The Mets awoke from their homestretch coma and defeated the Marlins 13-0 this afternoon at Shea Stadium in Queens, NY. Maybe that news was a downer for the Phillies.  Maybe they were disappointed that they would not be able to clinch the division title with a win in today’s game with Washington. Maybe they were […]

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The Phillies stepped onto the field for last night’s game with DC in first place for the first time this season. After climbing uphill for 159 games, they had a chance to take a huge step towards winning the division. For that task, they turned to their ace, Cole Hamels. In a season where their […]

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It is bad baseball kharma to cancel a game due to rain, when it is not raining. The Mets did that on June 28, in a game with
St. Louis, so that they could set up their rotation to face the Phils in the next three games.  The Mets swept that series with the Phils, […]

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The Phillies opened up a weekend block party last night by kicking dirt on John Smoltz and the Braves season. Smoltz helped to dig a hole with a throwing error in the first that let Jimmy Rollins come around from first base to score. He fielded Shane Victorino’s bunt on the third base line, spun […]

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Last night, the Phillies crept one game closer to the Mets, as they beat the Braves 5-2 and the Mets lost to the Washington Nationals, 9-6, after blowing a 5-0 lead.  Kyle Lohse pitched 7 complete innings and Flash, JC and Brett locked it down in relief. The Phillies are behind by 1 game each […]

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With the finish line fast approaching and the Phillies still trailing the Padres and Mets, despite their recent wins in 8 of 9, how does Charlie Manuel turn over Sunday’s game to Kane Davis??
I tuned in first in the 6th with the Phils down 3-2. I learned that Hamels had left after 5 and had […]

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I am eating my words. I said a week ago, after the second Mets sweep , that I was not going to let the Phillies get me wrapped up in their playoff chase until they had found a way to get on top of the heap of contenders for the wild card or the division. […]

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Not again. Not me. Not this time. Don’t think that I am ungrateful. I am not. I was not raised that way.
I spent the day at a family reunion with my brothers and sisters, aunts, uncles and cousins that I have not seen in some time. It was […]

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Kyle Kendrick was drilled in the side of his right knee with a line drive and had to be helped off of the field. The diagnosis after an X Ray was that it is just a contusion and he will be day to day. The ball was hit way hard and made a nasty […]

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Here we are, in September, neck sore and wind whipped by this slightly under-maintained thrill ride. The Phils are 73-66. That is a .525 winning percentage. Very average, and in reality, it is a remarkable feat that they are over .500. It is a tribute to the volume of offense that is regularly produced by […]

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