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John Lannan Phillies

John Lannan Out 6-8 Weeks With Knee Injury

John Lannan injured his quadriceps in his left knee Wednesday night against the Cincinnati Reds. The Reds blasted Lannan as he gave up 6 earned runs and 8 hits in just 1 1/3 innings. The Phillies placed Lannan on the 15 day disabled list today. Although manager Charlie Manuel believes that the left will be […]

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Ben Revere Phillies

Ben Revere’s Amazing Catch vs Cincinnati Reds (VIDEO)

As soon as Ben Revere jumped up, threw it to Freddy Galvis, and Jay Bruce was doubled off, one thought crossed my mind: Catch of the Year. And MLB’s official Twitter affirmed it just minutes later. In the bottom of the second inning, with Jay Bruce on first, Todd Frazier lined an 0-1 fastball into deep […]

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Roy Oswalt Wants to Return to Philadelphia Phillies

Roy Oswalt a former member of the ‘four aces’ in 2010 and 2011 wants to come back to Philly. Oswalt tweeted multiple times on his websites’s twitter responding to a question by a fan asking him if he would want to pitch again in Philadelphia. I would love to come back to Philly , loved […]

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Michael Young Phillies

Phillies Set Opening Day Lineup

The Philadelphia Phillies have finally released their Opening Day lineup, and it looks like this: 1. Ben Revere (CF) 2. Jimmy Rollins (SS) 3. Chase Utley (2B) 4. Ryan Howard (1B) 5. Michael Young (3B) 6. Domonic Brown (LF) 7. John Mayberry (RF) 8. Erik Kratz (C) 9. Cole Hamels (SP) It is refreshing to […]

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Phillies Confirm Hamels As Opening Day Starter

The Philadelphia Phillies have announced Cole Hamels will be the Opening Day starter. This will be Hamels’ first Opening Day start. He was supposed to start the Phillies’ 2009 Opening Day, but was injured. Hamels will end Roy Halladay’s 10 year streak of starting Opening Days, longest among active pitchers. He’s coming off one of his best seasons […]

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Cody Asche

Phillies Spring Training Report: Who is Prospect Cody Asche?

Just like a lot of baseball players, Phillies prospect Cody Asche is from a small Midwest town. Starting out in O’Fallon, Missouri, Asche has made a name for himself in the Phillies organization at third base. The Phillies 4th-round draft pick in the 2011 out of the University of Nebraska, Asche had a rough start to his […]

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Phillies Actively Pursuing Marlins’ Slugger Stanton

According to CBSPhilly reporter Chris May, the Philadelphia Phillies are actively pursuing the Marlins’ best overall player in outfielder Giancarlo Stanton. However, this just seems like another passing rumor as it seems like there is no way the Marlins would trade their 23-year-old superstar, who is locked in with the Marlins until 2016. With the Phillies’ […]

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Philadelphia Phillies: Delmon Young Likely to Miss Opening Day

When the Phillies signed 2012 ALCS MVP Delmon Young, Phillies’ GM Ruben Amaro Jr. hinted that Young would be likely be the team’s starting right fielder on Opening Day. Apparently, that could be a problem. Young will likely miss the season’s opener against the Atlanta Braves (April 1st) while still recovering from microfracture surgery on […]

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Phillies Sign Delmon Young to One-Year Deal

The Philadelphia Phillies have announced that they have signed former 2012 ALCS MVP Delmon Young to a one-year, $750,000 contract with performance bonuses that could make the contract worth up to $3.5 million. The 27 year-old outfielder batted .267 with 27 doubles, 18 HRs, and 72 RBIs for the Detroit Tigers last season. During the […]

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Cole Hamels

2012 Year In Review: Philadelphia Phillies

Many fans thought that the 2012 season would be one to remember, that it would be a marker of Phillies success, instead they received the opposite. The 2012 season was not what Philly fans were expecting, and many would say it was a disaster. Many blamed the outcome of the 2012 season on manager Charlie Manuel, […]

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MLB Free Agency: Phillies Sign Pitchers John Lannan, Mike Adams

The Philadelphia Phillies have just signed a pair of pitchers Saturday, adding reliever Mike Adams to be their setup man while signing southpaw starter John Lannan to replace the recently traded Vance Worley. Both deals are pending physicals, but should go through by Saturday night. Adams, a former reliever for the Rangers, Padres, and Brewers, […]

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Hamilton Angels

MLB Free Agency: Angels Sign Hamilton, Phillies Must Look Elsewhere

The Los Angeles Angels have come out of nowhere and snatched up prized free agent outfielder Josh Hamilton, with Hamilton signing a five-year, $125 million earlier today according to several reports. The Phillies had offered Hamilton a three-year, $80 million offer that no one expected to be enough, but five years is a lot for […]

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