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Category: ‘NL East’

New York Mets Trade RA Dickey to Toronto Blue Jays for Prospects
December 18th, 2012 at 10:00 AM
  After a few days of speculation, the New York Mets and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a deal to send knuckleballer RA Dickey north of the border. I don’t generally write about deals from other teams, unless it directly affects the Philadelphia Phillies. This trade changes the landscape...

Los Angeles Dodgers @ Philadelphia Phillies Preview
June 4th, 2012 at 11:37 AM
  The first place Los Angeles Dodgers will be taking on the last place Philadelphia Phillies in a three game stretch this week. How many of you thought I’d be using those adjectives to describe our teams a third of the way through the season? The first game of the series will...

Sports Media 101 and FanDuel Continues Partnership Kick Off with Free Fantasy Contests
March 28th, 2012 at 10:37 PM
***PHOTO1***   Sports Media 101 and FanDuel announced their official partnership last week. With this partnership comes the opportunity for sports fans everywhere to get the chance to play one day fantasy contests and win amazing prizes, just by throwing together a roster. The duo is allowing fans a chance to celebrate...

Offseason Moves Help Teams Close the Gap in NL East
December 23rd, 2011 at 11:02 PM
In recent season the Phillies have enjoyed a fairly wide gap in the National League East division. However, thanks to some offseason moves, it appears that gap may be closing. While the division gets stronger, it is up in the air as to which team will challenge the Phillies most...

Philadelphia Phillies May Need to Part Ways with Jimmy Rollins
October 13th, 2011 at 3:00 PM
For a decade Jimmy Rollins has held the position of shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies. He has ushered us from Veterans Stadium to Citizens Bank Park, and has been a Philadelphia version of Derek Jeter. Jimmy will be the first player most young kids remember rooting for, and he is...

Philadelphia Phillies Get Win 102, Eliminate Rival Atlanta Braves
September 29th, 2011 at 12:04 AM
Tonight the Phillies have set the franchise record for wins with 102 in 2011. They also picked up a franchise record, win number 646 for their manager Charlie Manuel. Outside of all of the accolades this team reached tonight, they also managed to end the season of the division rival...

Philadelphia Phillies Franchise Win Record in Jeopardy After Eight Straight Losses
September 25th, 2011 at 2:15 AM
One week ago, the Philadelphia Phillies had 13 opportunities to win four games. Four victories would have made this 2011 squad the best regular season team in the 128-year history of the franchise. ***PHOTO1*** With four games remaining, the Phillies still need those same four wins to accomplish the feat. After losing...

Philadelphia Phillies Clinch Fifth Consecutive Division Title; Sights Now Set on Clinching Home Field Advantage
September 18th, 2011 at 2:56 AM
On September 1, the Phillies were 21 games from clinching the National League East Division, fast-forward just over two weeks and the Phillies are now the reigning five-time National League East Division Champions.  ***PHOTO1*** After the Atlanta Braves defeated the New York Mets 1-0 prior to the Phillies taking the field on...

Roy Halladay Complete Game Makes Philadelphia Phillies MLB’s First Playoff Team
September 14th, 2011 at 5:17 PM
How else would the Phillies clinch a postseason birth? Of course it would come on the arm of Roy Halladay. He threw a complete game in a 1-0 shutout over the Houston Astros this afternoon. ***PHOTO1***The Phillies offense struggled yet again today, but a Placido Polanco RBI single is all it...

Scrappy Nationals Show Many Similarities to Past Phillies Teams
August 20th, 2011 at 3:21 PM
Phillies fans may be spoiled by the recent success of the franchise, but it was not too long ago that baseball played a small role in Philadelphia sports. Up until 2007, the Phillies struggled to find an identity in a city that was starved for a championship season. It turns...

Phillies Seem Unlikely to Aquire Carlos Beltran
July 27th, 2011 at 12:55 PM
Rumors have been all over the internet about the Mets wanting a top prospect for Carlos Beltran. It would appear that the Phillies are not going to be the team that throws them a top tier prospect for a rental player. Philadelphia has been reluctant to talk about trading prospects Jarred...

Philadelphia Phillies Roy Halladay Selected to Start All-Star Game
July 12th, 2011 at 2:07 AM
The efforts of Roy Halladay early in the season have earned him the starting nod in the 2011 Midsummer classic. He will face Jared Weaver of the Los Angeles Angels.  ***PHOTO1*** Manager Bruce Bochy of the San Diego Padres chose Halladay over the Atlanta Braves standout hurler Jair Jurrjens and explained his decision...

Philadelphia Phillies End First Half of Season on a High Note
July 11th, 2011 at 2:26 AM
Unlike seasons in the past, the 2011 edition of the Philadelphia Phillies came out the gate hot and have remained that way ever since. The Phillies normally begin the first half of the season with up and down play and pick up steam as the season moves on, but this...

The Philadelphia Phillies to Open Series Against Their Biggest Threat
July 8th, 2011 at 1:59 PM
The Fightin' Phils are right around the corner from the all-star break but have one obstacle in their way. They must play a three game series against their division rival Atlanta Braves.  ***PHOTO1*** The Atlanta Braves are 2.5 games behind the Phillies and sit in second place in the National League East division, however...

Shane Victorino Wins Final Vote to Join National League All-Star Team
July 7th, 2011 at 11:08 PM
There were five players vying for one spot and in the end the Philadelphia Phillies Shane Victorino came away victorious, amassing 9.2 million votes to become the final member added to the 2011 MLB All-Star Game roster.   ***PHOTO1*** The news came after the 4 p.m. voting deadline in which Victorino had been...

The Philadelphia Phillies Look Smart for Letting Jayson Werth Walk
July 7th, 2011 at 3:03 AM
Cliff Lee or Jayson Werth? The two players were the topic of discussion the entire offseason for Phillies fans and for good reason. ***PHOTO1***  The Phillies seemingly chose Lee over Werth when they signed him to a $100 million, five-year deal. Many believed the Phillies were cash strapped  when they chose to...

Philadelphia Phillies Lose Final Game to Toronto Blue Jays, Begin Series Against Florida Marlins
July 4th, 2011 at 2:28 AM
Amid the excitement about four Phillies being selected to participate in the all-star game, there was still a game to play. For Cliff Lee, there is no doubt he wished the outcome was different losing the finale across the border 7-4, ending his streak of 34 scoreless innings.  ***PHOTO1*** "They're going to...

MLB All-Star Rosters Announced Today Will Halladay, Lee, and Hamels Make The Team?
July 3rd, 2011 at 2:55 AM
Injury has been something close to an epidemic for the Philadelphia Phillies pitching staff this year, affecting almost every facet of its corps. As a result the Phillies are down to just three aces.  ***PHOTO1*** Yea I know,  no one is throwing a pity party for the best team in baseball. The...

Citizens Bank Park Has Been Great to The Phillies in 2011
June 30th, 2011 at 10:04 AM
Over the years it has not been uncommon to hear a player rip the Philadelphia Phillies faithful. But despite the reputation of the fans, the Phillies own the leagues best home record, sitting at a staggering 32-13. On the road the Phillies are just a mediocre 19-17. In fact, the...

Series Update: Cliff Lee Pitches Complete Game as Domonic Brown and Shane Victorino Shine
June 29th, 2011 at 12:44 AM
Cliff Lee stifled the Boston Red Sox batters en route to his third consecutive shut out. The Phillies went on to win the game 5-0 on the heels of a complete game by Lee. He was nothing short of amazing, striking out five batters to improve his record to 9-5. He...