1. 2013 MLB Draft: 8 Position Players Philadelphia Phillies Should Target

    For the Philadelphia Phillies and all teams around baseball, the MLB Amateur Player Draft, taking place during the first week of June, is a chance for the team to really bolster what in recent years has been a barren and nearly decimated farm system...

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  2. Philadelphia Phillies: Handing Out First-Quarter Grades to the Players, Manager

    After a tough first month and a half of the baseball season, filled with both ups and downs, it is time to hand out the first-quarter grades for the Philadelphia Phillies pitchers, position players and the manager...

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  3. Philadelphia Phillies: 7 Prospects Who Are Tearing It Up in the Minor Leagues

    After trading so many top talents to acquire Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee and Hunter Pence, among others, the Philadelphia Phillies may finally be starting to get back to having a serviceable farm system...

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  4. Philadelphia Phillies: 5 Players Who You Want Up Most with the Game on the Line

    Allow me to set the scene. It is Game 7 of the World Series and your team, let's say the Philadelphia Phillies, is down by just one run in the bottom of the ninth...

    Marilee Gallagher Written by Marilee Gallagher about 1 month ago 1,874 reads 14 comments

  5. Philadelphia Phillies: Post-Spring Training Report Card for Top 8 Prospects

    While spring training is a way for teams and roster players to prepare for the upcoming season, it also gives prospects a chance to get experience at the big league camp and, in some instances, audition for a job with the major league club...

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  6. Philadelphia Phillies: 4 Toughest Decisions Remaining for the Team

    With April 1st and the start of the 2013 baseball season just a few short days away, the Philadelphia Phillies have checked off quite a few items on their offseason to-do list and ...

    Marilee Gallagher Written by Marilee Gallagher about 2 months ago 2,162 reads 7 comments

  7. Philadelphia Phillies: 6 Most Disappointing Players in Spring Training so Far

    As two weeks of spring training have shown the Philadelphia Phillies , not every player invited to major league camp can be deemed as impressive and ready for the start of the 2013 season...

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  8. Philadelphia Phillies: 6 Players Who Will Disappoint the Team's Fans in 2013

    As a new baseball season begins, no player on the Philadelphia Phillies roster is in spring training, thinking or expecting, to disappoint the fans when the 2013 Opening Day rolls around...

    Marilee Gallagher Written by Marilee Gallagher about 3 months ago 3,187 reads 18 comments

  9. Philadelphia Phillies: 10 Standout Stars from First Week of Spring Training

    For the Philadelphia Phillies , the first week of spring training provided a taste of what fans will see this season, a benchmark for which to judge rookies, realistic expectations ...

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  10. Philadelphia Phillies: Top 7 Storylines to Watch for at Start of Spring Training

    As the weather warms in Philadelphia signaling the ever impending start of spring, the city's baseball team has already taken to the field hurriedly preparing for the season's first spring training game...

    Marilee Gallagher Written by Marilee Gallagher about 3 months ago 1,573 reads 1 comments

  11. Making the Case For, Against Each of Phillies' Big 3 Starting on Opening Day

    After a long, arduous and for the Philadelphia Phillies , somewhat confusing and disappointing offseason, the days until the first pitch of 2013 is thrown are finally winding down...

    Marilee Gallagher Written by Marilee Gallagher about 3 months ago 1,270 reads 6 comments

  12. Philadelphia Phillies: Comparing the Current Lineup to the 1983 'Wheeze Kids'

    Let's go back a couple of years to remember a certain Philadelphia Phillies team that will always live in the minds and hearts of the fans...

    Marilee Gallagher Written by Marilee Gallagher about 4 months ago 2,187 reads 6 comments

  13. Philadelphia Phillies: New Year's Resolutions That Ruben Amaro Must Make in 2013

    3...2...1... HAPPY NEW YEAR! Okay, so maybe the calendar hasn't technically turned the page from December to January, but it is never too early to think ahead. In fact, in sports, thinking ahead is how you get ahead...

    Marilee Gallagher Written by Marilee Gallagher about 5 months ago 1,577 reads 7 comments

  14. Philadelphia Phillies: Predicting Roy Halladay's Year-End Stats in 2013

    A lot of things went wrong for the Philadelphia Phillies last year, not the least of which was the injury sustained by the ace of their staff, Roy Halladay ...

    Marilee Gallagher Written by Marilee Gallagher about 5 months ago 1,481 reads 4 comments

  15. Philadelphia Phillies: 8 Reasons Why Ben Revere Is Exactly the CF the Team Needs

    Ben Revere may not have been the center fielder that many Phillies fans wanted this offseason, but once you learn a little bit about him, it is clear that he is exactly the center fielder that this team needs...

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  16. Jimmy Rollins vs. Larry Bowa: Who Is the Best Shortstop in Phillies' History?

    In his 12 years in the majors, the entirety of which has been spent with the Philadelphia Phillies , shortstop Jimmy Rollins has put together a respectable and successful career...

    Marilee Gallagher Written by Marilee Gallagher about 6 months ago 814 reads 3 comments

  17. Philadelphia Phillies Rumors: Pros and Cons of Acquiring Each Top Winter Target

    Ever since before the final pitch of the 2012 World Series was thrown, the hot stove of the Philadelphia Phillies has been burning brightly. Before the regular season even ended, the team had already been connected to top-notch free agents...

    Marilee Gallagher Written by Marilee Gallagher about 6 months ago 7,486 reads 20 comments

  18. Philadelphia Phillies: Why Catcher Tommy Joseph Is the Most Valuable Trade Asset

    After making so many blockbuster deals in the past few years, it is to no one's surprise that the Phillies minor league system has lost some of its depth and talent...

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  19. 5 Reasons the Philadelphia Phillies Would Be Wise to Go After BJ Upton

    After a long and disappointing season, the Philadelphia Phillies , are anxious to start 2013 off on a different note. In order to do so, however, a lot will be said of what the Phillies are able to accomplish in the free agent market this off season...

    Marilee Gallagher Written by Marilee Gallagher about 7 months ago 876 reads 7 comments

  20. MLB Playoffs: 16 Potential "Must-Watch" Pitching Matchups in the AL and NLCS

    In baseball, the teams that make the playoffs are typically those that can hold their own with a bat during the regular season...

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  21. Washington Nationals vs. St. Louis Cardinals: 5 Major Matchups in Game 1 of NLDS

    The St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Nationals make for an interesting matchup in the NLDS. The Cardinals have 11 World Series titles to the Nationals' zero. St...

    Marilee Gallagher Written by Marilee Gallagher about 8 months ago 2,017 reads 2 comments

  22. Why Did It Take so Long for the Philadelphia Phillies to Take off This Year?

    The Philadelphia Phillies are by no means out of the playoff picture but for the team that waited until the second half of the season to really heat up, time is certainly not on their side...

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  23. Philadelphia Phillies:8 Reasons Fans Should Look Forward to Next Wave of Players

    One of the hardest things for a fan to accept is when their team's winning ways seem to be coming to an end. For the Phillies , as their players age and begin to reach the twilight of their careers, this winning could be coming to an end...

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  24. Can Phillies 'Big Three' Still Win a World Series Together in Philadelphia?

    When the Phillies made the blockbuster signing of one of the best righties in baseball, their rotation got better...

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  25. US Open Tennis 2012: Preview of Roddick-Del Potro Clash

    You have to go back three years to find the last time someone not named Federer, Nadal or Djokovic won a grand slam tournament. You would have to go back even further, six years exactly, to find the last time an American won a grand slam tournament...

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