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Ruben Don't Care Who You Want Up
Don't even think you'll see Asche.... Tonight at the IronPigs game, we saw Joe Savery, Mike Stutes, and Jake Diekman all throw scoreless innings in a 14-5 win. This prompted my buddy Drew to ask why these guys are down, and B.J. Rosenberg is up. I suppose the company line... Continue reading
Posted 3 days ago at Philliedelphia
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Phillies Weekly Preview 5/20-5/26
Another winning week against decent competition. After a 4-3 trip out West, now the Phillies put up a 3-2 trip out East, and things are not necessarily looking up, but at least looking okay at 21-23, 4.5 out in the NL East. Philadelphia Phillies (21-23, NL East-3) @ Miami Marlines... Continue reading
Posted 4 days ago at Philliedelphia
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Phillies Weekly Preview, 5/13-5/19
"DDDeeeeeeellllllmmmmmoooonnnnn! Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. The week ahead.... Philadelphia Phillies (18-21, NL East-3) vs. Cleveland Indians (21-16, AL Central-2) Where: Citizens Bank Park When: Tuesday 7:05, Wednesday 1:05 TV: CSN Pitching Match Ups: Tuesday- Scott Kazmir (2-1, 4.87) vs. Jon Pettibone (2-0, 3.63) Wednesday- Corey Kluber (2-2, 5.64) vs.... Continue reading
Posted May 14, 2013 at Philliedelphia
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Phillies Weekly Preview, 5/6-5/12
The most interesting thing I saw at the game on Satuday was Cracker Jack Man, the best vendor in the stadium. Well, that week sucked. The Phillies are down to 14-18, and frankly look like a disaster in the making. This week could get really ugly. Philadelphia Phillies (14-18 NL... Continue reading
Posted May 6, 2013 at Philliedelphia
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Doc, Hurting the Team, and Chasing the Ring
Photo by Rich Wilkins Roy Halladay is one of the best players of the last 15 years, if not the best pitcher of that time. No one will argue that. The man was putting up sub-3.00 ERA's, 200 innings, 15 wins, and lots of complete games per year, on a... Continue reading
Posted May 6, 2013 at Philliedelphia
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Don't Get Too Excited About Doc's Replacement
Morgan on-deck yesterday. By Rich Wilkins I got the texts yesterday- "So Morgan or Biddle replaces Halladay now?" Uh, no. Let's review. Neither is on the 40 man roster, the first issue. Secondly, I doubt the Phillies are trying to fill that 40th spot right now, it takes away flexibility... Continue reading
Posted May 6, 2013 at Philliedelphia
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Why are we Discussing Giancarlo Stanton?
From Stanton's Twitter Let me start with this- I'd love to have Giancarlo Stanton in Philadelphia for the next decade. Seriously. The guy is a certified beast, and in Philly he'd play in meaningful games. Imagine him splitting up Utley and Howard, or hitting behind Howard, or whatever else you... Continue reading
Posted May 3, 2013 at Philliedelphia
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Diminishing Melodies, Diminishing Expectations
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Most of the people reading this are people who grew up in the 80s and 90s, so I hope this comparison isn't lost on deaf ears. Back in the early 90s (I'm taking a little license here of a couple years either way), there was... Continue reading
Posted May 2, 2013 at Philliedelphia
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Phillies Outfield No Good
The Phillies outfield has the lowest OPS in the majors, and Ruben screwed up to make it this way. If you're reading about the Phillies though, you already know that. I'm going to ignore Delmon Young for a minute, who A.) has only played two games, B.) hasn't played the... Continue reading
Posted May 2, 2013 at Philliedelphia
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The Phillies outfield has the lowest OPS in the...
The Phillies outfield has the lowest OPS in the majors, and Ruben screwed up to make it this way. If you're reading about the Phillies though, you already know that. I'm going to ignore Delmon Young for a minute, who A.) has only played two games, B.) hasn't played the... Continue reading
Posted May 2, 2013 at Philliedelphia
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Darin Ruf Putting Pressure On Domonic Brown With Hot Streak
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Darin Ruf hit his third homer in three days yesterday. He's 8-for his last-13, with three doubles and three homers in the last three days. He was off to a slow start, but now starts to look like he's ready to go. The Phillies seem... Continue reading
Posted May 1, 2013 at Philliedelphia
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Grading the Phililes: April Report Card
Posted May 1, 2013 at Philliedelphia
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One More Stop Before Cooperstown For Jim Thome?
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Jim Thome doesn't want to quit baseball. Yes, he's a big 42 year old man who has a bad back, so there's no reason to think there are teams who are lining up to get him. Here's the flip side- He's hit 612 home runs,... Continue reading
Posted May 1, 2013 at Philliedelphia
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Phillies Weekly Preview
Photo by Rich Wilkins Another week down, another week coming up. The Phillies welcome Delmon Young back tonight as the DH. Onto series one of the week- Philadelphia Phillies (12-14, NL East 3rd) @ Cleveland Indians (10-13, AL Central 4th) At: Cleveland's Progressive Field When: Tuesday 7:05, Wednesday 7:05 TV:... Continue reading
Posted Apr 30, 2013 at Philliedelphia
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How to Recap a 2013 Phillies Game, 101
Every game is the same- "The offense struggled today, getting ____ (between 0 and 3) runs early, while the starter was great today. _______ (any of the 5 starters) was flawless through 5, giving up a (or a pair) of runs in the 6th inning, before giving away to _________... Continue reading
Posted Apr 26, 2013 at Philliedelphia
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Pettibone, Biddle, and Ranking the Young Arms
So Jon Pettibone threw really well last night for a big league debut, which doesn't shock me. Sometimes a good debut means you're a future Cole Hamels, sometimes it means you're Carlton Loewer. You shouldn't get overly excited, or totally dismissive, because he did pitch good, but lots of young... Continue reading
Posted Apr 23, 2013 at Philliedelphia
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Observations at 20 Games
"Crahuhjahheuh!" Love the cracker jacks, and the dude is a cool dude. So, the Phillies had a losing opening 20 games. The last time they opened 8-11 didn't end so bad though- it was 2007. The real difference in that team and this one is two-fold: That team could hit... Continue reading
Posted Apr 23, 2013 at Philliedelphia
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The Phillies Week Ahead
Well, last week I got the Cardinals series right, and the Reds one way wrong. The Phillies are 8-11, and celebrate 20 games of baseball tonight. The Pirates come in for four, and then the Phillies head up to Gotham, to visit our friends in Queens, the Mets. Here's the... Continue reading
Posted Apr 22, 2013 at Philliedelphia
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Random Phillies Thoughts
Photo by Rich Wilkins Well that was a garbage dump of a road trip. The Phillies were swept out of Cincinnati tonight and go home at 6-9. It was an awful trip, with two wins against the rat-awful Marlins being the saving grace. They did not score before the sixth... Continue reading
Posted Apr 17, 2013 at Philliedelphia
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Phillies Weekly Preview
Photo by Rich Wilkins It's time for week three. Two series, two playoff teams from a year ago. We start in Cincinnati- Monday-Wednesday- Philadelphia Phillies (6-6) @ Cincinnati Red (5-7) Monday- Cliff Lee (2-0, 1.08) vs. Bronson Arroyo (1-1, 5.25) Tuesday- Kyle Kendrick (1-1, 5.40) vs. Homer Bailey (1-1, 5.73)... Continue reading
Posted Apr 15, 2013 at Philliedelphia
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Welcome to Miami, Phillies: Raging Against Their Team
From Rat Marlins Back in 1991, my dad decided to get a 16 game (that was the size at the time) season ticket plan in section 205 at the Vet. We proceeded to watch some of the worst baseball teams assembled through the 90s, and it was a damn struggle.... Continue reading
Posted Apr 11, 2013 at Philliedelphia
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The Boys Ain't So Bad....
Photo by Rich Wilkins There are lots of ways to look at the 4-5 Phillies so far, and some blogs have made them all negative. Let me give you another one- Cole and Doc have made it close to impossible to win 4 of the first 9. That leaves just... Continue reading
Posted Apr 11, 2013 at Philliedelphia
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Of the Phils, Pitching, and the Future
Over the last three days, the Phillies put about $68 million in average-annual-value on the mound to start baseball games, and for two of those days the pitching stunk. In the case of Cole Hamels, I think this is simply a product of cold weather, and April in general. At... Continue reading
Posted Apr 10, 2013 at Philliedelphia
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Weekly Preview
Series One- New York Mets (4-2) @ Philadelphia Phillies (2-4) Pitching Match-Ups: Monday- Harvey (1-0, 0.00) vs. Halladay (0-1, 13.50) Tuesday- Gee (0-1, 1.42) vs. Lee (1-0, 0.00) Wednesday- Hefner (0-1, 1.50) vs. Kendrick (0-1, 7.94) The deal: The Mets have won their first two series, which may be a... Continue reading
Posted Apr 8, 2013 at Philliedelphia
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Thoughts On the Phirst Week
These two guys look like their old selves. Picture by Richard Wilkins Jr. There are 156 games to go this season. No matter how high or low I get on the Phillies, the one thing I always keep track of is the games to go. Early on in the season,... Continue reading
Posted Apr 8, 2013 at Philliedelphia
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