The right Rollins could get Phillies rollin' to October
mvn.com 7/1/2009 — Who would have thought that at the beginning of July, the baseball world would be applauding three teams from the National League West while remaining vexed with four teams from the National League East? But here we are, and the Los Angeles Dodgers look strong and deep; the Colorado ...

The right Rollins could get Phillies rollin' to October
mvn.com 6/30/2009 — Who would have thought that at the beginning of July, the baseball world would be applauding three teams from the National League West while remaining vexed with four teams from the National League East? But here we are, and the Los Angeles Dodgers look strong and deep; the Colorado ...

The right Rollins could get Phillies rollin' to October
community.foxsports.com 6/30/2009 — Who would have thought that at the beginning of July, the baseball world would be applauding three teams from the National League West while remaining vexed with four teams from the National League East? But here we are, and the Los Angeles Dodgers look strong and deep; the Colorado Rockies ...

Sell the Ball Park...Phillies Need to Stay on the Road!
misterballz.blogspot.com 6/24/2009 — After an awful home stand where the Phillies went 1-8, the defending champs bounced back on Tuesday night with a 10-1 victory against the Rays. The win for the Phillies improves their road record to a Major League best 24-9 (.727 winning percentage), while their home record is second worst in ...

Dropping The Ball
myteamrivals.typepad.com 7/1/2009 — Both literally and figuratively, the Phillies dropped the ball tonight.   After an off-day yesterday, the team sauntered into Atlanta and looked a bit sluggish, instead of rejuvenated.   Batting against Derek Lowe is generally no picnic, but they had some opportunities.   ...

View From the Other Side: Philadelphia Phillies Series Preview
bluebirdbanter.com 6/26/2009 — More photos » AP Just to remind you, these guys are World Series Champions. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Phillies) Browse more photos »  ...

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 ...

How Sweep It Is!
myteamrivals.typepad.com 7/6/2009 — After one of the worst stretches of play for the Philadelphia Phillies in my lifetime, it was nice to see them sweep their hated rivals the New York Mets. Now I heard all of the excuses from Mets fans about injuries and the Phillies only beating their Triple-A team. But the facts are we won all ...

Do Nothing at All
threio.com 6/25/2009 — It’s getting tough analyzing, encouraging and defending Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins’ woes at the plate. As baseball fans sooner or later our favorite player will have his day on the Grill. We just hope it’s not during a championship run and or as in this case defending a championship.  ...

Philadelphia Phillies Mid Season Review
myteamrivals.typepad.com 7/8/2009 — When the Philadelphia Phillies began the 2009 campaign there was optimism everywhere. And why not? The Phillies were the reigning World Champions. It looked as though they had improved their club in the offseason and the only question marks were a right handed bat off the bench and an extra ...

Rollins snaps career-worst hitless streak — Major League Baseball News 7/3/2009
Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins snapped a career-worst 0-for-28 slump with a single to right field in the third inning Thursday night against the Braves at Turner Field. It was Rollins' first hit since June 18, a span of 14 days and 12 games.

Phillies Limp Home for Important NL East Series With the Mets — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/3/2009
It certainly is a long way from Oct. 31, 2008. That is the day when the Philadelphia Phillies celebrated their second World Championship of baseball, having defeated the Tampa Bay Rays, four games to one. Oh, yes, the Phillies are still in first ...

Braves-Phillies: Players Make Cox a Genius By Completing Sweep — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/3/2009
Matt Diaz came through with the go-ahead RBI double in the eighth inning as the Braves completed the sweep of the Phillies Thursday night, 5-2. Timely hits were hard to come by, as only three of the 17 half-innings featured runs scored. Casey ...

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 ...

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 ...