and Brewers were competing for division titles and making the…Read More

Who’s Leaving the Phils at the Trade Deadline? One Man’s Guess.

As July 31 creeps closer and closer into the rearview mirror, ready to spring on us like a… well……Read More

Everything You Hear is Crap

Ladies and gentlemen, there is one lesson you need to learn when it comes to the MLB Trade Deadline. Everything…Read More

Phils Hold Off Rockies 8-5, Papelbon Earns His Keep

In the offseason, the Phillies paid Jonathan Papelbon $50 million to close out baseball games for the…Read More

Halladay Returns Tuesday To Save Us All

The last piece of the Phils’ so-called winning puzzle officially makes his return on Tuesday.…Read More

Why Pat Burrell Is To Blame For Everything

For years, Philadelphia fans had to live with “The Curse of Billy Penn.” Never mind that…Read More