Signs of Life
philliesphollowers.mlblogs.com 8/25/2008 — The Phillies offense did indeed show signs of life today as they whipped the Dodgers for a second straight game, winning 9-2. The run barrage began with Jimmy Rollins, the first batter for the Phillies, getting hit with a pitch.

Groovy Win For The Phils
philliesphollowers.mlblogs.com 8/25/2008 — It was 70’s night at the ballpark tonight and Chris Coste and Greg Dobbs emerged as the Disco Kings! In fact, give a great big Disco cheer to the entire bottom of the line-up!

Dodgers are no better than average
latimes.com 8/25/2008 — Dodgers drop to .500, at 65-65, with their third straight loss to Phillies, as Jonathan Broxton blows another save. But they're still only three games back in NL West. >  ...

J-Roll Carries The Broom
myteamrivals.typepad.com 8/26/2008 — Maybe every Phillies game should start off with Jimmy Rollins getting hit by a pitch? It’s happened twice this week, including today, and both games ended in victories with tonight completing a series sweep of the Dodgers.

Sweep revenge for the Phillies
allthingsphillysports.blogspot.com 8/26/2008 — Two weeks ago, the Phillies started a four game series against the Dodgers in Los Angeles. All four games were close, but the Phillies got swept by Manny and the Dodgers. Fast forward to today, and the Phillies rode Brett Myers and Jimmy Rollins to a 5-0 win to complete a four game sweep of their own over those same Dodgers in Philadelphia. Most of the games in this sweep were not even close....

Mets' playoff push takes a hit as Maine lands on DL — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 8/25/2008
The Mets chances of holding off the hard-charging Phillies in the NL East just took a major hit when the team announced Monday it was placing starter John Maine on the 15-day DL as he continues to try to battle through a painful bone spur behind his ...

LIVE: Phillies go for sweep of skidding Dodgers — FOXSports.com News for MLB 8/25/2008

Torre tries to shake up offense — Major League Baseball News 8/26/2008
Looking for a way to shake the Dodgers out of a losing streak that has reached six losses in eight games, manager Joe Torre told his players they did not need to show up at Citizens Bank Park until 6 p.m. ET for Monday's 7:05 p.m. start against the ...

Phillies complete sweep of Dodgers — L.A. Times - Baseball News 8/26/2008
Brett Myers goes seven innings and Jimmy Rollins has three hits and drives in two runs in a 5-0 victory to give Philadelphia its first four-game sweep of L.A., which falls below .500, in 23 years. >  ...

Jimmy Rollins finds bat as Phillies sweep Los Angeles Dodgers — Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com 8/26/2008
Brett Myers tossed seven gritty innings, Jimmy Rollins had three hits and two RBI, and the Phillies completed their first four-game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 23...