 Well it seems like the Phillies finally found out how to beat the Nationals. It took them long enough. The Phillies went into the series with a very large eight game win streak, but were only able to win one of three games. Well at least they got one.
The Phillies came out of the clubhouse swinging. Though the first two batters of the game, Rollins and Polanco could not re...
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 Dear Brad Lidge, I have a question. Why? Do you hold a grudge against us for something we are unaware of? Is $12,000,000 not enough? Do you not like the fact that we traded for your former team mate? Or is it just that you are nowhere near as good as we think you are? No matter what the reason for Lidge's failures is, the losses need to stop.
Tonight the Philli...
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 So far, Roy Oswalt's career in Philly has not gone well. After being considered a possible savior for the Phillies season, Oswalt underperformed giving up 4 earned runs in only 6 innings of work. It was Oswalt's 13th loss of the season bringing his record down to 6-13.
The Phillies were behind almost from the start when Nyjer Morgan led off the bottom of the first with a t...
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 Today it was evident why the Phillies traded for a pitcher, however it was a different type of pitcher they needed tonight. Tonight it was the relievers who let the Phillies down.
The Phillies struck first in the 5th inning on a Carlos Ruiz double. The next inning a Raul Ibanez widened the gap with a solo home run making it 2-0. Miguel Montero hit a solo shot in the 7t...
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 At about 8:30 AM on the east coast the first report of the trade between thePhillies and the Astros came from Jayson Stark via Twitter. "Sourceconfirms that #Phillies & #Astros havedeal in place for Roy Oswalt if Oswalt approves the trade, which isn't certain. #trades". That was the first report of the trade. Later other reports cameout of start saying...
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 Roy Halladay starting, Dominic Brown's first MLB game, and the Phillies on a roll. What could be better for a ball game? How about the rest of the team deciding to play well.
Halladay led the game off with two perfect innings, setting the stage for Dominic Brown's first big league at bat. And boy was it big. It was an RBI double off the top of the out-of-town scoreboard, t...
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 Finally. A truly good game for the Phillies. No Brad Lidge almost blowing a three run lead, no power shortage, just a nice high powered win. Just the way Phillies fans were used to.
The game started out shakily when Cole Hamels walked in a run on just the 6th batter of the game. Luckily he was able to work out of the jam. Damage control. The Phillies were able ...
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 Originally this post was going to be titled"Back in Business", celebrating the Phillies sweep and theircurrent 5 game win streak. That was before Brad Lidge came in to pitch.
For the 98234th or so time, Brad Lidge almost gave every fan ofthe Phillies a heart attack. What did we ever do to him? Was itworshiping him in 2008? Is this what we get when we actually like apla...
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