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Jamie Moyer Doesn’t Belong in the Hall of Fame

Maybe it’s the unrelenting summer heat. Or simply the typical July sports torpor that leaves us with nothing to follow but the sluggish middle of […]

City Life

Phillies Fans Beware

The cries are getting louder. Despite their sweep of the Reds, the Phillies are still in third place, 4 1/2 games behind the Braves, with […]

City Life

Don’t Ice the Champagne Yet, Phillies Fans

The All-Star break has arrived, and history tells us one thing, aside from the fact that the National League is expected to lose the Midsummer […]

City Life

The Things I Think: It’s Time for Domonic Brown

I still think the Phillies are going to win the National League East and get to the World Series. But that doesn’t mean that in […]

City Life

The Things I Think: Ruben Amaro’s Big Mistakes

As the Phillies slog along in the National League East, their fan base goes deeper and deeper into despair, praying to the ghost of Cliff […]

City Life

Phillies vs. Yankees: Get Ready for Atomic Wedgies?

Phillies fans were probably delirious — or completely stunned — Sunday when in the fourth inning their heroes hung up what passes for a “crooked […]

City Life

Armando Galarraga Is a True American Hero

As Phillies’ fans continue to bask in the glow of Roy Halladay’s perfect game, let me call your attention for a moment to another game […]

City Life

Is It Time to Panic Yet, Phillies Fans?

Phillies’ manager Charlie Manuel had better be sending Peter Laviolette daily gift baskets and other tokens to thank the Flyers’ coach for leading his team […]

The Scene

HughE Dillon: Cheers to Charlie Manuel

Last night I attended the 1210 AM and 610 WIP “Cheers to Charlie” at the Crystal Tea Room in the Wanamaker Building. Proceeds benefit The […]

Restaurants

A Rare Bobblehead Is Worth a Pint

Tonight the Phillies are giving away a Roy Halladay bobblehead tonight and one local bar owner is sure to get one. Nodding Head’s Curt Decker […]

City Life

How the Phillies Can Keep Jayson Werth

This week, the Flyers were in a death struggle to survive in the Stanley Cup playoffs, DeSean Jackson ripped into Donovan McNabb and the quarterback […]

City Life

Why the Taser-Wielding Cop Was Wrong

I admit there are a lot of things about life I don’t understand, but I really can’t fathom the wisdom of running on a professional […]

City Life

May Daze

Everybody who follows baseball knows that there is no such thing as a “must game” in early May. That’s like looking at Junior’s kindergarten report […]

Restaurants

Ballpark Picks

Citizens Bank Park has gotten a huge amount of national praise for its food since its opening. Today Adam Erace provides some home field advantage […]

City Life

The Secret Lives of Phillies Wives

Read the full story, “A League of Their Own”