 Phillies Begin Title Defense
There are quite a few question marks surrounding the defending champions, but they still have the talent to advance deep into the playoffs.
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 Loyal To A Fault
Charlie Manuel's loyalty to Brad Lidge is eventually going to turn into disloyalty to the rest of the Phillies' roster.
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It's Nice To Be Buyers
Cliff Lee isn't Roy Halladay, but with a large lead in the NL East the Phillies could afford to make a much less risky move.
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Phillies Have Rough Start To Spring
The Phillies are still World Series Champions, despite their disappointing spring loss to the Pirates on Wednesday.
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 A Happy Valentine's Day For Philly Fans
Valentine's day isn't everyone's favorite holiday, but at least it means that we're are closer to the start of the baseball season.
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Pitching Is Key For Back-To-Back Titles
If the Phillies are going to repeat as World Series Champions, they'll need a reliable fifth starter and a solid bullpen once again this season.
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Coste Needs To Prove Himself...Again
There is a battle going on in Philadelphia for the right to be the defending champion's back-up catcher, and incumbent Chris Coste just might lose it.
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Howard's Worth Still Up For Debate
Spring training is just around the corner, and the Phillies still haven't resolved their contract situation with first baseman Ryan Howard.
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Grading The Deal: Ibanez To Fill Burrell's Shoes In Left
Raul Ibanez is a consistent hitter, but he will have a tough time replacing Pat Burrell's overall production in left field for the Phillies.
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Painting The Town Red
It took back-to-back division titles and a World Series appearance, but the Phillies have forced the city of Philadelphia to rethink their priorities this fall.
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Phillies/Brewers NLDS Preview
The Phillies are back in the playoffs for the second consecutive season for the first time since 1981. The Brewers are back in the playoffs for the first time at all since 1982. Which team will advance?
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October Watch: Can Phils Keep Fighting?
With Hamels, Moyer and Myers on the mound and Rollins, Utley and Howard in the lineup, it’s hard to envision October baseball without the Fightin’ Phils.
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Phillies Make A Move, But The Wrong One
The Oakland Coliseum has historically been beneficial to pitchers, and Joe Blanton is no exception.
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Phillies Trailing In NL East Arms Race
The Phillies were statistically one of the worst pitching teams in the history of baseball to ever make the postseason. To take the next step with this group of players, they need improved performances from their pitching, and in particular their starting pitching.
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2008 Season Preview: Philadelphia Phillies
The Phillies are sort of like the Golden State Warriors of the National League; a very likeable offensive style without enough substance on defense (pitching) to be a real threat.
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Talkin’ Sports With Erika From HotSportsTalk.com
It isn’t hard to find a woman who knows a thing or two about any one of the four major sports these days. Erika from HotSportsTalk.com is that kind of woman, plus much more.
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Santana Shuts The Door
If there is anything equivalent to a nuclear bomb in Phillies-world, the New York Mets acquiring the game's best pitcher -- Johan Santana -- was it.
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Must Be Room For A Speedster?
Baseball teams need 25 active players at all times and it’s hard to believe that most clubs couldn’t fit in one specialized speedster, like Michael Bourn, if they wanted to.
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Promise For Slumping Phils
If you know anything about the Phillies, you should already know that this team is one of a few that consistently sets the standard for poor April performance. So how seriously can we take their dismal start?
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Utley Cashes In On Phillies’ Future
Over the past few seasons, the Philadelphia Phillies have been on the cusp of reaching the playoffs, but have been just short enough on talent to be left watching in October. Now, after agreeing to a seven-year, $85 million contract with second baseman Chase Utley, they hope to have booked October trips for the next decade, but have they done more harm than good?
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Bought Off With An All-Star Game
The Phillies could have easily blocked the Braves from coming to the AL East, keeping the Pirates in the East, sent the Astros out West and the Braves would have gone to the Central. But instead, the Phillies agreed to sign off on the new alignment if Philly was granted the 1996 All-Star game. They were coming off of a big high with the World Series run and thought the All-Star game would keep the focus on baseball in the City of Brotherly Love. It has gone straight downhill from there.
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No Time Like The Present For Phillies’ Hamels
The Philadelphia Phillies are blazing hot right now, but there’s someone who can make them even better – AAA Scranton left hander Cole Hamels. Francisco Rodriguez, Dontrelle Willis, Miguel Cabrera and Bobby Jenks were all call-ups that helped win their team's championships and Hamels could do likewise for the Phillies.
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The Double-Switch
Poor old, dim-witted Charlie Manuel just can't figure out the most perplexing move in all of baseball, the double-switch. But, you can't blame Charlie..... Few in America can decipher the mysteries of the double-switch.
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Phillies Finally Mattering In September
The Phillies are playing some of their best baseball and sit atop the wild race that is the National League Wild Card.
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Phillies Youth Keeping Team Afloat in NL East
A funny thing happened to the Philadelphia Phillies after the team followed a 12-1 homestand in early June with a miserable stretch of baseball that sunk them back under .500 and into a last-place tie. Even with may of its veterans slumping (Bobby Abreu, Kenny Lofton) or injured (Jim Thome, Randy Wolfe), the streakiest team in the National League has quietly gotten hot again.
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In Philly, Bad Baseball’s Back with a Vengeance
In baseball, the most telling way to separate the contenders from the pretenders is how the team handles adversity. To the shock of few, the Philadelphia Phillies have proven themselves to be pretenders.
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Home, Sweet Home?: Phillies Thrive On Homestand, Fans Warm To Club
Philadelphia Phillies fans are a cynical lot. Years of heartbreak and underachievement, interspersed between decades of lousy baseball will do that.
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Tease or Turnaround?: Phillies Surge Back in NL East Race
Baseball fortunes sure can change in a hurry. Just when the Philadelphia Phillies looked dead in the water – five games under .500, facing four successive series against first or second place teams – the club started to hit their stride.
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Reversing The Phillies Curse: Bernie In (Red) Pin Stripes?
While Philadelphia waits around for another shot at the Super Bowl, or, more realistically, Rocky VI, the Phillies’ front office should take a lesson in heart from the city’s fictional champ because Bernie’s got one more ring in him.
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The Wrong Stuff: Phillies Put Up O’s Against Baltimore
Baseball fortunes sure can change in a hurry. Just when the Philadelphia Phillies started feeling good about themselves after winning four of five games they got pummeled 7-0 by the American League East leading Baltimore Orioles.
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Bats And Bullpen Betraying Floundering Phillies
With a $95 million payroll, key injuries, and a new manager that was largely rejected by fans before the team even reported to spring training and you have the 2005 last place Philadelphia Phillies.
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