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Tracking The Phillies Phour Aces

Tracking The Phillies Phour Aces

Because of the popularity and, quite frankly, the dominating aspect that comes with the Phillies' rotation (minus Joe Blanton), I've decided to set up a tracker that will follow the Pheared Phour the entire season.

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Getting Off To Slow Starts Is Nothing New To Blanton

Getting Off To Slow Starts Is Nothing New To Blanton

Joe Blanton is off to a poor start in 2011. His first outing against the Mets went sour after just four innings when he gave up a 7-run lead and couldn’t make it out of

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Zimmerman to the DL

Zimmerman to the DL

The Philadelphia Phillies got some good news today as they prepare to take on the Washington Nationals. As it is, the Phillies pitching was going to be too much for a Nationals team that really

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Who Said The Braves Are Better Than The Phillies?

Who Said The Braves Are Better Than The Phillies?

Last year, the Phillies finished with 97 wins and just missed making their third straight World Series. In the offseason, Ruben Amaro, Jr. compiled arguably the best pitching staff on paper in the history of

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Phillies Fans Had Good Reason To Boo Hamels

Phillies Fans Had Good Reason To Boo Hamels

Booing has been a specific practice in Philadelphia sports for decades. It goes all the way back to the Joe Kuharich days of coaching the Eagles at the legendary Franklin Field. Fans would shout “Joe

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Boogate 2011: Why Was Hamels Booed But Blanton Given A Pass

Boogate 2011: Why Was Hamels Booed But Blanton Given A Pass

The Boogate 2011 saga continued tonight when Phillies fans did not boo starting pitcher Joe Blanton after he surrendered 7 runs to the New York Mets. Blanton, unlike Hamels blew a 7 run lead, gave

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Phillies Are All In For 2011

Phillies Are All In For 2011

The Philadelphia Phillies are all in. No longer an up and coming team, Ruben Amaro Jr and David Montgomery made it clear they are now one of the big boys in the MLB when they

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Utley Is A Serious Concern, But It’s Too Early To Make A Trade

Utley Is A Serious Concern, But It’s Too Early To Make A Trade

Whenever a star player goes down, the natural reaction of the fans is to call for the team to make a move to acquire the best available name on the market. With the concerns of

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Phillies talked to Rangers about Young?

Phillies talked to Rangers about Young?

One would have to think that the Phillies payroll is already stretched to the max after they added Cliff Lee this offseason. But, did they maybe think that they could squeeze Michael Young in here

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Projecting The Philadelphia Phillies Rotation

Projecting The Philadelphia Phillies Rotation

As the Phillies' pitchers and catchers prepare to set their sights for Clearwater, Florida, all the cameras will be focused on the reigning Cy Young award winner Roy Halladay and his three counterparts who are

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