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It is not an understatement to say that the career of Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard is on an extreme downward trajectory. It seems to have been trending as such for a few years now, ever since he left [...]

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Rebuild. This is a word that Philadelphia Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. does not like to use, let alone to embrace it as a legitimate team-building tactic. Year after year while trying to contend within the supposed window of opportunity – a [...]

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The Philadelphia Phillies continue to be silent this offseason. With spring training quickly approaching it would be ideal for the Phillies to make improvements, and one of those would be to add a second setup man. They have Mike Adams, [...]

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The clock continues to tick for the arrival of Spring Training. It seems as if Philadelphia Phillies have four out of five pitchers set in their rotation. Cole Hamels, Roberto Hernandez, Kyle Kendrick and Cliff Lee have all locked up spots. [...]

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In an off season in which the Philadelphia Phillies were expected to make big news, the most seismic move came on Wednesday when the team dumped a couple of long-time broadcasters. Since the beloved and iconic Harry Kalas passed away [...]

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At the end of last season, it seemed as if the Philadelphia Phillies had their outfield set. They had Domonic Brown, Ben Revere and Darin Ruf. Then injuries occurred, and it got all scrambled up with Revere out and Ruf getting time [...]

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The Philadelphia Phillies signing a new television deal has been on the rumor mill for quite some time. Yesterday the deal was finally made official. The Phillies signed a 25-year deal with Comcast Sportsnet, who is the Phillies primary channel. [...]

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  As the New Year is just two days away, it means that a new baseball season is quickly approaching. I am sure that Philadelphia Phillies are looking forward to 2014. This past year was not their best. They finished [...]

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The Philadelphia Phillies used to have one of the strongest pitching rotations in the major leagues. With trades and retirements, that has now changed. The team is now left with two strong arms and are left with average arms for the [...]

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The days are continuing to go on and the Philadelphia Phillies have yet to make the headlines. They are actually making the headlines by failing to make a move to their lineup. After the holidays are over, the focus will be [...]

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