Philadelphia Phillies

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 ...

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 Patrick Gallen, Philadelphia Phillies Examiner As you grip the reality that Christmas is now over and the holidays are blowing through like an endless ... Major League Baseball's 2008 Story Of The Year: Phillies Win World ... The Chattanoogan Philadelphia Inquirer - SportingNews.com

 - They're 2-for-125 now: No team has lost more games in the history of the sport than the Philadelphia Phillies, who had only one world title (1980) to their ...

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

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) 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 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 phuturephillies Today we resume our look at the Phillies affiliates with a stop in Clearwater. As with before, I’ll hit on the key position players and pitchers at the level, both good and bad, to try and get a handle on the best and most disappointing ...

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 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.

Howard's homer not enough for Phillies in 11-6 loss to Pirates Ryan Howard hit his first home run this spring, but Adam LaRoche's shot off Kyle Kendrick helped the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 11-6 ... Pirates open with victory over Phillies Bradenton Herald

Phillies claim IF Olmedo  - Clearwater, FL (Sports Network) - The Philadelphia Phillies claimed infielder Ray Olmedo off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates' roster on Tuesday. ... Philadelphia Phillies Claim Ray Olmedo Off Waivers All American Patriots (press release)

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...

Philadelphia Inquirer Cardinals acquire Russell Branyan from Phillies; Player-to-be ... Cardinals Acquire Branyan From Phils ABC News Cardinals place Rolen on DL, acquire Branyan Pittsburgh Tribune-Review St. Louis Post-Dispatch