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Dec 27, 2010, 11:26 am
After declining his $4.5 million option for next year, and having a deal with Dennys Reyes fall through, the Phillies have resigned left-handed reliever J.C. Romero. The contract details have not yet been made public, but knowing that the Phillies are now extremely tight for money after signing Clif... Comment - Like
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Dec 14, 2010, 12:53 am
This time last year, Ruben Amaro claimed that it wasn't possible to keep Cliff Lee and acquire Roy Halladay. Apparently it is possible to keep Roy Halladay and acquire Cliff Lee.
Texas Rangers GM Jon Daniels reported that Cliff Lee contacted him and told him that he was going to sign a contract wit... Comment - Like
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Dec 10, 2010, 3:15 pm
The season ended with Ryan Howard looking as Brian Wilson saved the National League Pennant. Wilson then helped to lead the Giants to a World Championship. Not exactly the ending the Phillies were hoping for after acquiring Roy 1 and Roy 2, Halladay and Oswalt, bringing back Placido Polanco, and win... Comment - Like
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Oct 7, 2010, 2:38 am
Roy Halladay waited a long time to pitch in the postseason. Now that he's in, he's sure making the most of it.
Halladay made baseball history, throwing a no-hitter in Game 1 of the NLDS against the Cincinnati Reds, who just happened to have the highest-scoring offense in the National League. That pu... Comment - Like
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Jul 29, 2010, 10:22 am
According to ESPN, the Phillies are on the verge of landing Roy Oswalt, giving their rotation a major boost for the stretch run. Supposedly the Phillies and Astros have agreed on terms and it's just a matter of Oswalt waiving his no-trade clause. Thus far the players involved have not been announced... Comment - Like
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Jul 29, 2010, 2:47 am
We all knew this day would come sooner or later. Domonic Brown has been tearing up the minor leagues while his Major League counterparts have been struggling to score runs. We just didn't think he'd get to play alongside Jayson Werth, who supposedly had one foot out the door as the Phillies shopped ... Comment - Like
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May 30, 2010, 11:55 am
If there were still any lingering doubts among Phillies fans about whether it was a good idea to give up all those prospects and spend all that money on Roy Halladay, it's a pretty safe bet that they've disappeared, at least for today. That's because in the middle of a slump as the team was struggli... Comment - Like
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May 18, 2010, 2:55 pm
The Phillies lineup got a boost last night as Jimmy Rollins returned from injury. He picked up where he left off, going 2-for-4 with an RBI and the Phillies coasted to a 12-2 win over Pittsburgh.
Missing from the lineup was Chase Utley, who got the day off with flu-like symptoms, but the offense per... Comment - Like
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May 8, 2010, 12:30 pm
This week featured a string of successes from the Phillies' rotation.
Monday: The Return of Joe Blanton. That alone is a success for the rotation, especially having lost J.A. Happ to the DL. Blanton looked like his normal self - he threw 6 2/3 innings, allowed 4 runs, and struck out 4. Normally, the... Comment - Like
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May 4, 2010, 6:35 pm
Last week's was a tough game to call and it turned out to be a good one, as Cliff Lee and Colby Lewis pitched to a standstill, before the Rangers took it in extra innings. Charles kept up his undefeated season, as he was the only one of us who could predict that outcome. Here are the results so far:... Comment - Like
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May 3, 2010, 2:08 pm
Ryan Howard
I know, it's not like Howard is riding your bench anyway, but the Phillies take on the Cardinals and the Braves this week, and Howard has fare extremely well against both ballclubs in his career. His success against his hometown Cardinals (1.318 OPS in 30 games) is well-documented, but h... Comment - Like
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May 3, 2010, 2:53 am
On paper, this looked like a very winnable series for the Mets, despite having to play in Philadelphia. In the latter two games, they had their twin aces, Mike Pelfrey and Johan Santana, so after they defeated the Phillies 9-1 on Friday night, Mets fans had to consider the possibility of sweeping th... Comment - Like
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Apr 29, 2010, 2:29 am
Last week we predicted the outcome of last Friday's Giants-Cardinals game. We all were right, but then again picking Tim Lincecum was kind of a no-brainer. Here are the results through three weeks:
Charles is undefeated thus far, but at least I managed to get a win. This week we're picking Friday n... Comment - Like
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Apr 28, 2010, 11:29 pm
Phantasy Pick: Placido Polanco.
Polanco has been rock solid for the Phillies so far this season, and may be in position to step up against the Mets as the Phillies offense looks to get back on track this weekend. The Phillies are facing two left-handed starters, Jon Niese and Oliver Perez, who are t... Comment - Like
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Apr 21, 2010, 9:40 pm
Coming of a disheartening loss to the Braves, their third straight, the Phillies needed a strong performance. And that is why they got Roy Halladay, who threw a complete game shutout to give the Phillies a 2-0 win.
Halladay was his usual dominant self, mowing down the Braves with the help of some su... Comment - Like
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Apr 21, 2010, 8:30 am
After nearly beating out Jamie Moyer for the final spot in the rotation, Kyle Kendrick has had a rough start to the season. This time, however it wasn't his fault. He pitched superbly - throwing eight shutout innings. Chase Utley had two RBI and Ryan Howard added a third, so when Ryan Madson came in... Comment - Like
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Apr 19, 2010, 7:06 pm
Here are the results after two weeks. I clearly have some work to do...
This week we're picking Friday night's Cardinals-Giants game.
St. Louis Cardinals (8-4) at San Francisco Giants (8-4)
Jaime Garcia (1-0, 0.69 ERA) vs. Tim Lincecum (3-0, 0.90 ERA)
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The Giants have Tim Linecum and homefiel... Comment - Like
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Apr 14, 2010, 7:33 am
On Monday night, Jimmy Rollins and Jayson Werth were announced in the starting lineup. Neither player finished the game in the field due to injuries. Werth made it through five innings, and was replaced by Ben Francisco at the top of the sixth after feeling soreness in his left hip. Rollins was take... Comment - Like
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Apr 12, 2010, 11:29 pm
Last week we predicted the results of the season opening Yankees-Red Sox game. The Red Sox took the game and only Charles had the foresight to pick them. Here's a look at the results so far:
This week we're picking Friday night's Royals-Twins game (because, let's face it, how many more chances will ... Comment - Like
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Apr 11, 2010, 11:18 pm
Week 2 pick: Placido Polanco
Polanco couldn't be any hotter than he is right now and this week he makes his return to Citizen's Bank Park, where he's posted a .871 OPS in 87 career games. That's the best OPS he has at any ballpark where he's played 25 or more games. Comment - Like
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Apr 11, 2010, 11:18 pm
Week 2 pick: Placido Polanco
Polanco couldn’t be any hotter than he is right now and this week he makes his return to Citizen's Bank Park, where he’s posted a .871 OPS in 87 career games. That’s the best OPS he has at any ballpark where he’s played 25 or more games. Comment - Like
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Apr 11, 2010, 8:08 pm
Roy Halladay once again dominated the opposition, throwing a complete game as the Phillies downed the Astros 2-1. For the first time this season, the Phillies offense stalled. Not surprising, as they were facing Astros ace Roy Oswalt.
Oswalt pitched a good game, allowing just two runs in six innings... Comment - Like
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Apr 10, 2010, 10:15 pm
The hits just keep on coming for Ryan Howard and the Phillies, who dispatched the Astros in a 9-6 win.
Tonight's game was our first look at Jamie Moyer in 2010 and the results were mixed. Moyer dominated out of the gate, retiring the first eight Houston batters. While he was making the Houston hitte... Comment - Like
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Apr 10, 2010, 2:57 am
Fresh on the heels of some high-scoring matches in Washington, the Phillies continued their opening road trip in Houston last night with their third high-scoring victory in four games, defeating the Astros by a lopsided tally of 8-0. The poor Astros were coming off being swept by the San Francisco G... Comment - Like
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Apr 8, 2010, 9:46 pm
In their first close game of the year, the Phillies ultimately failed to catch up to the Washington Nationals tonight and dropped the game 6-5, though still managing to take the series. This was Kyle Kendrick's big opportunity to show that he deserved to be starting games, after the injury to Joe Bl... Comment - Like
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Apr 8, 2010, 10:41 am
Former Phillie and, more importantly, Brandeis alum (as am I), Nelson Figueroa will return to the team where he first made his mark, as the Phillies claimed him off waivers from the Mets. Figueroa has yet to pitch this season, but has done solid work for the Mets over the last two years as a relieve... Comment - Like
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Apr 7, 2010, 11:34 pm
Opening Day came and went with much fanfare, but mostly went as expected. Roy Halladay dominated and the Phillies won with ease. Then the spotlight fell on Cole Hamels. After a hard luck 2009 that can only have left his confidence shaken, how would he fare in 2010 with a blank slate?
We still don't ... Comment - Like
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Apr 5, 2010, 10:21 pm
Opening day 2010 was one of the most anticipated in recent memory for Phillies fan's; we're coming off a pennant year, have just acquired the most popular pick for Best Pitcher in Baseball, and we wanted to see him herald a year of uninterrupted success by blowing away the perennial losers who play ... Comment - Like
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Apr 3, 2010, 9:12 pm
Here at The People's Phillies Blog, we are all about the Phillies. But that's by choice and not necessity. To (attempt to) prove this, every week we'll select a non-Phillies game and each of our analysts will pick the winner. We'll keep track of our records (and hope they don't g... Comment - Like
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Apr 3, 2010, 3:08 pm
Each week we're going to be giving you our expert fantasy baseball advice with regard to which Phillies players are the best picks for your fantasy team. These will tend to either be guys who you wouldn't expect big things from (I don't need to tell you to start Chase Utley every week) o... Comment - Like
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Apr 3, 2010, 11:27 am
Tomorrow night the 2010 season gets underway. There are huge expectations for the Phillies this year, as they attempt to win a third straight pennant (in the third year of PPB's existence). What should you expect from the team this year? Here are our prominent questions and answers:
1. What is ... Comment - Like
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Apr 1, 2010, 5:20 pm
Not a great way to start the year. It's been announced that Joe Blanton, Brad Lidge, and J.C. Romero will start the season on the 15-day DL. No surprise in the cases of Lidge and Romero, but Blanton's status is a new development. All three pitchers are expected to be ready to go by the end o... Comment - Like
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