Next Two Weeks Could Define Phillies Season
myteamrivals.typepad.com 6/2/2009 — The Philadelphia Phillies began what will probably be their hardest road trip of the season last night with a win against the Padres. Their trip includes three games in San Diego, four in Los Angeles, then three in New York against their biggest rivals the Mets. They follow this brutal road ...

Macho Row Phlashback: 1983 World Series - Game One
macho-row.blogspot.com 6/19/2009 — The 1983 Phillies , nicknamed the "Wheeze Kids" for their average player age of 32, were fueled by a mini reunion of The Big Red Machine with Pete Rose , Tony Perez, and Joe Morgan. Lead by MVP Mike Schmidt the Phillies pulled away from the Pittsburgh Pirates for the NL East division ...

Orioles 7, Phillies 2
philliesdigest.com 6/20/2009 — The Philadelphia Phillies (36-29) baseball team lost to the Baltimore Orioles by a score of 7-2 tonight at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies have lost four (4) straight ball games at home. The annoying talk about the poor home record will continue as the slide reaches (13-20). The Phillies simply ...

June 20 Game Recap: Orioles 2, Phillies 1
thefightins.com 6/22/2009 — What happened? Cole Hamels’ solid outing was wasted as the Orioles completed the sweep in Philadelphia, sending the Phils to a 1-8 home stand. Who did what? Cole Hamels (4-3) took the loss, allowing two runs in eight innings. He ...

Changing Our Colors
housethatglanvillebuilt.blogspot.com 6/24/2009 — It's no secret that the Phillis suck complete and utter ass at home this season, which makes absolutely no sense for a team that went the entire 2008 postseason without a loss at home. But the numbers don't lie. The Phils are an abysmal 13-19 at ...

Tale of the Tape - Boston
pabaseball.blogspot.com 6/11/2009 — A short one today, so let's get it on! Food Boston - Baked Beans. Philly - Cheesesteak. Advantage - Philly. Has anyone ever said, "Hey, when the bar closes, want to go grab some baked beans?" I doubt it. Bands With Big Hair Boston - Extreme. More Than Words. Philly - Cinderella. Don't Know ...

What They're Saying: Phillies Draft Edition
the700level.com 6/10/2009 — Although they forfeited their first round pick with the signing of Raul Ibanez, a bold move that has worked out quite nicely so far, the Phillies used a pair of selections on high school outfielders yesterday, taking Kelly Dugan in the second and Kyrell Hudson in the third. We round up some ...

A Mets blog man-crushing on the Phillies? WHAT THE @#$%?
weretheteamtobeat.com 6/23/2009 — Hot Foot blog who the hell do you think you are?  You’re messing up the natural order of things.  Mets fans are not supposed to have love for the Phillies !  That’s like a cat licking a dog’s ass! (Wait, what?)  What’s going on here?: Just give me a second to explain ...

There's Good News And There's Bad News
the700level.com 6/22/2009 — How about the good news first? The good news is that the Phillies will not lose a baseball game today. The bad news? They've lost six straight games and have looked completely lost at times over the past few weeks. Somehow, the Phils find themselves still up two games on the Mets and ...

Unsettling Trends
crashburnalley.com 6/22/2009 — With yet another sweep at home against an American League team, the Phillies’ record at home drops to 13-22 (.371) and their interleague record drops to 3-9 (.250). For comparison, the 20-46 Washington Nationals fall in between those winning ...

Red Sox Fans Unleash On Mother Nature After Marlins Victory — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/19/2009
Mother Nature was unleashed in Boston last night and the Red Sox and their fans quickly retorted. After an afternoon full of rain and a start delayed by five minutes, the Boston Red Sox failed to solve the enigma that is Ricky Nolasco and his 7+ ...

10 Reasons Why the Red Sox Are Legit Contenders for the World Series — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/19/2009
The Boston Red Sox are almost always considered to be one of the best teams in the major leagues. Especially since they came back from trailing the New York Yankees three games to none in the ALCS in 2004 to winning that series and then beating the ...

Preview Game 65: Phillies vs. Orioles — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/19/2009
This season the Phillies have recorded two series wins at home. Both have come against the Washington Nationals . This weekend they hope to pick their third home series win, and perhaps get their home schedule turned around, when they welcome the  ...

Macho Row Phlashback: 1983 World Series - Game One — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/19/2009
The 1983 Phillies, nicknamed the "Wheeze Kids" for their average player age of 32, were fueled by a mini reunion of The Big Red Machine, with Pete Rose , Tony Perez, and Joe Morgan reuniting. Lead by MVP Mike Schmidt , the Phillies pulled ...

Mayberry gets start in left for Ibanez — Major League Baseball News 6/20/2009
Jayson Werth was back in right field, while John Mayberry Jr. -- who started in right on Thursday -- started in left field for the Phillies against the Orioles on Friday.