Squatting behind home plate, flashing signs between his legs to a star-studded rotation, and managing the game as well as any catcher has in recent seasons, Carlos Ruiz has risen to fame in Philadelphia because
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The final game of this weekend's series with the Boston Red Sox resulted in a 5-1 loss for the Phillies, dropping them back to the .500 mark at 21-21. For the second straight game, the
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The Phillies saw their six-game winning streak snapped on Saturday night, falling to the Boston Red Sox 7-5 in the second game of the series. Starter Joe Blanton has been excellent this season, but he
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The Phillies won their sixth straight game on Friday night, taking down the Boston Red Sox 6-4. The team jumped out to an early 4-0 lead, and tacked on two runs later in the game
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Chase Utley missed Philadelphia’s season opener in Pittsburgh Thursday afternoon to rehab his injured knees in Arizona. With Michael Martinez on the disabled list and Wilson Valdez being dealt to Cincinnati, Charlie Manuel found himself
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It's all about the pitching. The Philadelphia Phillies’ championship hopes rest on the arms of their vaunted pitching staff with vast amounts of money invested in the starting rotation, and the closer. On Opening Day,
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The Phillies fought back from a four-run deficit on Friday to earn a 7-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers. Philadelphia put on a three-run rally in the sixth inning, and added four more in the
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The most overrated day of the year has arrived. Ahh, that’s right, pitchers and catchers have officially reported to Clearwater, Florida. It is severely annoying when someone in the beginning of February gives the ‘two
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Brian Schneider agreed to a one-year 800-thousand dollar contract that will bring him back to Citizens’ Bank Park next season. This move won’t turn many heads, but from a strategic standpoint needed to be handled
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Earlier this week, I discussed possible changes and turnover within the Phillies after their early ousting at the hands of the Cardinals. I already touched on the infield so let’s continue the trend and take
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