When a team fails to live up to the lofty expectations set by management and fans alike, change and turnover is inevitable. That is exactly the situation the Philadelphia Phillies find themselves in after quietly
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Ryan Howard underwent surgery Wednesday afternoon for the Achilles tendon that he tore running out of the batter’s box for the final out of the Phillies season. If the surgery goes perfect the slugger is
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In 2009 when the Phillies lost in the World Series to the New York Yankees I was sad but I did not get upset the way I would have pre-2008, I felt lucky just to
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The 2011 Phillies won a franchise record 102 games in the regular season. They finished the regular season with the best record in baseball. They assembled one of the strongest pitching staffs in modern history.
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Last week, before the National League Division Series with the Cardinals began, I wrote that the Phillies are far and away the best team in baseball and that the only team that can beat them
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Entering the NLDS match up with the St. Louis Cardinals, Charlie Manuel made some minor adjustments in his hitting line-up. One of the changes he made was moving Hunter Pence from fifth in the order
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The Phillies veteran infield made a major contribution in Saturday night's winning effort over the Cardinals and they helped the Fightins' to a quick lead in the first inning last night in game two, but
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Just one game into the series, the Phillies already have the Cardinals in a desperate situation. In the second game of the series, St. Louis will hand the ball to their ace Chris Carpenter, who
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The Phillies decisive 11-6 win over the Cardinals was much thanks to contributions from their dynamic infield. Despite falling behind early, Philly was able to overcome Kyle Lohse, who throw three no-hit innings to start
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It was a classic, dramatic post-season situation in the bottom of the sixth inning. There was one out, the Phillies were trailing 3-1 and there were runners on first and third with one of best
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