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...Boards. Check out our list of the 100 Greatest Phillies of All-time and debate the rankings. Browse thousands of photos from Phillies games, events, fans, even Phillies tattoos Listen to the Phillies Nation crew analyze the team, take calls from listeners...
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Phillies Nation
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...alongside our tribute of the great man. Want to talk about something not covered in daily posts? Looking to meetup with other Phillies fans? Join the discussion in the . Check out our list of the 100 Greatest Phillies of All-time and debate the rankings. Browse...
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Phillies Nation
http://philliesnation.com/archives/2011/09/phillies-nation-tv-episode-1/
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...in the Milwaukee Brewers, currently runaway leaders in the NL Central, and the Atlanta Braves, currently 6 1/2 games behind the Phillies in the NL East. The Phillies play four games at Milwaukee (Sept. 8-11) and six against the Braves. Atlanta visits Citizens...
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Examiner.com
http://www.examiner.com/sports-in-philadelphia/sweet-september-beckons-phillies
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...to pick off Jason Bartlett at first. Chase Headley's RBI double to center made it 4-1 and the Phillies couldn't recover. The Phillies held a Christmas in July promotion and fans brought signs that read "Merry Cliff-Mas." There was little good cheer after...
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CBS Sports
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...said of every team in the majors. But the market for righthanded power bats is saturated with demand and limited in talent. The Phillies could overcome that by acquiring the best - but costliest - bat on the market. A FoxSports.com report Tuesday indicated...
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Philadelphia Inquirer
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/20110720_Phillies_Notes__Phillies_going_after_Beltran_.html
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...was out on an appeal play just before teammate John Mayberry Jr. homered, and the misstep proved crucial when the Philadelphia Phillies lost to the Florida Marlins 7-6 in 10 innings Wednesday night. With the Phillies ahead 5-3, Brown tripled to lead off the...
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Washington Examiner
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dcexaminer/Sports/~3/BwjF5TufeDU/phillies-lose-7-6-marlins-10-innings
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...fun with his second four-hit game in the last 10 days. Follow Ryan Lawrence at twitter.com/ryanlawrence21 for all of the latest Phillies news and observations. THUMBS UP Ryan Howard has eight home runs in 26 career at-bats against Chris Volstad. Cole Hamels...
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The Times Herald : Serving Montgomery County, PA
http://timesherald.com/articles/2011/07/05/sports/doc4e13c656cf9f3517267272.txt
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...runs as the Nationals beat the Phillies 10-2 on Tuesday night in Washington. The 10 runs allowed were the most given up by the Phillies all season, and the 8 run defeat was the most lopsided Nationals victory ever over the Phillies. Tha Nationals turned what...
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Daily Local News
http://www.dailylocal.com/articles/2011/05/31/news/doc4de5a2584bec4476186709.txt
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...-- The Phillies have not been as keen on Interleague Play as maybe some other teams in the National League. In Charlie Manuel's first six seasons as manager, the Phillies are an anemic 40-59 (.404) against the American League. Only the Pirates, Dodgers, Padres,...
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MLB.com
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110518&content_id=19239716&vkey=news_phi&c_id=phi&partnerId=rss_phi
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...Gudel, Marshall Harris and Jim Salisbury team up for expanded Phillies coverage during the 2011 season. As CSNPhilly.com’s Phillies Insider, Salisbury will report on the team both at home and on the road, providing feature stories, video blogs and Phillies...
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The Phanatic Magazine
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThePhanaticMagazine/~3/9mc7gZMZq-Q/csn-announces-2011-phillies-coverage.html
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...and his number "26" was retired by Reading on July 2, 2006. Manuel, 67, was named as the 51st manager of the Philadelphia Phillies on November 4, 2004. In 2008, in just his fourth season at the helm, Manuel guided the Phillies to their second World Championship...
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Our Sports Central
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...winter-league debut in the Dominican Republic on Sunday and went 0 for 3 with a walk and run scored for Escogido. . . . Four Phillies - Roy Halladay, Werth, Ryan Howard, and Carlos Ruiz - received votes for National League MVP. Halladay finished sixth, the...
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Philadelphia Inquirer
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http://www.philly.com/inquirer/breaking/sports_breaking/20101122_Phillies_likely_to_offer_Werth_salary_arbitration.html
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PHILADELPHIA The Yankees are like that grade school bully who keeps finding new ways to take your lunch money.
They stole it, quite literally from the Phillies, in the weirdest way possible in the ninth inning on Sunday night as Johnny Damon stole two b
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The Delaware News Journal
http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20091102/SPORTS01/911020349/-1/RSS08
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The Phillies are edging the Eagles as Philadelphia's favorite team. Well, close, anyway.
(Matt Rourke, AP
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PHILADELPHIA — McGillin's Olde Ale House has been serving brews downtown since 1860 or, seemingly, about the last time the Eagles won an NFL
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Denver Post
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13501786?source=rss
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...September winning percentage improved to .680 and the team ended up winning the World Series. When one reminisces about the Phillies playoff run of last season, the 2008 World Series MVP Hamels and then-undefeated closer Lidge are two names that cannot be...
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Bleacher Report
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/246117-philadelphia-phillies-what-comes-up-must-come-down
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...fewer hits. ... If left-hander Jamie Moyer, 46, makes a relief appearance for the Phillies, he will not be the oldest pitcher in Phillies history to make a relief appearance. Right-hander Kaiser Wilhelm was 47 years, 121 days old on Aug. 26, 1921, when he...
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MLB.com
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090813&content_id=6401444&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi&partnerId=rss_phi
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...sent to the bullpen. "Ultimately, I'm a little disheartened because I know this past winter, when I was negotiating with the Phillies, this was a sore thumb, if you will, about this potentially happening," Moyer said. "You can't promise anything in this game,...
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The Washington Post
http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=b767bb0468559e39d1d4f123311bb71b
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...faced the Cubs, also went the distance in a 10-0 win over Toronto on June 27. "He's got the stuff to stay in the rotation," Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz said. Pedro Felix hit a two-run homer and Ryan Howard added an RBI on Sunday for the Phillies, who have...
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Sporting News
http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/article/2009-08-11/phillies-cubs-preview
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...on five hits in 2 2/3 innings in relief. He has never pitched at Citizens Bank Park. Raul Ibanez and Matt Stairs are the only Phillies with more than two at-bats against Hammel, and both have had success. Ibanez is 2-for-5 with a solo home run while Stairs...
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Sports Blogs
http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1992491&src=rss
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...but lose the series in a four game sweep. The first three games are decided by one run. 1980 vs. Kansas City Royals. The Phillies win their first World Series Title in franchise history when they defeat the Royals four games to two. In game five the Royals...
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Associated Content
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2004626/philadelphia_phillies_world_series.html
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...the season, as their win percentage is .000. That's worse than the Nationals! Runs scored: Before the Cliff Lee trade, the Phillies led the NL in runs scored with 537. In fact, only two other teams in the league that uses the DH had scored more runs than...
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The Good Phight
http://www.thegoodphight.com/2009/7/31/970534/the-cliff-lee-effect-the-phillies
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...with Hamels and Halladay atop the rotation, but the picture becomes a little bleaker in 2011. There is no guarantee the Phillies could re-sign Halladay, whose contract expires after '10. Moyer seems unlikely to return. Blanton also will be a free agent after...
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MLB.com
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090727&content_id=6087594&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi&partnerId=rss_phi
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...recalled earlier Friday from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to serve as a long man in the bullpen. The move backfired for the Phillies -- just as the decision by Red Sox manager Terry Francona not to use closer Jonathan Papelbon to protect a one-run lead in the ninth...
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N.J. Courier-Post Online
http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20090613/SPORTS01/906130337/1002/RSS02
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The Philadelphia Phillies baseball team defeated the San Diego Padres, 5-1, tonight in San Diego. The Phillies sweep the Padres in three straight games continuing their victory march westward. The Phillies (31-20) have won six (6) straight ball games
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Sports Blogs
http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1881365&src=rss
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...of first place. The Phillies have the highest slugging percentage in the league (.508) with runners in scoring position. The Phillies lead the National League with 42 homeruns as a team. The Phillies lead the NL with a .485 batting average with the bases loaded. The...
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Sports Blogs
http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1838653&src=rss
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...day. Surely, having to experience all of those festivities along with traveling across the country had to take a toll on the Phillies. Close Type in your e-mail address below to receive an automated reminder to come back and read this piece...
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Associated Content
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1670710/phillies_look_to_overcome_distractions.html
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...it will be felt all over baseball because Kalas, who also served as the voice of NFL Films, wasn’t just the voice of the Phillies during the summer. He was the unmistakable sound of baseball, and one of the game’s greatest ambassadors. “It’s funny, he always...
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Wilkes-Barre Weekender
http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=375739&44=42945907&32=3991&7=186431&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fsports%2Fcolumnists%2Fsokoloski%2FPhillies_lost_more_than_an_announcer_Paul_Sokoloski_opinion_04-14-2009.html
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...would go to either Happ, Majewski or Mosebach. Mayberry hit .246 (17-for-69) with six doubles, three homers and 10 RBIs. The Phillies prefer he play every day in Triple-A Lehigh Valley rather than sit on the bench and get a couple pinch-hit at-bats a week...
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MLB.com
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090330&content_id=4089208&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi&partnerId=rss_phi
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...Brad Lidge and Ryan Madson today avoiding arbitration hearings with the pair of right-handers. That got me thinking about the Phillies bullpen, and you know what? They look pretty darned good on paper. When did this happen? Especially after last year's abomination...
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Sports Blogs
http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1686273&src=rss
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...that, deep down inside, Jimmy Rollins enjoys his role as the perceived instigator in the escalating rivalry between the Phillies and Mets. An offseason that featured a New York radio host baiting Cole Hamels into labeling the Mets "choke artists" and new Mets...
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Philly.com
http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167786&44=39833432&32=3796&7=195222&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Fsports%2F20090219_Phillies__Mets_talking_trash_again.html
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...an uncertain economy, the Phillies are spending with a lot of confidence. Signing Ryan Howard to a three-year deal worth $54 million yesterday pushed the Phillies' 2009 payroll over $130 million. The team's payroll will jump more than $30 million from where...
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Philly.com
http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168491&44=39301037&32=3796&7=195327&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fphillies%2F20090209_Phillies__spending_big_gamble.html
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...games, it is ironic that they are going to the playoffs. Want to head out to Citizens Bank Park for a good old Phillies game? You'll need tickets first. Here's a look at five ways to get yourself some Phillies tickets (plus a humorous take on scalpers)....
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Associated Content
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1382109/philadelphia_phillies_announce_2008.html
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...with the Dodgers last season hit .264 and tallied 8 homeruns total with 25 RBI’s in his plate appearances off the bench. The Phillies lefthanded hitting brigade currently includes Geoff Jenkins, Matt Stairs and Greg Dobbs, but sources say the Phillies are...
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Sports Blogs
http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1575199&src=rss
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...on full display in this spectacular set, along with every twist, turn, and dramatic decision that played out in unforgettable Phillies fashion. Digitally preserved on DVD, each remarkable game is wrapped with SleeveStats, featuring game stats, player facts,...
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Sports Blogs
http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1566155&src=rss
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...partners for the past two seasons. Phillies ace Cole Hamels fired the latest shot in November when, emboldened by the Phillies' World Series championship and baited by two New York sports talk radio show hosts, he called the Mets "choke artists." "We won...
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N.J. Courier-Post Online
http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20090104/SPORTS01/901040336/1002/RSS02
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... The Draft rolls on ... Discussion has swirled around Anthony Hewitt and Zach Collier as being the Phillies targets for the Draft with the 24th pick. As fate would have it, after the Phillies took Hewitt at #24, Collier fell to the Phillies in the Supplemental...
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Sports Blogs
http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1558392&src=rss
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...could afford Lowe even with salary increases to Ryan Howard, Jayson Werth, Cole Hamels, Ryan Madson, and others. Do the Phillies need Lowe? Maybe not. But signing him would give them the best rotation in the National League while leaving the Mets scrambling...
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Sports Blogs
http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1559378&src=rss
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...the other one. Greatest moment in Phillies history, just not the greatest game. Highlights: This is my number one because the Phillies captured their first pennant in 35 years. Robin Roberts dominated the Brooklyn Dodgers and their was late inning heroics...
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Bleacher Report
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/82162-philadelphia-phillies-favorites-greatest-games
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It’s hard to find a lot of Philadelphia Phillies fans in these parts, even here at the team’s spring training home since 1947. An exception to the rule is Lenny’s Restaurant, a few blocks from Bright House Networks Field, where the
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USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/playoffs/2008-10-22-phillies-clearwater-fans_N.htm?csp=34
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...during spring training,” Lenny’s general manager Kevin Schauer said Tuesday. “The Rays could be a one-hit wonder, but the Phillies have been here long and steady. We love the Phillies and we feed the Phillies.” For the fans in the area who bleed red-and-white...
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Goshen News
http://www.goshennews.com/national_sports/local_story_296072156.html
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...enjoy the local hospitality and the beaches so much, they live in the area during the offseason or move down after retiring. Phillies left fielder Pat Burrell had a condo on Clearwater Beach for several years, but recently moved out because his dog, an English...
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Sporting News
http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=476377
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...facing a pitcher in most of their games, the Rays struck out more batters per nine innings and walked fewer batters than the Phillies. (On a side note, the ranks in walk I believe speak to the difference in pitching strength between the two leagues. The Rays...
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Baseball Musings
http://www.baseballmusings.com/archives/029842.php
Las Vegas sports books favor the Tampa Bay Rays to win the World Series. They are favored at minus-$1.35, meaning a gambler would need to bet $1.35 to be paid $1 if Tampa Bay wins. The Phillies are estimated at plus-$1.15, meaning a $1 bet would earn $1.15 if Philadelphia wins.Full Digg post: http://digg.com/baseball/Las_Vegas_Odds_Favor_Tampa_Bay_Rays_to_Win_World_Series
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/10/20/worldseries.odds.ap/index.html
King Kaufman discusses the fan dynamic in a dynasty-deficient World Series teaming the 10,000 game losers, the Philadelphia Phillies, and the cellar-dwelling Tampa Bay Rays.Full Digg post: http://digg.com/baseball/Rays_vs_Phillies_Who_Cares
http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/21/real_series/index.html
Purchase cheap Philadelphia Phillies World Series Tickets at Tickethab.com. Tickets for all budgets available onlineFull Digg post: http://digg.com/baseball/Philadelphia_Phillies_World_Series_baseball_Tickets
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The young Rays completed a stunning run to their first pennant, holding off the defending champion Boston Red Sox 3-1 Sunday night behind Matt Garza's masterful pitching in Game 7 of the AL Championship Series.Full Digg post: http://digg.com/baseball/Rays_Reach_World_Series_For_First_Time_In_History
http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=281019130
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...At the same time, I did think of my mom." Raised in Virginia, the 64-year-old Manuel didn't immediately connect with the fickle Phillies fans. They liked the fiery attitude of former manager and Phillies star Larry Bowa, even though he never took them to the...
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HeraldNet
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20081019/SPORTS/710199836/-1/rss04
Which Phillies team was better? 1993 Phillies vs 2008 Phillies. Cole Hamels vs Curt Schilling; Lenny Dykstra vs Shane Victorino; John Kruk vs Ryan Howard. The comparisons are endless. Calling all Phillies fans to make their own determination.Full Digg post: http://digg.com/baseball/Comparing_the_1993_Phillies_and_the_2008_Phillies
http://novafantasysports.com/blog/2008/10/16/1993-philadelphia-phillies-vs-2008-philadelphia-phillies-which-team-was-better
Jimmy Rollins led off the game by working a full-count on Chad Billingsley before slamming the next pitch out to right centerfield for a 1-0 Phillies lead. Ace lefthander Cole Hamels once again came up big in a 7 inning gem as the long-suffering Phils, losers of over 10,000 games all-time, beat the Dodgers by a 5-1 score to clinch the NL Pennant.Full Digg post: http://digg.com/baseball/Hamels_Pitches_Phillies_to_World_Series_Wins_NLCS_MVP
http://www.blogging-baseball.com/2008/10/16/hamels-pitches-phillies-to-world-series-wins-nlcs-mvp/
Jimmy Rollins got the Phillies rollin' with a leadoff homer and they kept right on going. Next stop, the World Series. Rollins homered in the first inning, Cole Hamels pitched his third gem of the playoffs and Philadelphia beat the bumbling Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 Wednesday night to win the NL championship series 4-1 for its first pennant since 199Full Digg post: http://digg.com/baseball/Phillies_to_World_Series_Phillies_5_Dodgers_1
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap;_ylt=AiGmqVRGHE96_JYchaU_Huw5nYcB?gid=281015119
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