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Philadelphia Phillies stories: 135 news summaries

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Brrr: Boys of Summer Brace for Winter

Phillies, Rays will resume Game 5 amid freezing wind chill

Oct 29, 08 5:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Baseball weather, it's not. When the World Series resumes tonight in Philly, the forecast calls for temperatures in the 30s and a wind chill below freezing, MSNBC reports. The Phillies and Rays will pick up where Monday's night's Game 5 left off: tied at 2 in the bottom of the... More »

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Fox Vetoes World Series
Day Game

Prefers prime time start

Oct 29, 08 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - With all the late starts and later finishes plaguing the World Series, many are pining for an old-fashioned day game—including Bud Selig. The commish says he’d love to schedule an afternoon contest, if only Fox would let him. But the network insists on starting in prime time, when... More »

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 Bookies Call Game 5 for Phillies 

Under Vegas rules, the fat lady sung at the bottom of the fifth

Oct 29, 08 5:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Game 5 of the World Series is stuck in a rain-soaked limbo in Philadelphia but it's all over in Vegas, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. Nevada gaming ‘house rules’ state that a canceled game reverts to the score of the last finished inning, making it a 2-1 victory for... More »

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 Rain Suspends Series Game 5 


Oct 27, 08 10:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Torrential rain in Philadelphia forced the suspension of tonight's World Series Game 5 midway through the sixth inning with the Tampa Bay Rays and the Phillies tied at 2. Carlos Pena tied the score on a two-out RBI single before Evan Longoria lined out and the umpiring crew called for... More »

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(Newser) - Ryan Howard homered twice and drove in five runs, and the Phillies beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 10-2, in Game 4 of the World Series tonight in Philadelphia. The Fightin' Phils are one victory away from capturing the second World Series title in franchise history. They wouldn't be here without... More »

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OPINION

 You're Missing Out 
 on a Great Series 

The teams in this match-up make it worth watching

Oct 26, 08 3:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nobody's watching the World Series, and this year, writes Gene Wojciechowski for ESPN, everybody's missing out. Both the Rays and the Phillies came from behind to get here. They’re both managed by colorful characters: One wears a Mohawk, and the other would “rather swallow a wad of chaw.... More »

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Philadelphia Phillies • Brad Lidge • Charlie Manuel • Ryan Howard • Cole Hamels • Brett Myers • Jamie Moyer • Chase Utley • David Price • baseball • Tampa Bay Rays • Pat Burrell • Matt Garza • B.J. Upton • Rocco Baldelli • 2008 World Series

(AP) - It took a while, but the Phillies finally beat Tampa Bay in the wee hours to take a 2-1 lead in the World Series. Carlos Ruiz hit an infield single—a trickler down the third-base line—with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth as Philly outlasted the... More »

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 Rays Even Up Series 


Oct 23, 08 10:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tampa Bay starter James Shields shut down the Phillies, and the Rays used a classic game of small ball to even up the World Series with a 4-2 win, the Tampa Bay Tribune reports. The Rays scored their runs on two groundouts, a single, and a squeeze bunt. The Phillies... More »

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 Phillies Win Series Opener 


Oct 22, 08 11:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Solid pitching and a dose of power gave the Phillies Game 1 of the World Series tonight in Tampa Bay. Chad Utley hit a two-run homer in the first inning, and ace Cole Hamels pitched 7 strong innings in Philadelphia's 3-2 win, the Philadelphia Daily News reports. Carl Crawford homered... More »

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Howard/Price Matchup Could Make for Epic Series

Assuming Howard hits at all

Oct 22, 08 2:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - The best reason to watch this World Series is that at some point, Ryan Howard will face David Price, and the game will probably be on the line, writes Dave Sheinin of the Washington Post. “That’s what you want to see,” says Jonny Gomes. “Power... More »

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 MLB's Young Stars 
 Will Stamp Series 

Both league champions are full of next decade's superstars

Oct 22, 08 11:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - The recent woes of the Philadelphia Phillies and the Tampa Bay Rays belie what could be a truly classic World Series, the New York Times reports. With 13 of 16 starting position players under 30 and each team's ace only 24 years old, the future of baseball could be on... More »

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OPINION

 5 Factors to Focus On in Series 


Oct 21, 08 2:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - The World Series starts tomorrow night, with two teams that might not be so familiar to viewers. With that in mind, John Lowe, writing in the Detroit Free Press, has prepared a list of five players or positions that could be game changers.
  • Centerfielders: The Phillies' Shane Victorino
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Analysis

 Can Phanatics 
 Cheer Up at Last? 

Pessimism a way of life for Phanatics

Oct 21, 08 10:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Optimism doesn’t come easy to Phillies fans. “They feel like dogs that have been kicked too much,” one UPenn professor tells Allen Barra of the Wall Street Journal. The Phillies have won precisely one title in their 125-year history, amid mountains of grim collapses. “Phillies history... More »

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playoffs

 Rays KO Sox, Head to Series 


Oct 19, 08 11:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - The worst-to-first Tampa Bay Rays completed a stunning run to their first World Series, holding off the defending champion Boston Red Sox, 3-1, last night behind Matt Garza's masterful pitching in Game 7 of the ALCS. "It's unbelievable," center fielder BJ Upton said. "We battled a lot... More »

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 Us Can't Wait for World Series 

Fan unintentionally coins rallying cry for first Series berth since '93

Oct 17, 08 11:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - When a delirious Phillies fan called in to a radio show after Philadelphia's NLCS win, he inadvertently coined the team's new rallying cry. "Boston did it. The White Sox did it. Why can't us?," he asked. While waiting to see which AL team they'll face, Phillies fans have... More »

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 Phillies Head to World Series 


Oct 15, 08 10:51 PM CDT
(AP) - Jimmy Rollins got the Phillies rollin' with a leadoff homer, and they kept right on going. Next stop, the World Series. Rollins homered in the first inning, Cole Hamels pitched his third gem of the playoffs, and Philadelphia beat the bumbling Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 tonight to win the NL... More »

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playoffs

Dodgers Return Home Cooking, Down Phillies, 7-2


Oct 12, 08 11:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Dodgers cut Philadelphia's NLCS lead to 2-1 tonight, riding a 5-run first inning and the mental boost of a bench-clearing standoff to a 7-2 victory in front of a record Dodger Stadium crowd of 56,800. The teams exchanged errant pitches in the second and third innings before the... More »

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playoffs

Phillies Take 2-0 Lead
Into 'Mannywood'


Oct 10, 08 7:26 PM CDT
(AP) - Of all those big hitters in Philadelphia's potent lineup, no one ever expected pitcher Brett Myers to put them in control of the NL championship series with his bat, the AP reports. Myers did better at the plate than on the mound, going 3-for-3 with three RBIs, Shane Victorino drove... More »

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(AP) - Pat Burrell, Chase Utley, and the Philadelphia Phillies had more than enough power to offset Manny Ramirez in the NL championship series opener tonight. Utley and Burrell homered off Derek Lowe in the sixth inning to back a strong performance by Cole Hamels as the Phillies beat the Dodgers 3-2. More »

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OPINION

 Baseball Is King Again in Philly 

Phillies' success has taken focus off NFL's Eagles

Oct 7, 08 1:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Of his team’s playoff success, Phillies star Cole Hamels didn’t mince words. “Hopefully,” the pitcher said, “it will turn the city red a little bit more than it is green.” Green meaning the Eagles, the NFL team that’s long marked Philadelphia as a... More »

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