Archive for August, 2009
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Monday, August 31st, 2009The Phils got enough pitching against the Braves to win the series — Joe Blanton gave them yet another fantastic start last night, Moyer was great in game one when Pedro’s start was cut short by rain and Lidge came up huge twice in two tries. What is a little less impressive was how […]
Fans flock to Phillies pen to nail down the blown saves category in their roto leagues
Friday, August 28th, 2009The Phils played three games in Pittsburgh and gave up three huge home runs late. Two of them were too much for the Phillies to overcome and the Pirates took two out of three. The Phils offense managed to score just ten runs in the three-game set, which is going to make it […]
The worn reborn?
Thursday, August 27th, 2009Cole Hamels made a brilliant start for the Phillies last night, but they have been a less frequent this year coming off of a 2008 season in which Hamels was just fantastic. The Phillies won the fifth game of the World Series on October 29, 2008. Hamels went six innings in the game […]
Four??! Goodness sake
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009Charlie Manuel made an awful decision last night, bringing in a guy with a 6.75 ERA to pitch for the fourth straight day in a game the Phillies led by one run. It didn’t work out well. Lidge didn’t get an out and the Pirates tied the game up before Andrew McCutchen delivered […]
And down the stretch they come
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009The Phillies still have forty games left to play, almost a quarter of the season, but it sure looks like they’re going to the playoffs again in 2009. A look at the standings shows there are eight teams in the National League within eight games of a spot in the playoffs. The Phils, […]
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