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The Philadelphia Phillies have declined their $5.5 million 2010 option on third baseman Pedro Feliz.

By By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The Philadelphia Phillies have declined their $5.5 million 2010 option on third baseman Pedro Feliz.

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Raul Ibanez, closer Brad Lidge and reliever Scott Eyre are due to have surgery this upcoming week, the team announced Saturday.

The Philadelphia Phillies picked up the 2010 team option for reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Cliff Lee, keeping the ace lefty around next season for $9 million.

One look from the dugout at the celebration on the field was all the incentive the Philadelphia Phillies needed for next year.

Maybe he was kidding. Maybe not. You've no doubt heard what supposedly happened in the Phillies clubhouse after Game 5. Various media outlets reported that Brett Myers made a snide comment to Cole Hamels - something on the order of "what are you still doing here? I thought you quit." Myers told...

Maybe he was kidding. Maybe not. You've no doubt heard what supposedly happened in the Phillies clubhouse after Game 5. Various media outlets reported that Brett Myers made a snide comment to Cole Hamels - something on the order of "what are you still doing here? I thought you quit." Myers told...

Chase Utley hit two home runs to raise his World Series total to a record-tying five, Cliff Lee won again and the Philadelphia Phillies staved off elimination with an 8-6 victory over the New York Yankees in Game 5 on Monday night.

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The Phillies set their clocks back an hour yesterday. They were not able to set them back a year. Part of what made their run to the 2008 World Series championship so exhilarating was the way the Phillies would deliver the big hit at just the right time. Whether it was Matt Stairs' series-changi...

The Phillies set their clocks back an hour yesterday. They were not able to set them back a year. Part of what made their run to the 2008 World Series championship so exhilarating was the way the Phillies would deliver the big hit at just the right time. Whether it was Matt Stairs' series-changi...

Cliff Lee and Chase Utley got the Philadelphia Phillies off to a fast World Series start. Lee pitched a six-hitter to outduel CC Sabathia, Utley homered twice and the Phillies beat the New York Yankees 6-1 in a misty Game 1 on Wednesday night.

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Jimmy Rollins has done pretty well making predictions. His latest is sure to rile up New York Yankees fans. "If we're nice we'll let it go six (games), but I'm thinking five. Close it out at home."

Broad Street vs. Broadway, cheesesteaks vs. cheesecake. Six months after Sabathia and Lee opposed each other in the first game at the new Yankee Stadium, they return to the Bronx for higher stakes. Ryan Howard and the defending champion Phillies against Alex Rodriguez and the pinstripers i...

Jimmy Rollins lined a two-run double with two outs in the ninth inning off closer Jonathan Broxton and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 Monday night for a 3-1 lead in the NL championship series.

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With a little extra rest, the Philadelphia Phillies and Colorado Rockies play the crucial third game of their best-of-five National League Division Series this evening at frigid Coors Field.

The Philadelphia Phillies start their quest toward a second consecutive World Series championship this afternoon, when they open the best- of-five National League Division Series against the Colorado Rockies in a matchup between the league's last two pennant winners.

TO BEGIN WITH, John Goral isn't much of a Phillies fan. Not much of a baseball fan, really. His wife, Gina, she's another story. She's a baseball nut . . . well, a newbie nut, one of masses who converted when the Phillies sprouted charisma during their 2007 run to the playoffs. She happened to take a sh...

TO BEGIN WITH, John Goral isn't much of a Phillies fan. Not much of a baseball fan, really. His wife, Gina, she's another story. She's a baseball nut . . . well, a newbie nut, one of masses who converted when the Phillies sprouted charisma during their 2007 run to the playoffs. She happened to take a sh...

THE ENDING - the first of several the Phillies hope to encounter over the next month - transpired as it should have. With a starting pitcher working out of trouble to limit damage. With a former member of the team's rotation jogging in from an injury-riddled bullpen to record three crucial in...

THE ENDING - the first of several the Phillies hope to encounter over the next month - transpired as it should have. With a starting pitcher working out of trouble to limit damage. With a former member of the team's rotation jogging in from an injury-riddled bullpen to record three crucial in...

Yorman Bazardo pitched 5 2-3 effective innings against the team that cut him in spring training, and helped the Houston Astros beat Philadelphia 8-2 on Monday night, preventing the Phillies from reducing their magic number.

Jimmy Rollins hit his 21st home run of the season, Ryan Howard tied Prince Fielder for the major league RBI lead and the Philadelphia Phillies took another step toward clinching the NL East title with a 6-5 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.

Prince Fielder hit his 43rd homer and drove in four runs to become the major league leader for RBIs, powering the Milwaukee Brewers to an 8-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.

Braves 4, Phillies 2: In Philadelphia, Casey Kotchman had three hits and three RBIs, Kenshin Kawakami pitched six effective innings and Atlanta rallied to get the win. Rockies 3, Marlins 2: In Denver, Aaron Cook pitched six solid innings and Troy ...

By GM-Carson(weshouldbegms@hotmail.com) Batting Coaches: Milt Thompson/Philadelphia Phillies (1986-1988 and 1993-1994) 584 gm, 248 r, 492 h, 70 dbl, 14 trpl, 22 hr, 173 rbi, 98 sb, .279/.343/.372 Milt used to roam the outfield for the Phils and was a member of the fabled '93 squad.

By weshouldbegms@hotmail.com (GM-Carson) Phillies.com is reporting "to properly honor Kalas throughout the remainder of the 2009 season, players, coaches and manager Charlie Manuel will wear "HK" patches on their uniforms. The black circular patch will be located on the front of the jersey near the heart." The Zo Zone has picture...

By noreply@blogger.com (Corey) Bobby Cox Talking Bottle Opener - On September 28th against the Astros, all fans 21 and over or with a college ID will receive the "Bobby Cox Talking Bottle Opener." Why would the Phils give away a product with the manager of a rival team on it? It's because when this bottle opener is used to cra...

Phillies at the plate: Philadelphia did not hit a ball in the air until Jason Donald tripled to left-center field to lead off the sixth. Donald scored on Raul Ibanez's double into the right-field corner. Howard followed Ibanez with a two-run homer to ...

By GM-Carson(weshouldbegms@hotmail.com) This "War of Words" between the Mets and Phillies was entertaining for a while (like back in '07), but it's getting played out and the Mets are seriously coming off like the cry baby punk bitches they are (STFU Reyes, Beltran, K-Rod, etc.).

Every day from now until Spring Training, MLB.com Live will air a classic game on Baseball's Best. The Phillies' Game 5 win over the Rays can be seen on ... Major League Baseball's 2008 Story Of The Year: Phillies Win World ... The Chattanoogan Phils ring up 2008 with finest campaign MLB.com

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By Travis Hughes lt;p><i>Note: I wrote this on the Tuesday between Game 5.1.and 5.2. </i></p> <p>As I crossed the Delaware River from Burlington, New Jersey to Bristol, Pennsylvania on Monday night, I glanced out the window to my left at the Philadelphia skyline 20 miles down...

By noreply@blogger.com (Corey) Review: History will not look fondly at Kyle Kendrick's 2008 season. He ended the year down in the instructional league in Florida working on a change-up and trying to find his lost sinker He was out of the rotation and off of the playoff roster. Let us not forget however, in Kendrick's defens...

By noreply@blogger.com (Corey) Jermaine Dye - trade candidate - The Phils have not been shy recently about dealing with the White Sox (Jim Thome, Freddy Garcia) and I really think this is rumor that has some legs. If they Sox are wiling to let Dye, he fits what the Phils need. He's older and lacks Pat's lusty walk rate, but he is...

By Rox Girl 1B: .254/.348/.403 (#15; Phillies #4) 2B: .252/.305/.404 (#11; Phillies #1) 3B: .293/.343/.468 (#5; Phillies #15) SS: .272/.326/.423 (#7; Phillies #6) C:  .250/.347/.441 (#3; Phillies #10) LF: .323/.403/.531 (#1; Phillies #5) CF: .258/.316/.333 (#15; Phillies #4) RF: .288/.382/.500 (#3; Phillies #12)

By DAULERIO It wasn't long after Brad Lidge struck out Eric Hinske with a dirtball slider on Wednesday night that the posts started popping up about the eerie connection between being Deadspin's lead editor and the World Series champion. Fans of the Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals, l...

By Sky Kalkman The Hardball Times | Justin's Stats | Fangraphs Poll Which player was most responsible for the regular season success of the Philadelphia Phillies? Chase Utley Cole Hamels Jimmy Rollins Jayson Werth Shane Victorino Brad Lidge Jamie Moyer Pat Burrell Brett Myers Ryan Howard

By Ken Tremendous(noreply@blogger.com) These Phillies won't be playing in this World Series because they're the best team in the National League. They're here because they're the toughest team in the National League. is that the Rockies didn't win the World Series, like you are predicting the Phillies will?

By Andrew Even after his Rays lost Game One at home, Ol' Kenny surprisingly sticks to his guns. He rightly points out that Tampa has good reason to hope. That Cole Hamels has been the Phillies' silver bullet all year, especially so in the postseason. That Ryan Howard and Jimmy Rollins continue to strugg...

By Mike(noreply@blogger.com) While the Phillies have a lot of power at the plate (103 home runs to the Angels 61 homers) they aren't entirely without speed: Jimmy Rollins is 14-for-14 in steals and Shane Victorino is 14 of 17. The Phillies are a nice blend of speed and power as compared to the Angels reliance on speed and cl...

By noreply@blogger.com (Corey) Best Pitcher - Cole Hamels. Eight innings, nine strikeouts, two hits and zero runs in opening up the 2008 playoffs with a win for the Fightin' Phils. Best Pitcher - Cole Hamels. Fourteen innings, thirteen strikeouts, three earned runs, two victories and one NLCS MVP.

By Matt Sussman 8:57 — Jimmy Rollins is trying reallyreally hard not to pull the ball, reports sorta-on-the-field-but-not Ken Rosenthal. Rollins responds by not pulling the ball at all, but instead watching strike three go by him. 8:25 — Jimmy had trouble getting hits. Jimmy likes getting on base. Jimmy is...

By Rick Chandler What they're saying on the Intertubes about the Dodgers' 7-2 win over the Phillies in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series. Pictured: Third-inning benches-clearing scuffle, as Dodgers' first-base coach Mariano Duncan utters pleasantries to Phillies' first-base coach...

By Matt Sussman 10:49 — Utley and Howard? Hell, they've already done their part. They'll just make outs instead. Top 8th 2 3 Top 7th 2 3 Top 6th Bottom 5th 2 0 Top 5th Bottom 4th 2 0 Top 4th Bottom 3rd 1 0 Top 3rd Bottom 2nd 1 0 8:59 — Lowe walks Pedro Feliz. BUT I THOUGHT YOU CAN'T DO THAT! Derek Lowe: what a maroon.

By Will Leitch Game 1: Thursday, October 9, 8 p.m. Los Angeles (Lowe) at Philadelphia (Hamels). Game 3: Sunday, October 12, 8 p.m. Philadelphia (Moyer) at Los Angeles (Kuroda). Game 5 (if necessary): Wednesday, October 15, TBA. Philadelphia at Los Angeles.

By Mike(noreply@blogger.com) The novel Designated Hitter Rule began in '73, an innovation which would dramatically alter the game. It would seperate the American League from the National League and be an excellant example of how innovations to the game in the '70s helped bring fans back.

By Mike Let’s start with Manufactured Runs: the Phillies ranked twelvth in 2006 in MR, with 148. The break-down was rather interesting. The Phillies were dead-last in all of baseball – not just in the N.L., but in all of baseball – in Type-1 MR with 33. Even American League Small-Ball allergic teams lik...

By Gonzo Here's the scenario:  A blogger by the name of Bill B., who runs Crash Burn Alley, a Philadelphia Phillies blog, wrote Conlin an e-mail critical of an article that Conlin had written in support of Phillies' shortstop Jimmy Rollins winning the National League Most Valuable Player Award th...

CHICAGO The Philadelphia Phillies made a deal, got another win and were left wondering why they cant seem to stay healthy.

 - This year, the Mets upped the ante by bringing Carlos Delgado in to anchor the lineup. ... 9. Philadelphia Phillies: Chase Utley, Bobby Abreu, Pat Burrell. ...