Teams may come calling Phillies for Sandberg
A couple of weeks from now, the regular season will be over. Some teams will be getting ready to start the playoffs. Others will be looking for new managers. That's just the way it works.
View ArticleDo Phillies have any room for September swoon?
Oops. What looked like a coronation is now threatening to cause coronaries. Those cold chills aren't just because autumn is settling in. The Phillies are suddenly lurching toward the finish line, every...
View ArticleManuel acts in Phillies' best interest, moving Utley in order
ATLANTA - No individual is bigger than the team, baseball's big cigars like to harrumph. It makes them feel in charge. It plays well to the public. And too often it's a crock.
View ArticlePatience is the key for Howard
IN A SPRAWLING, late-season interview in which Charlie Manuel dissected his thought process when trying to build a better lineup, the conversation inevitably worked itself around to the issue of...
View ArticleNo worry about the Phillies yet, with series tied
ST. LOUIS - It's because of the way the last one slipped away, a greased pig that squirted through their hands when they were already imagining that sumptuous ham dinner with all the trimmings.
View ArticlePhillies' bullpen to the rescue for 2nd straight game
ST. LOUIS - The idea coming into the postseason was that the Phillies starters would pitch deep into games, taking pressure off the relievers.
View ArticleRollins knows it's win or go home
ST. LOUIS - Had the Phillies been able to gaze into their crystal baseball a week ago and seen that Jimmy Rollins would be hitting .562 four games into the National League Division Series with six runs...
View ArticleMost important game in Phillies history
AFTER A TOUGH loss, venerable knuckleballer Charlie Hough could be found in front of his locker, alternately dragging on a cigarette and a beer, dispensing perspective with a casual been-there,...
View ArticleNot the time for the Phillies to play it safe
THE PHILLIES have one pivotal decision, just one, that must be made before they buckle down and address the nitty-gritty details of picking up the pieces from their shattered dream and trying to put...
View ArticlePhillies GM wants smarter, more productive at-bats
ON THE WHOLE, he'd have rather been in Milwaukee. Which is where Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. Philly born, Philly bred would have been yesterday if his team had advanced to the National...
View ArticlePaul Hagen | This is Phils' chance to reclaim the city
PHILADELPHIA is a football city. Philadelphia is a baseball city. Well, which is it? Aw, that's probably a trick question. Anybody who hasn't been asleep for a month probably finds himself...
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