Preview Game 87: Phillies @ Marlins
macho-row.blogspot.com 7/16/2009 — After a couple days of off-field excitement and the all star game in St. Louis the Phillies and Marlins get right back at it in a key four game division series. The Marlins look to start chipping away at the Phillies' four game lead in the NL East. To do that they will need to find a way to ...

Phillies vs. Mets weekend!
weretheteamtobeat.com 7/3/2009 — How great is Mets vs. Phillies on fourth of July weekend?  I’m psyched.  It would be a little bit more fun if we didn’t have to watch Livan Hernandez, Rodrigo Lopez (ah damn) & Fernando Nieve, but how can we complain about such Featured Series: Mets at Phillies  ...

Mets help Phillies remember how baseball is played
weretheteamtobeat.com 7/6/2009 — Please, let this be the end of it. Let this 3-day sweep over the Mets right the ship. Tell me that we’ve weathered the storm and emerged battered and bruising, but on the right track now. Coming into Friday’s series opener, I couldn’t have asked more much more out of our ...

Macho Row Phlashback: 2008 World Series - Game Three
macho-row.blogspot.com 6/24/2009 — After being swept out of the 2007 playoffs by the Colorado Rockies , the Phillies were determined to not repeat their failures in 2008. After clinching their second straight division title the Phillies dispatched of the hot Milwaukee Brewers and took out Manny Ramirez and the rejuvenated Los ...

Shaking The Bank
myteamrivals.typepad.com 7/4/2009 — Could the Mets be the cure for the bad baseball bug that has bitten the Phillies lately?   Today’s 7-2 win that rocked Citizens Bank Park was definitely a good start.   Another good start today was that of new Phillies pitcher, Rodrigo Lopez , who stunned Philadelphia fans with ...

Early July Clash of the NL East Titans
the700level.com 7/3/2009 — And by titans I mean two teams with a combined record of 78-76. The Mets and Phillies have been the two teams atop the NL East for quite a few seasons now. After both teams struggling mightily over the past weeks, not to mention the Phillies being swept at the hand of the Braves, the East is ...

Phillies Lose Ugly at Home, 7-1
macho-row.blogspot.com 6/18/2009 — After hitting the Phillies pitching staff hard all game long the previous night, the Toronto Blue Jays picked up where they left off and took the home team out of it before they stepped to the plate. Jamie Moyer took the loss but the Phillies offense did next to nothing to give him a chance. ...

SHANE WINS! And The Phillies Look To Take The Series
the700level.com 7/9/2009 — * Congratulations to Shane Victorino , who was declared the winner of the 33rd and Final All Star Vote. I won't say he deserved it any more or less than the other guys (nor can I say who the other guys even were), but he is an exciting addition to the game and it's cool he made it, even if ...

What Can Charlie Do?
myteamrivals.typepad.com 7/3/2009 — The Philadelphia Phillies looked like they turned a page when they won their weekend series against the Toronto Blue Jays. That page was turned back as the Phillies suffered a sweep in Atlanta against the Braves and fell into a tie for first place in the National League East. As I watched the ...

Weekend Series Preview: Marlins @ Phillies, 8/7-8/9
misterballz.blogspot.com 8/7/2009 — The second place Miami Marlins visit the first place Phillies this weekend. The Marlins are 7 games behind the division leaders. Below, you will find pitching match ups and other key notes from this series. Friday, 7:35pm. Ricky Nolasco (7-7, 5.00 ERA) vs. Joe Blanton (7-5, 4.02 ERA). ...

Phillies-Braves Series Sweep: Hmm, That Went Well — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/3/2009
Atlanta had the Phillies’ number: 8-6-7-5-3-0-9.   Whoops, sorry. That’s Jenny’s number.   The Braves were dialed in on Phillies' pitching.   In Thursday’s Philadelphia Inquirer , the banner article ...

Baseball's pharmacy hall of fame — L.A. Times - Baseball News 7/3/2009
With Manny Ramirez back tonight from his 50-game drug suspension, a look at some of baseball's top players linked to performance-enhancing drugs. > Dodgers ...

Mets, Phillies Battle For First — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/3/2009
Could first place be around the corner?   The current batch of Mets players have been berated in all forms of media all week.   “We can’t win like this”   “These players aren’t very ...

Friday night's lineup — Surfing the Mets - NY Daily News Blogs 7/3/2009
Here's the lineup that will face Rodrigo Lopez on Friday night as the Mets, as hard as it may be to believe, can catch the Phillies in the NL East standings: Cora, ss Murphy, 1b Wright, 3b Sheffield, rf Church, cf Tatis, 2b Evans, lf ...

Life, Liberty and The Pursuit Of First Place:Rag-Tag Mets Vs Lost Phils — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/3/2009
Tomorrow will mark the 223rd anniversary of this country. At the time, the Continental Congress entrenched itself in heavy debate with concern to the hostilities which had developed between the Crown and its thirteen colonies. The Congress decided ...