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The 10 Most Philly Coaches Ever

This is a strange moment in Philadelphia sports. For the first time, all four of our major teams are led by rookie managers or coaches—the […]

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Bryan Cranston Apparently a Phillies Fan

Unused #BreakingBad scene where Walt became Phillies fan, but we realized that would make him too unlikable. pic.twitter.com/WBf7GS2Nj1 — Thomas Schnauz (@TomSchnauz) October 10, 2013 […]

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Larry Bowa Returns to Phillies, Marking a Return of the Team’s Golden Age. Or Something.

MLB.com reports: “The Phillies made a host of changes to their coaching staff on Tuesday, highlighted by the returns of Larry Bowa and Pete Mackanin. Bowa, […]

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Ruben Amaro Says the Phils Might Hire a Stats Czar. Don’t Get Too Excited.

This past July, during an audience Q&A following his address to the national convention of  the Society of American Baseball Research here in Philadelphia, Phillies […]

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The Best Phillies Memory From A Bad Season

The 700 Level takes a look at the 20 best moments from this doomed DOOMED I SAY! Phillies season. The best moment? Those few weeks in […]

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Six Pain Points the Phillies Must Address in the Off-Season

If the Phillies had their way, each person in the Philadelphia area would have the ring tone on his or her phone changed to a […]

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Yep, This Photo Pretty Much Sums Up The Phillies’ Season

Yesterday, on the last game of the regular reason, the Phillies got routed. Their opponent celebrated their division title in front of them. And one […]

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A-Rod’s Actual Last Game, Happening Tonight*

Couple non-Philly related baseball items, if you’ll indulge me. One, the Commish is officially resigning after next season. Bud is gone! Long live Bud! Two, […]

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Jimmy Rollins Doesn’t Hustle. I Find That Insulting.

Your browser does not support iframes. A little thing happened during the Phillies-Mets game this past Sunday. You probably didn’t notice it, so watch the […]

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WATCH: It’s the End of Roy Halladay as We Knew Him

He came from Canada, and no one was sure what to make of him. Okay, he wasn’t from Canada, but that’s where we knew of […]

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Phillies: Year One of Sandberg, Meet Year Three of Ryan Howard Rehab

Ryne Sandberg now has the Phillies job on a full-time basis, and one thing he’s looking forward to seeing (snort) is a healthy (giggle) Ryan […]

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Phillies Rank 14th on GQ’s Worst Sports Franchise List

They voted us the worst sports fans in America in 2011, and now GQ has returned to throwing shade by way way of Philly. This […]

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Eight Philadelphia Athletes Who Said “F— You, Fans”

University of Nebraska football coach Bo Pelini is under fire this week after a nearly 2-year-old audio recording of him bashing the team’s fans surfaced. […]

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Ruben Amaro Jr. Will Be the GM of Your 2014 Philadelphia Phillies

Despite widespread belief that Ruben Amaro Jr., not Charlie Manuel, is responsible for this year’s dismal Phillies showing, it is Amaro who will keep his […]

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Phillies Minor-Leaguer Breaks Rib. Getting Up From Couch. Oy.

This seems to be a pretty good metaphor for the Phillies organization this season, no? Now you have an excuse to stay on the couch […]