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The Phillies lost on Friday night in the opening game of their series with the Nationals down in DC. One of the few highlights for the Philadelphia side was when Ben Revere threw a guy out at the plate (!) in the 4th inning on what would turn out to be a pretty viscous collision…
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To Watch This Weekend: Ace Kendrick, Stephen Strasburg, Home Alone 2 (En Espanol)
May 24, 2013, 2:45 PM EDT
The weather in Philly and/or the Jersey shore may put a bit of a damper on your Memorial Day Weekend plans. So here are some things on your television you can watch if you’re not tuned into Franzke and L.A. via MLB At Bat on your phone while chilling on the beach somewhere tomorrow. The…
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Photo: Check Out What Appear to Be Penn State’s 2013 Home Uniforms
May 24, 2013, 2:08 PM EDT
There was an uproar last year when then-first-year head coach Bill O’Brien decided Penn State players’ names would be put on the backs of their jerseys as a way to honor those who remained with the program following the horrors of the Jerry Sandusky scandal. The jerseys looked fine, Penn State won eight of its…
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You Phillies Fans In Right Field In DC Will Not Get to Heckle Jayson Werth This Weekend
May 24, 2013, 12:25 PM EDT
I never fully understood the small contingent of Phillies fans who enjoyed heckling Jayson Werth once he made the no-brainer decision to depart Philadelphia for the insane money in Washington, DC. There is loyalty, sure. But then there’s also logic. Those fans will be disappointed this weekend when they find themselves sitting in right field…
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With Freddy Galvis already on the roster and ready to step in and play second base, many fans were hoping for the chance to see Darin Ruf or even Josh Fields come up and hit some home runs off the bench while Chase Utley rested on the DL. Instead, the Phillies called up Michael Martinez.…
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Chase Utley to the 15-Day DL with ‘Very Mild’ Right Oblique Strain
May 23, 2013, 8:05 PM EDT
With the Phillies enjoying an off day in Washington, DC before kicking off a weekend set with the Nationals on Friday, second baseman Chase Utley was in Philadelphia today getting an MRI done to diagnose his right side/rib area. The team said on Thursday evening that Utley has suffered a Grade 1 oblique strain and…
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A couple of quick Phillies notes on their off day: The team has recalled right-handed reliever Mike Stutes to fill the void left by Phillippe Aumont getting optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Aside from being the only current Phillies player I happen to own a shirsey of, Stutes has been pitching wonderfully down with the…
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GIF: Sometimes We All Miss Shane Victorino (Getting Smacked)
May 23, 2013, 2:02 PM EDT
The context of this amazing high five attempt between Boston Red Sox pitcher Koji Uehara and former Phillie Shane Victorino really doesn’t matter, but the Flying Hawaiian’s reaction to getting smacked is a reminder of just how much fun he could be to have around the clubhouse. GIF by the folks at Deadspin. And if…
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Quotable: Charlie Manuel Doesn’t Believe Demotion Is The End for Phillippe Aumont
May 23, 2013, 1:51 PM EDT
Philllippe Aumont made just four relief appearances over the past two weeks amid whispers he could be sent down to the minors. Aumont’s last two appearances didn’t help his cause, as the big righty got rocked in each, and on Wednesday it was finally reported he would report to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. While this has…
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Even if the Phils ended up a .500 team or worse this season, I think I could be pretty OK with that if I was convinced by year end that Domonic Brown was gonna be a really good player for years to come. Talking to my dad about Dom recently, he hit the nail on…
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Union CEO on New York City expansion team: “The best thing about it is now we have another team to dislike”
May 23, 2013, 11:54 AM EDT
CHESTER, Pa. – My esteemed 700 Level colleague Steve Moore has already written a good breakdown of what Tuesday’s monumental announcement of a new expansion MLS franchise in New York City will mean for American soccer. I’m just here to follow in his footsteps and provide a little actual reporting on the subject. And by…
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Two days ago people were calling for an end to the Delmon Young experiment, or at least for Charlie to sit the guy down for a few days anyway. Now all of a sudden he’s a five-tool player, hitting bombs, tearing up the base paths, and patrolling the outfield. Young was a big reason why…
