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More Than Just Steak ‘Em Up: Best and Worst Phillies Commercials of 2013

Phillies fans have a lot of options when following the team. The media sources come in flavors ranging from official to broadsheet to tabloid to […]

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Phillies’ Minor League Matchup: Live Ostriches Vs. Urine-Powered Gaming

Baseball season is here! In Philadelphia, that means months of griping and second-guessing every at-bat, every managerial move until the Phils either do or do […]

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One Upside to the Phillies’ Monstrous, Bloated Payroll: Wage Taxes!

The Phillies, as I wrote last week, are among the most inefficient spenders in the league. Last year especially, they spent a lot and didn’t […]

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Every Single Expert: Phillies Will Be Completely Mediocre This Year

Opening day has finally arrived! And a poll of expert team previews reveals that nearly everyone in the wide world of baseball prognostication thinks the […]

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Hey Phils Fans, Don’t Be Mets Fans

It’s hard to believe, but in some people’s eyes, the Phillies organization has slid below the Eagles in the minds and hearts of Philadelphia’s fans. […]

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Raise Up Federal Donuts – Awning Readied for Citizens Bank Park Stand

Yesterday the Federal Donuts at Citizens Bank Park received its awning. Here it is just before it was lifted into place. Federal Donuts won’t be […]

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Santana’s Career May Be Over, and the Phillies Season Is About to Get That Much Easier

Baseball’s loss is the Phillies’ gain. Johan Santana, once a pitcher of world historical importance, a graceful southpaw on the fast track to Cooperstown, may […]

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Will Philly Become the “Core Capital” of the Sports Medicine World?

No sports fan began 2013 having a better time than Bill Meyers. On January 5th, he watched the Packers whip the Vikings in an NFL […]

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Phillies 5th-Most Valuable Team in Baseball

Valuable, of course, is a relative team. On one hand, The Phillies are worth $893,000,000, good for fifth-best in baseball, and tops in the National […]

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Ben Revere Seriously Can’t Figure Out What a Philly Cheesesteak Is

New Philly outfielder’s Ben Revere’s first mistake: Ordering a cheesesteak at Chickie’s and Pete’s, of all places. Ben Revere’s second mistake: Ordering a chicken cheesesteak […]

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Lenny Dykstra Is Grosser, More Racist, More Self-Destructive Than You Thought

It’s possible that former Philly celebs Lenny Dykstra and Buzz Bissinger decided this week to have a contest and decide whose amazing revelations would prove […]

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WATCH: Philly Sports Fans Need An Angel

The Cheesesteak, an up-and-coming comedy site here in Philadelphia, offers this bit of genius: This is what happens when all four of your major pro […]

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Phils’ AAA Team Offers Urine-Powered Video Gaming

Via Yahoo, here is an announcement from the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, alerting the world to their new “urinal gaming system”: (Allentown, PA) – Coca-Cola Park […]

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Federal Donuts, New Beers, Coming to Citizens Bank Park

Foobooz moseyed on down to Citizens Bank Ballpark to snap some glamor shots of the new concession options available to you all in this upcoming […]

Restaurants

Federal Donuts Officially Headed to Citizens Bank Park

Today, Aramark, the Phillies and Federal Donuts made it official, hot donuts and fried chicken will be available at Citizens Bank Park this year. Aramark employees […]