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Bryan Hoch/MLB.com:The Yankees and Phillies have emerged as the two most prominent contenders for free-agent right-hander Derek Lowe, according to a report Tuesday on SI.com.The 35-year-old Lowe is seeking a five-year deal in the area of $80 million, and has drawn interest from multiple suitors. However, it is New York and Philadelphia who have been most aggressive, according to the report.Yankees

With the Phillies giving me absolutely nothing to write about (Mike Koplove? C'mon!), I figured I'd get some discussion going about our future prospects. The World Championship squad was built primarily from players that came up through our system and the Phillies have no reason to change that strategy now. The farm system that Pat Gillick and co. inherited was one of the worst in baseball. All

MLB.com is reporting that Phillies are interested in bringing on Mark Loretta as a utility infielder to help share the load if Chase Utley or Pedro Feliz take longer than expected to recover from surgery. YAWN… Loretta, 37, hit .280 with 38 RBI in a limited role for the Astros last year. He shows good plate [...] Related posts:Phillies Rumors: Mahay coming aboard?Phillies Rumors: In the mi

Not big news, but news nonetheless. The Phillies made their first move as champions today, re-signing left-handed reliever Scott Eyre to a one-year, $2 million dollar deal. Seems like a little much for a situational lefty, but it is much less expensive than the 3-year, $11 million deal he signed with the Cubs prior to this. Eyre was 3-0 with a 1.88 ERA in 19 appearances for the Phillies after

Nothing big on the rumor mill today, but a lot of small things I've read and heard here and there that are worth discussing. Jermaine Dye - ESPN 1000 in Chicago reported that the Phils might have some interest in trading for Dye. Since the White Sox are pretty much the only team we trade with, it's certainly a possibility. Dye, 34, would more than replace Burrell's production in LF (34 HR, 41 2B,

Well, Jon Heyman of CNNSI.com is reporting a doozie of a rumor today, stating that the Phillies are "going hard" after Rockies left-fielder Matt Holliday. This statement is so loaded with so many implications, It's hard to gather my thoughts in an organized fashion, but I will do my best. My first thought is the argument I made during the Rollins/Holliday MVP race in 2007. Matt Holliday is N

We all know Chase Utley was hammered during the parade after his awesome speech but here are a few pics of others getting in on the action. Werth with his Banquet beer. Geoff Jenkins hitting up the local brew. Chase’s face after a Shot.       

With the GM meetings coming to a close, we are officially in the MLB off-season. This is one of my favorite times in the sports year. You've got the NFL, College Football and NBA in full swing, with College Basketball coming up and the MLB rumor mill getting all churned up. It appears as though the first order of business for Phillies GM Ruben Amaro is to re-sign 2 of our free agents, Jamie Moye

Usually right after the season ends, fans immediately think about the off-season and what their team can do to improve for next year. This year, that's not exactly what has been on the minds of Phillies fans. I'm not going to start speculating on off-season moves just yet, but I do want to take a look at the state of the players on our team just to get a baseline of where we are and what new GM Ru

We had an exciting time this past week. The Phillies won - which is a great thing for my hubby. I'm not the most faithful of fans as I didn't grow up in Philadelphia. But I'm very happy for all of the people in my life who feel relieved / elated by the big win.I had a wonderful gift from Philly last week too. This copy of Philadelphia Home came on Friday - featuring my custom House Print Tea

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Philadelphia Phillies2008 Major League Baseball World ChampionsLike Brian Cashman, I've been super busy these last couple days so I am a little late posting this, but I couldn't not do it so here it is. Congratulations Phillie fans...you have something to root for again!!!

In what will go down as the WEIRDEST World Series in History (the fact that it was the Tampa Bay Rays and the Phillies, notwithstanding), in the battle of the teams with the pretty stars on their jerseys, the Philadelphia Phillies are the 2008 World Series Champions, beating Tampa Bay 4-3 last night…and it took [...]

In a 5th game that seems to never end (man, I tought we had crappy weather here up north :-D), the Phillies finally won. Congratulations to Philadelphia for their second MLB Championship! I bet they didn't have any problem keeping the champagne cold ;-) Shop Phillies World Champ Gear at OlympiaSports.net! Shop Phillies World Champ Gear at MCSports.com!

The Phillies won the 2008 World Series last night, in the finale a 2 night game which had to be continued due to weather. This was the Phillies first World Series win since 1980. Congrats to the Philadelphia Phillies for their victory against the Tampa Bay Rays!- Get a Phillies Ringtone now!

Kitt Badlove gave you the detailed post, so now I have post the estatic one!!!! The Philadelphia Phillies are The World Series Champs beating out the Tampa Bay Rays with a score of 4 to 3 in a three inning game. I was out and about in Philadelphia right after the game, and let me tell you, the fans were going crazy, it was quite the spectacle of fireworks, car horns blaring, and all around celebra

What if they played a World Series, and nobody watched? In the most anti-climatic World Series since 1989 when the Loma Prieta earthquake disrupted the "Bay Area Series" the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 Wednesday night. The win came two days after the start of the contest, which was suspended in the bottom of the sixth due to rain.These two teams deserved a better showcase

Congratulations to the Philadelphia Phillies who defeated to Tampa Bay Rays 4 games to 1 to win the World Series:Philadelphia Phillies 4 Tampa Bay Rays 3: The Phillies were finally able to finish off Game 5 and win the World Series for the first time since 1980. Cole Hamels was the MVP, but the Phillies bullpen was certainly huge in this series as well. The Rays just didn't play well in the serie

DAVID J. PHILLIP | The APThey are my favorite baseball team. I am not from Philadelphia, and the Phillies are my only favorite team from there (I like teams from all over the country), but I have been rooting for them since I was 10 years old. I cheered when they won in 1980 with my favorite player Mike Schmidt. I also went to their World Series game in Baltimore in 1983. Unfortunately, they lost.

Watch out: The jock in me is about to be unleashed. I never would normally do this, but it’s been 28 frickin long years and I’m so tired. So, so tired and delirious. I’ve been watching the Philadelphia Phillies playoff and World Series games for what seems like my whole life the [...]

The Philadelphia Phillies have won the 2008 World Series, defeating the Tampa Rays 4-1. It’s been a great year for baseball, filled with surprises (Rays),disappointments, (Indians, Rockies), and everything in between. Philadelphia has waited a long time for a championship. It has it. I have relatives in Philly who are ecstatic. The Phillies won the best [...]

The Phillies just won the 2008 World Series on a Brad Lidge strike-out of Eric Hinske. What a weird play out of events leading to the first championship in Philadelphia since the 76'ers in 83'! I was dismissive of this series from the beginning, but I have to admit it was a great series and the better team won.Should be a wild night in Philadelphia tonight!

After all the rain, wind, cold and debate over Bud Selig’s decision to suspend Game Five of the World Series, action resumed a little after 8:30 tonight.Folks, America has finally crowned a World Series Champion – the Philadelphia Phillies – as they beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 4-3.Tampa was upended by a Phillies team that hustled its way to a win.The shaky Rays’ bullpen once again came unglue

Game 5 of the World Series was suspended because of rain in the sixth inning Monday night with the Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays tied at 2 and the field already a sloppy, soggy mess.

While dismissing the bitter elections that are fast approaching, I ended my night joining in with the Phillie Phever excitement for the Phils and watched tailgators and neighbors celebrate this big baseball opportunity.  People are hoping that 2008 will be just as special as the year 1980 for another World Series win. I awoke early this morning to tune in on the victory wondering "did the ph

Tonight in Philadelphia, the Phillies will take on the Rays in game 5 which could lead to the Phillies first series championship in decades. The pitching match up for tonight's game is Phillies ace Cole Hamels versus Scott Kazmir.Having picked the Rays to take the series in 6 games, I have to admit that I am surprised that the Phillies have had the success they have. I expected the Rays starting p

I grew up around baseball, spending hours at a time tossing the ball with friends, playing just about every position in Little League and going to games at Memorial Stadium in the 1970s heyday of the Baltimore Orioles. Ever since the Orioles managed to give up their three-one lead over the Pirates in the 1979 World Series, though, I've drifted away from the game. Not because they lost, mind you.

The Philadelphia Phillies slaughtered the Rays last night 10-2 and put the series all but out of reach of the Rays. The Phillies bats handled the Rays starting pitching and punished the bullpen in the second half of the game. Even Ryan Howard got in on the action launching one that hasn't landed yet. Personally, I knew it was all over when Phillies pitcher Joe Blanton knocked one out of the yard.

The Philadelphia Phillies exploded for ten runs Sunday night as they defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 10-2 in game four of the 2008 World Series. The victory gives Philadelphia a 3-1 lead in the series, and could close it out in front of their home fans Monday night. The Phillies blasted four home runs two by first baseman Ryan Howard, and one by starting and winning pitcher Joe Blanton. He is the the

With all due respect to the Rays and their fans,

With all due respect to the Rays and their fans,GO PHILLIES

It looks like no one in America is really watching this World Series; however, if you're missing it – you're missing some interesting baseball. The Phillies are now up 2-1 in the 2008 World Series as they beat the Rays, 5-4, thanks to a weak infield single – a dribbler along third bases – with the bases loaded by Carlos Ruiz that plated Eric Bruntlett.The frame started as J.P. Howell hit Bru

If any game was worth sitting through a three hour rain delay, this may have been the one as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Tampa Bay Rays in the bottom of the ninth by the score of 5-4 early Sunday morning. (I have sat through countless rain delays in the comfort of the Press Box in then Jacobs Field in Cleveland. It is not fun, but it must be ten times worse for the hardy fans that sit out t

It is hard to believe that the World Series is being played between two teams that at the beginning of the season would have been best described as a bad grapefruit league contest. Anyway, tonight's game was pretty entertaining even though the game winning run was courtesy of a bad catcher making an even worse play. I mean he literally threw the game away. I don't know about you, but this series s

Tampa Bay Rays starter James Shields pitched five and two thirds of scoreless baseball, and Rays hitters roughed Phillies starter Brett Myers for two runs in the bottom of the first as Tampa Bay defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 Thursday night. The victory ties the 2008 World Series at 1-1.One of the most deflating experiences for a pitcher is to walk the first batter he faces. Unfortunately

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The Philadelphia Phillies and the Tampa Bay Rays will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Tropicana Field in Game 2 of the World Series.A few trends to consider: Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay The total ha

The Phillies took game 1 last night 3-2 and will attempt to pick up game 2 tonight in Tampa Bay. Although the score was close, the game was not. The Phillies had runners all over the place and really dominated play. Philadelphia had a similar problem as the Red Sox by not driving in their runners. I swear they seemed to have runners all over the place in every inning. As for the Rays, their bats n

The Philadelphia Phillies drew first blood, as they defeated the Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday night at Tropicana Field 3-1 in game one of the 2008 World Series. The Phillies who had an extended vacation while the Rays had to play seven games in the ALCS, did not appear to have lost their mojo. Cole Hamels who pitched the game in the NLCS to put the Phillies in the series for the first time since 1993,

Possibly the most cursed city in sports, Philadelphia is looking for redemption as the Phillies head to the World Series. No other city with all four major sports teams has gone longer without a championship! The Sixers brought home the last title in 1983 (when Ronald Regan was president!) Since then, the city has [...]

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This is an historic moment for baseball in Tampa Bay, as the Rays just made it to the World Series after eliminating the Red Sox in seven games. This is the first time the Rays advance to the championship game in their 11-year history. Tampa Bay’s odds were 200-1 to make it to the [...]

The ALCS series was was getting a little bit too close for comfort with the defending World Champion Red Sox making a valiant comeback but the Tampa Bay Rays finished the Red Sox off and are headed to their first World Series to face the Philadelphia Phillies. The Red Sox had their shots at returning to [...]

With The 2008 Philadelphia Phillies headed to their first World Series in fifteen years, I can only think of my father. My father died the day The Phillies won the 1993 National League pennant. This would be the Phillies’ first trip to the World Series since their loss to The Baltimore Orioles ten years earlier. [...]

The Philadelphia Phillies have advanced to the World Series for the first time since 1993! After finishing off the Dodgers in game 5 by a score of 5-1, the Phillies will rest while the Rays and Sox go at it tonight down in Tampa Bay for their game 5. As a Sox fan, I have to say David Ortiz, Jason Varitek and JD Drew really let Red Sox nation down this postseason (season?). Ortiz, who might be str

 Every true Phillies fan is out for the Phillies logo.  Does the game Max Payne they use to play making movie ludacris in mean anything?  Ludacris talks about Max Payne in video here.Well the Max Payne game is coming to life in a new movie to hit theaters October 17, 2008.  Director John Moore centers the movie on a popular third-person shooter game starring Ludacris and Mark W

Yaaay Phillies! That is all (for now).

Jimmy Rollins bateó un jonrón en la primera entrada y Cole Hamels tuvo su tercera actuación estelar en el montículo en los playoffs y los Filis de Filadelfia se ganaron el derecho de representar a la Liga Nacional en la Serie Mundial al derrotar el miércoles 5-1 a los Dodgers de Los Angeles.

The Phillies reached the World Series Tonight, beating the Dodgers in 5 games. I was rooting for the Dodgers, but this is great for baseball, great for Philadelphia. Congrats Phillies, you’ve earned it. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Ftheblogofchampions.com%2F2008%2F10%2F16%2Fphillies-reach-world-series%2F'; addthis_title = 'Phillies+reach+World+Series'; addthis_pub = '';

I'm going to keep this short, because I'm too excited to type too much. I can't quite express in words how I feel right now. In my lifetime, only 3 of my teams have been in this situation before: the 1993 Phillies, the 2000-01 Sixers and the 2004-05 Eagles. I can now add the 2008 Phillies to that list. Will this be the team that breaks the trend? Right now, I'm not thinking about that. I'm so pr

The Philadelphia Phillies are going to the World Series after knocking out National League West division winner the Los Angeles Dodgers in game four of the NLCS by a score of 5-1 Wednesday night. The Phillies are in their first World Series since losing to the Toronto Blue Jays in 1993. Philadelphia shortstop Jimmy Rollins set the tone for his team with his first at bat a leadoff home run off Dodg

The Philadelphia Phillies are just one win away from playing in the 2008 World Series after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers Monday night at Chavez Ravine 7-5. The Phillies put the game away in the eighth inning as they roughed up the Dodgers bullpen for four runs. The win gives Philadelphia a 3-1 advantage in the NLCS, they have a chance to win the series Wednesday night.The Dodgers started Dere

The Los Angeles Dodgers came back with a vengeance Sunday night as they put an old fashioned butt kicking on the Philadelphia Phillies winning game three of the NLCS in convincing fashion by a score of 7-2. The win in the first game played in this series at Chavez Ravine puts the Dodgers in the win column now trailing Philadelphia 2-1 in the series. Los Angeles seemed to have no trouble figuring o

The Phillies take their 2-0 NLCS lead into Los Angeles tonight to potentially put the Dodgers down for the count. Apparently Joe Torre has made a few changes to the lineup, nateably starting Nomar Garciaparra at short-stop. I'll be interested to see how not only that move plays out, but also the match up between Moyer and Kuroda. The game is about to begin in a few minutes and I'm thinking that t

If you haven’t been following Major League Baseball’s League Championship Series, then you should. It’s full of great events, like Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Brett Myers 3-3 night against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Last night he also tallied three RBIs and two runs, while keeping his team in the game during their 8-5 win [...]

Philadelphia Phillies starter Brett Myers became the first pitcher in NLCS history to get 3 hits in a game, and he pitched just well enough to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5 Friday night. The victory gives the Phillies a 2-0 lead in the NLCS, which will be shifting to the West Coast for game three. Myers also drove in three runs, teammate Shane Victorino had 4 RBI in the win, as Philadelphia s

Charlie Manuel, the manager of Philadelphia Phillies mother has died, she passed away this morning. He still plans to be in the dugout this afternoon for Game 2 of the NLCS. His mother June was 87, she died in Roanoke (Va.) Memorial Hospital after being admitted with a brief illness. As yet there is no further [...]

To the delight of a sold out crowd of 45,839 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Cole Hamels and Derek Lowe were set to face off in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series. Both of these premier starters dazzled in the divisional series and were set to do it again. With an [...]

Last night, the Dodgers and Phillies played game one of the NLCS and everything came down to a fateful sixth inning. Los Angeles went up 2-0 in the top of the first inning, thanks to Manny Ramirez -- again -- with an RBI double; thereafter, Blake DeWitt plated Matt Kemp with an RBI.Derek Lowe had things in control in the sixth inning; however, Shane Victorino reached base on a error off Rafael Fur

The Philadelphia Phillies came back from from a 2-0 deficit in the bottom of the sixth scoring their only three runs of the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Thursday night. The Phillies made those three runs stand up and took the first game of the 2008 NLCS by a final score of 3-2. The victory in front of the home crowd gives Philadelphia a 1-0 advantage in the series that will determine who w

Very nice video from The 700 Level. BEAT LA!

Tonight at Citizens Bank Park, the Phillies and Dodgers will face off in Game 1 of the NLCS. The pitching match up for tonight features Derek Lowe for the Dodgers and Cole Hamels for the Phillies. The game is set to begin at 8:22 PM ET and should be a great one.I'm not too sure what to expect from this series. I really like the match up tonight and for the series. I think the home field advantage

Los Angeles Dodgers at Philadelphia PhilliesThursday, 8:20 pm Eastern - FOXThe National League Championship Series gets underway on Thursday as the Philadelphia Phillies host the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Phillies will send their ace, Cole Hamels to the mound while the Dodgers will counter with Derek Lowe.Philadelphia is a -137 favorite with a total of 7.5 at SBG Global.Lowe was excellent las

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It only took the Phillies 15 years to win another playoff game…. Oh so sweet it is to have excitement in the air that the Phils won a playoff game. It was not a pretty win offensively for the Phils, but a win is a win. The Phillies came into the playoffs defending a small [...]

Milwaukee Brewers @ Philadelphia PhilliesSeries line: MIL +164, PHI -174Game 1: MIL (Gallardo) +185 @ PHI (Hamels) -201Here is the best reason I've found to take the Brewers:Everybody picking the Phillies isn't really all that surprising. The general consensus is that the Brewers are just happy to be here, their rotation is out of sorts, their bullpen sucks, and Ryan Howard is going to hit a home

In lieu of doing an all-out preview, I'm just going to do a NLDS version of the Ramblings and let the conversation move into the comments field. - I HATE HATE HATE how this series is set-up for us. For us to win, we have to do 1 of 2 things: Beat CC Sabathia, or win both road games. Milwaukee is 14-3 when Sabathia starts and Milwaukee is 49-32 at home. Sound tough enough? Well, that's assuming

Philadelphia Phillies playoff tickets for the 2008 NLDS is now on sale as the Phillies clinch the NL east. The Phillies in front of a sellout 45,177 fans rocked Citizens Bank Park while fans were waving rally towels. The Philadelphia Phillies will now be in back to back postseason playoff appearances. The Last time the Phillies [...]

We've talked a lot on this blog about the Phillies consistently being in the mid-80's in wins for the last several years, and it seemed for 95% of the season that this year would be no different. But, defying the odds, the Phillies went 11-3 in their last 14, to bring their record to 90-70. This is only the 12th time in franchise history that we've reached 90 wins.

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Braves 3, Phillies 2 Top of the Order: Mike Hampton pitched six strong innings, and Kelly Johnson extended his hitting streak to 21 games as the Braves beat Philly for only the third time in 17 tries this season. The Good: Gotta start with Hampton, who once again delivered a quality start: six innings, [...]

By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Phillies 8, Braves 7 Top of the Order: The Braves continue to play a strong supporting role in the Mets’ second-straight NL East choke job, this time Atlanta blowing a 7-4 lead in the late innings as the Phillies rallied to win and move into first place. The Good: Well, there was Brian McCann’s [...]

I'm writing this while watching the 2nd game of the doubleheader, so I'll probably interject some random stuff about it while I'm going. - This type of late season surge is both exciting and frustrating for Phillies fans. It's obviously exciting because every game matters and has a playoff atmosphere, and the Phillies are winning. However, it's extremely frustrating because it shows us just ho

Was that it? Is that how our season ends? With a RBI single to left by Wes Freakin' Helms and another strike-out from Arthur Freakin' Rhodes as the nail in the coffin? Not quite. But I'm not exactly lining up to buy my post-season tickets. The Phillies are 3 1/2 back of the Mets, and 4 back of the Brewers with 16 games left to play. Meanwhile, we are tied with Astros, who are tearing towards t

Brewers at PhilliesThursday, 7:05 pm EasternThe Milwaukee Brewers got a huge come from behind win on Wednesday as they defeated the Cincinnati Reds 4-3, getting two runs in the eighth inning. Manager Ned Yost has not been one to panic even though his team just completed a 3-7 homestand. "I've got my own style and the way that I like to do things," said Yost, "I think everybody wants to vent

The Phillies are on the brink of the playoffs once again. Let’s see what they’ll do. PHILLIES OFFSEASON PLANS: Who will they bring back?: I don’t think Pat Burrell will be back. He’s had a great Philly career, but it’s time to move on. Tom Gordon will most likely retire anyway. Who will they get?: Pitching, pitching, pitching. [...]

- The Phillies did exactly what I didn't want them to do this weekend. They didn't sweep and they didn't get swept. I believe this will string on until the very last day. However, the Mets next 12 games are all against the Nats and Braves while we play the Marlins, Brewers and Braves. We needed that game last night, big time, but fumbled it away. - Cole Hamels was very disappointing last night.

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The Bucs were in a good position to take a win and this series from their cross-state rivals.-The Pirates took a 1-0 lead on a Minky double after a Moss double. Shortly after, though, Jason Davis threw away a bunt, Michaels made another error on the same play, and the Phillies took a 2-1 lead. Davis pitched well and did not allow an earned run, but those two hurt. Still, it's the 5th Pirate qualit

Pirates (53-63) at Phillies (63-53)1:35--Citizens Bank Park, PhiladelphiaJason Davis (1-1, 2.57) vs. Jamie Moyer (10-7, 3.78)[Preview]UPDATE: Game delayed by rain.First pitch supposed to be around 3:15-------------This is the first time in a while I've gotten around to posting this....RUBBER MATCH!--------------------If the Bucs could manage to win one of these series on this road trip without get

Pirates (53-62) at Phillies (62-53)7:05--Citizens Bank Park, PhiladelphiaIan Snell (4-8, 6.14) vs. Brett Myers (4-9, 5.34)[Preview]-------------Suffice it to say that tonight's contest is unlikely to be similar to last night's great pitching duel.--True, the Phillies have not scored in 23 innings and are in the midst of massive offensive struggles, but not even poor opposition seems to be the cure

In a night that was filled with massive frustration and what seemed like an inevitable heartbreaking loss, the Pirates pulled out a 2-0 stunner in 12 innings at Citizens Bank Park on Friday night.--Paul Maholm was back to his usual self (of late)--the dominant one. 7 innings, 10 K's (which I believe has to be a career high for him). But, that wouldn't be enough as he left the game in a 0-0 tie. Jo

Pirates (52-62) at Phillies (62-52)7:35--Citizens Bank Park, PhiladelphiaPaul Maholm (7-7, 3.95) vs. Joe Blanton (6-12, 4.94)[Preview]------------I'm not happy with FSN Pittsburgh today. As you probably know, the Steelers have a preseason game tonight at Heinz with who else, the Eagles (first game of the year for both teams). The starters will probably play about 1 series. There's not exactly a bi

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Kyle Kendrick allowed just two runs over 6 2/3 innings and the Phillies rolled to an 8-4 victory that finished off a three-game sweep of the dreadful Washington Nationals.  Led by homers from Jasyon Werth and Jimmy Rollins the Phils also took over first place in the NL East with the win as the Marlins [...]

Shane Victorino went 3-for-5 with a solo homer, three RBI and three runs scored as the Phillies used a five-run fifth inning to get past the Nationals 8-5 at Nationals Park. Chase Utley hit a two-run shot for Philadelphia, which won its fourth consecutive game. Jamie Moyer yielded three runs over six innings to improve to 10-and-6. Brad Lidge closed it out in the ninth for his 26th save. Willi

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In what would be an uncharacteristically bold move, SI.com is reporting that the Phillies and Red Sox are talking about a possible Manny Ramirez for Pat Burrell swap. The Red Sox appear serious about trading slugger Manny Ramirez and are talking to the Phillies and two other teams about a deal, according to people familiar with the talks.

ESPN.com is reporting that the Phillies are in talks with the Royals about acquiring Ron Mahay in exchange for minor-league SS, and current Olympian, Jason Donald. Mahay is sporting a 1.81 ERA with 17 holds in 54.1 IP this season. He is 2nd among MLB relievers with 50+ IP in ERA (behind only Chad Durbin). Mahay would not [...]

This team continues to give the Philadelphia fans every penny worth of action.  So Friday we lose the series opener against the Braves in an ugly 8-2 game.  This set the stage for two of the better comebacks in recent memory.  Saturday, Phillies ace Cole Hamels took the mound and had an early 3-0 lead [...]

There has been a lot of talk on this site, and several other places, about whether or not the Phillies’ ownership really cares about winning and is putting up the amount of money they should to make the team better. We’ve heard this forever, but I’ve seen very little to actually back up the claim or [...]

Phillies tickets are on sale and if you are a fan you might want to book them in advance to avoid being disappointed. Make plans to enjoy a few great games at the Citizens Bank Park with your buddies while watching your home team repeat last season’s performance. Fans rejoiced when they got one up [...]

Since the Joe Blanton post has trickled over in to speculation about the rumored (and apparently dead) blockbuster deal between the Phillies and the Rockies, I figured I start a new post to get people’s opinion about the deal. For those of you who don’t know, the rumored deal was Matt Holliday and Brian Fuentes to [...]

I think this is a very good move by the Phillies. I got about 5 texts from excited friends that loved this move. I figured everyone had to love this move. Then I turn on Radio-950 to try to find out who the other 2 prospects were and I'm greeted with the host saying "I think we just acquired another Adam Eaton." Then I check out my blog when I get home, and while the mood isn't completely negativ

According to the Inquirer’s Jim Salisbury the Phils seem to have interest in Oakland A’s starting pitcher Joe Blanton.  This year Blanton is sporting a 5-12 record with a 4.96 ERA this season. Sounds like another crappy pitcher that’s already in our rotation. This move does not seem to help us in any way shape or [...]

Clearly Pat Gillick has been a frequent visitor to ReclinerGM and saw that the public didn't think that A.J. Burnett was a very good idea. In response, he has turned his attention to a different target, A's pitcher Joe Blanton. According to ESPN.com, talks on Blanton have "accelerated," possibly by the realization that Adam Eaton, as mentioned in the Phillies mid-season review, is literally the W