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Why baseball purists are dead wrong about instant replay
It was an eventful sixth inning in Florida on Sunday. Phillies outfielder Hunter Pence hit what was initially ruled a double, but after going to instant replay, umpire Joe West ruled, accurately, that a fan had interfered with Bryan Petersen's ability to make the catch by reaching out for the ball....
Saturday Rockpile: The Phillies are still mad, Dexter is still bad, and the Rockies are still looking for the wrong tool for the job
Making this extremely short as I need to start heading to Philly for the game... Amongst Troy Renck's blurb about the burying of the hatchet that occurred between Jim Tracy and Charlie Manuel, he mentions that Dexter Fowler's slump has run up to 1-for-32 with 11 Ks. Fowler looked very good out of...
Give Charlie Manuel his props
Phillies manager Charlie Manuel has guided his team to the World Series for the second straight season. But it wasn't always rosy for the Southern skipper. When Philadelphia hired him in 2005, there were immediate questions about his coaching ability. And those questions did not disappear until...
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Blogger Smackdown: Peter Baker Of The Good Phight
By virtue of powers beyond the understanding of our feeble human minds (i.e. luck and the relative crappiness of other NL East teams), the Mets head to Philadelphia tonight to begin a three-game series with the first-place Phillies, trailing the World Champions by just one game. To see what was...
Something's Rotten In NatsTown, Washington Nationals Lose 10-6 To Phillies In Extra Innings.
Of the 5-6,000 fans (and I'm being generous there) who were still around to see last night's extra inning affair between the Washington Nationals and Philadelphia Phillies end, it would not be an exaggeration to say that 3,500 or so were Philly fans, who sat astonished as the Nationals rallied to...
When 5 HR's Aren't Enough. Nationals Drop 13-11 Decision To Phillies In Citizens Bank Park.
(ed. note - "Original Title, If The Nationals Had Managed To Win...'Show Them Where They Sell The Cheesesteaks, Elijah.' Tuesday night's GameThread will be up around 11:30 am EST...come back then and for the game tonight!!") Ryan Zimmerman hit one to straight-center. Elijah Dukes hit one out to...
Elijah Dukes Just Hit A 3-0 Pitch Out Of The Yard. The Nationals Win Their 1st Game Of '09!!!
Everything went right tonight in the Washington Nationals' first win of 2009...I mean when was the last time a Washington Nationals' hitter even took a swing at a 3-0 pitch, none the less launched it like Elijah Dukes did to put the nation's capital's favorite baseball team up 7-2 in the eighth...
Phillies Preview Part 3 with Peter of The Good Phight
By the time you finish reading this article, you might just know more about the Phillies than you do about the Brewers. At least you'll be ready to make fun of Brian Anderson when he says silly things on national TV. To finish off our three-part Phillies q&a, we're going to turn to Peter...
Friday Applesauce
With Pedro Martinez unavailable while he attends his father's funeral in DR, the Mets may call up Brandon Knight from New Orleans to start against the Cardinals on Saturday. Knight made eleven appearances with the Yankees in 2001 and 2002, posting an aggregate ERA of 10.71. In five starts and...
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