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The National League Championship Series shifts to Los Angeles tonight where the Phillies try to take a commanding 3-0 lead against the Dodgers. First pitch is 8:22 ET on Fox. Lineups have been posted: As he’s done throughout the season, manager Charlie Manuel gives the nod to glove man Pedro ...
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Luck is a part of the game and the Phils have seen their share this post-season. They've also recognized those breaks and have capitalized on many of them. The one downside to watching these games on TBS and FOX is not having our own guys call the action. This series is custom-built for Chris ...
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In a game that followed no logical script, the Phils earned all their runs without the long ball and received a 3-for-3, 3 RBI day at the plate by Brett Myers, as the Phils downed the Dodgers to take a 2-0 lead in the NLCS. Shane Victornio continued his torrid Victober with a two-run single, ...
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Line ups DODGERS SS Rafael Furcal C Russell Martin LF Manny Ramirez RF Andre Ethier 1B James Loney CF Matt Kemp 2B Blake DeWitt 3B Casey Blake RHP Chad Billingsley PHILLIES SS Jimmy Rollins CF Shane Victorino 2B Chase Utley 1B Ryan Howard LF Pat Burrell RF Jayson Werth 3B Greg Dobbs C Carlos ...
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June Manuel, 87, passed away this morning after suffering a heart attack on Tuesday, according to the team Web site. Charlie Manuel cancelled his afternoon news conference, but was still with the team as of earlier today. It’s possible the Phillies skipper will depart for Virginia tomorrow and ...
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Someone has sold the Phillies pitching staff on the concept that if they can win in Philadelphia, they can win anywhere. How many times have we heard blanket statements like “The Phillies can never win at Citizens Bank Park?” For the first time in its short history, the Phils are calling BS. ...
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Last night, an October star was born. His name is Cole Hamels. After reading 200 pieces previewing this series, my final impulse was to withhold any prediction and let the Phillies and Dodgers settle it on the field. Baseball never seems to work out the way it’s supposed to. Except, of course, ...
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Chase Utley's two-run shot and Pat Burrell’s go-ahead blast turned the tables on Derek Lowe in the sixth inning and made sure Cole Hamels’ dominant performance was rewarded with the win in the Phillies' 3-2 victory over the Dodgers.
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I live in the neighborhood of CBP and its a nice day so I took a little walk over there and man the place is buzzing. I wish I was going tonight. The place will be hopping. With all the media there and everyone setting up their live broadcasts you just feel like this is a huge event. And you ...
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Rosters were finalized by the Phillies and Dodgers this morning with only one change to announce. Closer Takashi Saito, who’s trying to recover from elbow problems, will be replaced by left-hander Hong-Chih Kuo. Jonathan Broxton will assume ninth-inning duties for the Dodgers. Meanwhile, the ...
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The addition of Manny Ramirez, a veteran of 98 playoff games, adds juice to the National League Championship Series and National League as a whole. From the opposite dugout, the Phillies see Manny and know it’s for real. The last thing I did before drifting off to sleep was read Tom Verducci’s ...
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The player voted best overall in the National League by peers at midseason is a lifetime 4-for-26 (.154) in the playoffs and faded in the second half. Chase Utley’s late-season deceleration boarders on a pattern fans may just have to accept. Just as Ryan Howard proved beyond a shadow of a doubt ...
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In his final season as Phillies GM, the 71-year-old has guaranteed either a quiet exit or an epic one. There was a different dynamic inside our comments thread this season and I’ve just figured out what it was. The name "Pat Gillick" was mentioned 90 percent less times than in previous years. ...
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Getting up to speed on the Phillies, with Game 1 of the NLCS looming. Man, writing about the playoffs is hard. Every moment is a “defining” moment and must be treated like a faberge egg. It’s a tough task for tired hands, when it’s Oct. 8 and you feel like you’ve pitched 235 innings, like Cole ...
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ESPN’s panel of columnists and analysts, including Jayson Stark, Tim Kurkjian, Rob Neyer, Steve Phillips and Jim Caple, are near unanimous in picking the Dodgers to defeat the Phillies in the NLCS. Only Neyer takes the Phillies in seven. Most seem to envision a well-pitched series that could go ...
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A look back at the five most important plays of the National League Division Series between the Phillies and Brewers finds Shane Victorino headlining two of them. Only in a game as great as baseball could a walk and a grand slam represent the best two plays in a series. Let’s go to the list, in ...
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In wrapping up the NLDS so soon, the Dodgers and Phillies have until Thursday to rest up before Game 1 of the National League Championship Series. The ALDS continues today. Don’t make plans. Like, until November. The boys of summer stole the season away from football yesterday at precisely 4 ...
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Pat Burrell connected for two home runs, including a three-run jack, and Joe Blanton allowed one run through six-plus innings, as the Phillies punched their ticket for the National League Championship Series with a 6-2 victory over the Brewers. Yesterday, following another grim performance, I ...
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Today is not do or die. From last thread: "There was one more game to play, but the Sox were already dead." That's silly, the Sox were leading Game 7 going into the sixth inning. So what, they forgot they were dead for 2/3 of the game and only remembered it later? It's only in retrospect it ...
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Tonight, Phillies fans experienced what this series has looked like from the other side, witnessing an ugly, poorly played loss from start to finish. It started with Jamie Moyer, who struggled with Brian Runge’s strike zone right out of the chute. Moyer took the loss, lasting just four innings ...
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