THT Live Roundtable: WS Edition
hardballtimes.com 17 days ago — I was very tempted to write a different title for this post, but I didn't want to scare away any readers. This edition is a strange one by our usual standards. Why is that? Because Carson Cistulli chimed in saying he'd like to take part. I mean that in the most positive way possible, Carson. ...

Lidge of sighs
hardballtimes.com 10 days ago — Because Lidge over troubled waters has been done to death. Click the title to read more. Read more great baseball stuff at The Hardball Times .

Phillies 2009 Year In Review
myteamrivals.typepad.com 15 days ago — Phillies 2009 Year In Review   2009 was an outstanding season for the Philadelphia Phillies in many ways.   Not only did they return to the World Series for the second consecutive year, but when you look at everything they had to endure to do so, the feat becomes that much ...

The Walking Wounded
myteamrivals.typepad.com 13 days ago — Is there a doctor in the house?   Apparently, there are a few very busy doctors in the Phillies clubhouse since the season ended.   It had already been disclosed that Scott Eyre was pitching the latter half of the season with bone chips in his elbow , so the fact that he will have ...

The Nightmare Is Upon Us
myteamrivals.typepad.com 19 days ago — Last year, the Phillies won the World Series behind the strength of Cole Hamels and Brad Lidge .   This year, they are likely going to lose the World Series because of the failure of those same two players.   What was a dream World Series match-up for many has now turned into a ...

More Surgeries On Tap For This Week
theghostofmoonlightgraham.wordpress.com 11 days ago — As we found out last week, tis the season for surgeries. This week there are three more surgeries set for some notable players. Let's take a look at who is going under the knife this week.

Lidge, Ibanez and Eyre to have surgeries | phillies.com: News
myteamrivals.typepad.com 13 days ago — PHILADELPHIA -- It turns out Phillies closer Brad Lidge was more injured in 2009 than he let on. He will have surgery Wednesday to remove a loose body from his right elbow. He also will have his right flexor/pronator tendon evaluated. If the tendon needs to be repaired, Lidge is unlikely to ...

Phillies-Yankees: Game Four Notes
bleacherreport.com 19 days ago — > In the first, Joe Blanton had no movement on his pitches, not that he's usually drowning in it, and wound up surrendering two runs after the first two men reached base. Adding to the interest was watching A-Rod get hit, the third time that's ...

Thank You Phillies
pabaseball.blogspot.com 16 days ago — WSBGMs would like to take this opportunity to thank the Philadelphia Phillies for one helluva ride this season. Third straight NL East title and back-to-back World Series appearances...that's the stuff I used to dream of when I was a kid. They may not have won the coveted championship this ...

Phillies' Emergence Threatens World Series Chances of Low-Budget Teams — Bleacher Report - MLB 15 days ago
Can a low-budget team win the World Series? The answer is a qualified yes. But it appears to have gotten harder just within the past year or two. That's because historically it has been easier to do so from one of the two leagues than the other.  ...

Phillies title gear a hit far from World Series — The Seattle Times: Sports 15 days ago
Rich Stearns works and lives just outside Seattle. He grew up in New York state. He lived in Philadelphia for 10 years.

MLB playoffs: The postseason had its share of defining moments — ESPN.com - MLB 15 days ago
Yankees toppled Phillies to return to glory, but full-scale instant replay clearly needed

For Philadelphia Phillies, It Is Time To Chase Away Winter Blues — Bleacher Report - MLB 15 days ago
If in a loss everything would have a Phillies hue, perhaps if Chase Utley would have hit a two-run home run in the late innings of Game Six, and his Reggie Jackson breaking performance could have earned him the World Series MVP in a losing cause.  ...

Joe Sheehan: What does the future hold for the Yankees and Phillies? — SI.com - MLB 15 days ago
The Yankees and Phillies will both return the core of their pennant-winning teams in 2010, but Joe Sheehan says both front offices have plenty of decisions to make in the offseason.