By KyleFrey @ Ill Phillies 01/14/2012

With it being the off season and the Phillies not making many moves as of late, I thought it'd be a good idea to start this, our favorite Phillies moments of all time. For me personally I love watching old clips of the Phightins and baseball in general....
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By KyleFrey @ Ill Phillies 08/26/2011

Ever since John Mayberry Jr., came back up from AAA Lehigh Valley, he's been on fire and has made a case to lock up the spot in left field next year should the Phillies not re-sign Raul Ibanez who is currently going through a groin injury. In July...
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By KyleFrey @ Ill Phillies 08/22/2011

First the series loss to the Nats, now this. Today Jimmy Rollins broke the news on Twitter saying this, "Soooooo this is what we got...mild grade 2 stain, gone till September" There's no doubt this a huge loss, you can't deny it. Jimmy has been healthy...
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By KyleFrey @ Ill Phillies 08/21/2011

The Phillies bullpen, one of the many strengths on this team, looked very shaky in this weekend series vs the Washington Nationals. In game 1 the Phils had the game in hand, 2 run lead for Ryan Madson going into the 9th, game over right? Wrong, ...
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By KyleFrey @ Ill Phillies 08/19/2011

Last night our Phightin Phils became the first team of the 2011 season to reach 80 wins by taking the rubber match with the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-1. Surprisingly though, in franchise history there was a Phillies team that reached 80 wins faster than...
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By Michael Fogliano @ Ill Phillies 08/16/2011

Last night Jim Thome put himself into a very prestigous and historical club that only seven other people had the credentials to be in-- the 600 Home Run Club. Not only is it a great accomplishment, but Thome is a "good guy", persay, and was loved by ...
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By KyleFrey @ Ill Phillies 08/15/2011

Today was supposed to be a great day at CBP as the Phils were to unveil Harry Kalas' statue, and not to mention Roy Halladay would have been on the mound, unfortunately mother nature had other ideas. The game was postponed before the start and the game...
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By KyleFrey @ Ill Phillies 08/12/2011

Tonight we'll see John Kruk, part of that memorable 1993 Phillies team, be inducted into the Phillies Wall of Fame. Kruk was a throwback kind of baseball player and was one of the best personalities from that 93 bunch that shocked the Braves and the ...
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By KyleFrey @ Ill Phillies 08/11/2011

The Phillies finished off the sweep of the Dodgers today by coming back down 6-0 to beat LA 9-8. The Phils go 9-1 on the road trip as well to improve their record to 77-40. It didn't look like we'd be talking about another sweep today though early on...
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By KyleFrey @ Ill Phillies 08/06/2011

As a Flyers fan myself, I remember, like many others, the sign shown at the Flyers-Senators game this past season where a brawl started, "Old Time Hockey" was the sign. Well if the Phillies had a famous sign man like the Flyers I'm sure he ...
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By KyleFrey @ Ill Phillies 08/04/2011

The Phillies continued their hot streak today finishing off the sweep of the Colorado Rockies. The Phils became the first team in baseball to reach 70 wins in 2011 over this series and have taken a commanding 8 game lead in the NL East. Game 1 didn't...
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By Michael Fogliano @ Ill Phillies 07/30/2011

After acquiring Hunter Pence from the Houston Astros just yesterday, it looks like the Philadelphia Phillies have no intentions of slowing down. Jayson Stark tweeted earlier that the Phillies may be interested in another power hitter, specifically...
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By Michael Fogliano @ Ill Phillies 07/30/2011

After acquiring Hunter Pence from the Astors last night, the Phillies needed to make room on the roster and thus sent Domonic Brown back down to the minors. And he will be starting in leftfield. This move to me is more than just to make room in my opinion,...
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By Michael Fogliano @ Ill Phillies 07/30/2011

The Phillies acquireed Hunter Pence late last night in exchange for pitching prospect Jarred Cosart, Jonathan Singleton, Josh Zeid, and another player to be named later. Perhaps the Phillies gave up a bit too much for the 28 year old slugger, but there...
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By KyleFrey @ Ill Phillies 07/30/2011

It's almost become a yearly tradition for the Phillies to make a huge trade on July 29th which happens to be my birthday. Over the past 3 years the Phillies have aquired Cliff Lee (09) Roy Oswalt (10) and now Hunter Pence for 2011. There were many...
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By KyleFrey @ Ill Phillies 07/26/2011

Yes Phillies fans, the SF Giants are back in town for a rematch of last year's NLCS. The Phillies hold the best record in baseball at 64-37 and 6 games up on Atlanta in the NL East. The Giants lead the West by 4 over the surprising Arizona Diamondbacks...
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By KyleFrey @ Ill Phillies 07/21/2011

Many people have said the Phillies need a right handed bat and the prize of this year's Trade Deadline is RF Hunter Pence of the Houston Astros. The Stros are one of the league's worst teams and are looking for a lot in return if they did trade Pence. One...
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By KyleFrey @ Ill Phillies 07/10/2011

At first I was gonna do a recap of game 2 of this series with the Braves in this article mixed with game 3. Then game 3 happened. Here's a quick review of game 2 though, Cliff Lee only allowed 1 run and hit a homerun, Phils bullpen and offense didn't...
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By KyleFrey @ Ill Phillies 07/09/2011

RAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUULLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL! That's what the sold out crowd at a rainy Citizens Bank Park last night were chanting when Raul Ibanez delivered his biggest hit of the season so far with a walk off homerun in the 10th inning. Raul has...
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By KyleFrey @ Ill Phillies 07/08/2011

Last thing any Phillies fan wanted to hear, another player going on the DL. This time it's Shane Victorino who most recently was voted into the MLB All-Star Game by the Final Vote on mlb.com. Victorino suffered his sprained thumb against the Blue Jays...
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By KyleFrey @ Ill Phillies 07/07/2011

Game 3 of this series with the Marlins is easily one to forget for Phillies fans, well for the last 5 innings that is. Kyle Kendrick gave up 7 hits in 5 innings and had allowed 3 runs to start the 6th, except only one run was earned and...
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By KyleFrey @ Ill Phillies 06/30/2011

Would you believe it?! The Phillies finally, for the first time since 2003, have won a series against the  Boston Red Sox. Game one was all Phils, Dom Brown picked up his 5th homer of 2011 in the bottom of the second to give the Phils a 2-0 lead. Cliff...
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By KyleFrey @ Ill Phillies 06/27/2011

Roy Halladay was his usual self today against the Oakland A's picking up his 10th win of the season. Doc pitched his 5th complete game this year while striking out 4. Shane Victorino started the scoring with a RBI single to left to give the Phils...
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By KyleFrey @ Ill Phillies 06/22/2011

It was one of those games for the Phils. Where they don't score at all against the starter and then when the bullpen comes in, the Phillies take over. Kyle McClellan shut down the offense for the first 7 innings only allowing one run on a pinch hit single...
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By Michael Fogliano @ Ill Phillies 06/21/2011

After losing the previous series to the Seattle Marniners, the Phillies seek to make a turnaround against a very respectable team in the St. Louis Cardinals. The Phillies faced the Cardinals in a two game series earlier in the...
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By Michael Fogliano @ Ill Phillies 06/20/2011

It was reported by Buster Olney a couple days ago that the Phillies were seriously interested in acquiring a right-handed bat. But to make things even more cement, Olney reported on his twitter account yesterday that the Phillies have made inquiries ...
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By Michael Fogliano @ Ill Phillies 06/18/2011

Today the Philadelphia Phillies designated relief pitcher, J.C Romero for assignment. Romero was a part of the 2008 World Series team and contributed to in many ways to the Phillies getting there.  However, his past also has flaws with suspension...
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By KyleFrey @ Ill Phillies 06/16/2011

What a series. Today the Phils finished off the four game sweep of the Florida Marlins with a two hit shutout by Cliff Lee. Lee was dominant on the mound and at the plate. Lee drove in the first run of the ballgame with an RBI double to give the Phils...
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By KyleFrey @ Ill Phillies 06/15/2011

If what happened in the 8th inning tonight didn't occur, I wouldn't even be typing up the recap of tonight's game. But Cole Hamels in the 8th inning suffered back stiffness and had to come out of the game. Now before we jump to conclusions or anything...
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By KyleFrey @ Ill Phillies 06/12/2011

The Phils won the 4 game series with Chicago today by coming back down 3-1 to win 4-3. The game got off to a bad start when Roy Oswalt gave up 3 first inning runs, 2 coming on a 2 run shot by one of the many Phillie killers Aramis Ramirez. Ryan Howard...
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By KyleFrey @ Ill Phillies 06/09/2011

Last night Cole Hamels continued his dominance over the Los Angeles Dodgers throwing 8 shutout innings while striking out 9. One of the most impressive moments of Cole's performence was the 7th inning when he worked out of a huge jam in the 7th inning...
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By KyleFrey @ Ill Phillies 05/26/2011

Honestly I have no clue. In case you are reading this and don't know the Rolen vs Phillies saga, here's a recap of his career with the Phightin Phils. Rolen was called up in 96 in September and did a good job for the Phils and was later Rookie of the...
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By KyleFrey @ Ill Phillies 05/22/2011

Finally we hear the words we've all been waiting for since Spring Training, Chase Utley is coming back. The Phils 5 time all star second baseman is set to return on Monday or at least sometime this week, which is huge news for the Phillies offense. Domonic...
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By Michael Fogliano @ Ill Phillies 05/21/2011

Worley or Blanton?
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By KyleFrey @ Ill Phillies 05/17/2011

MISSING PLAYERS ALERT:PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES OFFENSEJust how horrible is the Phillies offense right now, well last night pretty much described it, the Phils only got 1 run off of Cardinals starter Jake Westbrook who came into the game with over a 6.00...
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By Michael Fogliano @ Ill Phillies 05/07/2011

As known by every Philadelphia Phillies fan out there, Cole Hamels' contract expires at the end of this season and this should be the number one thing on the "To-Do List" for Ruben Amaro Jr. However, recent reports have stated that there have been no...
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By KyleFrey @ Ill Phillies 04/30/2011

After escaping with a win in the desert, the Phillies destroyed the Mets tonight by a 10-3 final. Ryan Howard had a big night at the plate driving in 6 runs, with 2 home runs, one a grand slam. Vance Worley was called up to take Blanton's spot in the...
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By Michael Fogliano @ Ill Phillies 04/29/2011

Blanton to the 15 Day DL; Worley steps up.
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By Michael Fogliano @ Ill Phillies 04/29/2011

After having a bad outing against the Diamondbacks, Roy Oswalt left the game early and it was reported that he left the clubhouse immediately. It was then leaked today that Oswalt would leave the Phillies for a little bit because of "personal reasons"....
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By Michael Fogliano @ Ill Phillies 04/25/2011

Roy Halladay and the Phillies defeat the Padres, 3-1
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By Michael Fogliano @ Ill Phillies 04/25/2011

Jose Contreras placed on the 15-Day DL
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By Michael Fogliano @ Ill Phillies 04/21/2011

Does Jose Contreras deserve the permanent closer job?
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By Michael Fogliano @ Ill Phillies 04/21/2011

Phillies defeat the Brewers 4-3 and prevent a sweep,
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By KyleFrey @ Ill Phillies 04/08/2011

The Phillies closed out the homestand with a complete destruction of the Mets today with an 11-0 win. Roy Halladay pitched great baseball for the Phils not allowing a run and striking out 7 over 7 innings. The Phillies offense was also in high gear as...
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By KyleFrey @ Ill Phillies 04/07/2011

Well Cole Hamels didn't exactly get off to the start he wanted to last night against the Mets, at all. Hamels allowed 6 of the 7 Mets runs in a horrible 2nd inning which Cole didn't get out of. But before everybody starts the Cole hate. Let's take a ...
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By Michael Fogliano @ Ill Phillies 03/25/2011

Yes, you may add another Phillies player to the disabled list– Brad Lidge. It was recently reported this morning from Jim Salisbury of CSN Philly. Salisbury stated, "For the third time in four seasons with the club, closer Brad Lidge will ...
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By Michael Fogliano @ Ill Phillies 03/15/2011

The Phillies barely defeat the Astros as Cole Hamels has a shaky start.
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By dastein @ Ill Phillies 02/01/2011

The English Premier League winter transfer window has come and gone.  Chelsea has slipped fully ten points behind league leader Manchester United. Arsenal and Manchester City also stand in the way of Chelsea's dreams of repeating.  Roman Abramovich...
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By dastein @ Ill Phillies 12/30/2010

Over the last month it looked as if Chelsea was taking itself out of contention. After being beaten badly on Monday, 3-1 by Arsenal, Chelsea was on a six game skid without a win.  The home fans were expecting a win over Bolton on Wednesday and Drogba...
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By dastein @ Ill Phillies 12/21/2010

I needed some time to cool off and reflect on FIFA's decision to award two World Cups in the same afternoon.  FIFA has that rare ability to get two decisions wrong in the same day, much like reading Scalia writing about individual freedoms at the...
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