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Major League Baseball Sucks Up to the Marginal Fan

Today marks the official beginning of the end of baseball as we know it. Tonight’s All-Star Game will be played at Phoenix, Arizona’s Chase Field. […]

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That Old Phillies Fold

Today’s New York Times has an article on the quest for better robots, specifically robots that can take care of stuff humans really don’t want […]

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Mike Miss: Why I Love the All-Star Game

I love everything about the Major League Baseball all-star game and if you don’t like it, you’re nothing but a curmudgeon. In every other major […]

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Phillies Fans: Bring on the World’s Envy

Tuesday night’s Phillies win over the Boston Red Sox was a capsule of why I love baseball. It was the perfect game without being a […]

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Tonight: Some Phillies Deals

Last night we asked Twitter who has some good Phillies deals going on. Since we got no replies here are a couple that we spotted […]

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The Phillies Should Avoid Panic Over Pitchers

UPDATE: The Phillies have officially placed Ryan Madson on the 15-day disabled list. The club should still avoid panicking—Madson pitched well in the three weeks […]

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Can the Phillies Beat the Red Sox in October?

It doesn’t matter whether I’m being interviewed by a radio station in Seattle or talking with Big John at the Acme, people get angry about […]

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Chase Utley Is Not Jesus Christ

One can expect a roaring welcome for Chase Utley tonight when he makes his 2011 debut. He’ll be in his customary third spot in the […]

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Can the Phillies Rebound Again? Really?

The Phillies this year have provided us a very fine line between belief and panic. We have seen enough of this Phillies era of baseball […]

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Phils, Thrills and Kills

That was a long, hard game the Phils fought last night. Just when you thought they were going to roar back, they drooped instead, and […]

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The Phillies Are Old and Creaking

Since the Phillies finished April with the most wins in franchise history for the month and continued to have the best record in the National […]

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Phillies: You Snooze, You Lose

When, weeks ago, I was downplaying the Phillies’ lack of lineup offense and suggesting cryptically that with this team I could put Moe and Larry […]

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The Former Phillie Everyone Should Know

People should know Bill White. But unless you’re of a certain age, or a total baseball nerd, there’s a good chance you don’t.

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The Phillies Need to Add a Bat

I admit, I didn’t see it coming. Until they lost their second straight game at home to the Milwaukee Brewers, I didn’t see the Phillies […]

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Phillies Players’ Personal Lives Aren’t Fair Game

Last week, my analysis of the most annoying Phillies fans sparked more than a few passionate responses; some folks agreed, while others called me a […]