Author: fanofphilly
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Phillies take 2 out of 3 from the Yanks
Phillies manager Charlie Manuel thought about hitting for Carlos Ruiz(notes) in the 11th inning, and ended up sending the catcher to the plate. Good decision. Ruiz hit a two-out RBI double and Philadelphia overcame another blown save by Brad Lidge(notes) to beat the New York Yankees 4-3 on Sunday. Jimmy Rollins(notes), Shane Victorino(notes) and Raul…
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Phillies vs Yankees game 2
Alex Rodriguez(notes) is batting .204—and making his hits count. Rodriguez hit a tying homer off Brad Lidge(notes) in the ninth inning and Melky Cabrera(notes) capped the three-run rally with an RBI single, giving the New York Yankees a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday. In 15 games since returning from hip surgery, Rodriguez…
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Phillies snap the Yankees winning streak.
Jimmy Rollins(notes) sent A.J. Burnett’s(notes) first pitch of the night deep over the right-field scoreboard.Carlos Ruiz(notes) had his first homer since Game 3 of last October’s World Series and Jayson Werth(notes) became the first player to reach the left field second deck. For the Yankees, Mark Teixeria hit the first drive into the suite level,…
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Sorry I was gone for the weekend
Sorry I went away for the weekend up to my father’s Mtn House ended up getting sick and had to come home early (last night). It was nice to get away for a little bit but stinks that I had to get sick. I can’t stand being sick. At any rated I will get caught…
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Phills double up on the Reds 12-5
Chase Utley(notes) homered and drove in four runs, and the Philadelphia Phillies’ powerful offense overcame another disappointing performance by a starter on Thursday in a 12-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Utley had a two-run single and a double off Micah Owings(notes) (3-5), who got nine outs and showed the strain of throwing a lot…
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Phillies win streak snapped
Aaron Harang(notes) had everything working. Against this lineup, he needed it. The right-hander limited the NL’s highest-scoring lineup to a solo homer Wednesday night, and Brandon Phillips(notes) drove in three runs, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-1 victory that ended the Philadelphia Phillies’ winning streak at five games. Harang (4-4) has alternated losses and…
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Happ now #5 and got that starting job
Chan Ho Park was parked in the bullpen Tuesday — replaced in the Phillies rotation by J.A. Happ, according to a report on Philly.com. The Phils had to do something to combat the worst starting-pitching ERA in baseball. So, Happ and Park swapping spots on the Phillies’ staff didn’t come as a huge surprise. Happ,…
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Phillies win 5 straight
Whenever Cole Hamels(notes) comes to town, he thinks about the first time he was on a major league mound. It was here. And it was impressive. The left-hander added another win to his resume of success in Cincinnati, going six innings to stay unbeaten against the Reds, and the Philadelphia Phillies held on Tuesday night…
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Jim Johnson taking a leave.
Jim Johnson is taking some time off from his duties as the Eagles defensive coordinator because of health problems.Johnson is battling cancer and was coaching from a motorized vehicle during the mini camp. He is undergoing chemotherapy which weakens the patient. Eagles head coach Andy Reid made a statement and basically said that Johnson was…
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Bring out the BROOMS BABY!
It was an unsightly series that could end no other way. The final decisive runs in the Philadelphia Phillies’ four-game sweep of the pitching-poor, error-prone Washington Nationals scored on a bunt play that went mysteriously awry. With the Phillies trailing by one in the eighth inning and nobody out, Pedro Feliz(notes) attempted a routine sacrifice.…