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Phillies long on organizational depth

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:24:41 GMT

Kyle Drabek and Michael Taylor were the Phillies' organizational co-players of the year.
Source: MLB.com

Ramblings 1.5 :: Am I a genius?

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:15:41 GMT

I feel that this year's team has potential to be better than the 2008 squad.
Source: Sports Blogs

Swing And A Miss :: This And That

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:17:07 GMT

The loss to the Yankees wasn't nearly as devastating as it could have been coming a year after their unexpected triumph in the 2008 Series and given the number of holes the Phils had on this year's squad.
Source: Sports Blogs

Phillies optimistic about 2010 season

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:22:32 GMT

"We've got a good team, and we love to play baseball," Manuel said. "We will be back." The team has a young nucleus of star players who are under contract for at least one more season.
Source: The Batavia Daily News

Can the Phillies make a big splash in free agency?

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:49:31 GMT

In today's paper we took a look at five questions facing the Phillies this offseason, starting with their projected payroll and ending with the rotation.
Source: Philly.com

The Hardball Times :: Cooperstown Confidential: The World Series, Oscar Gamble revisited, and Fred Brocklander

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:41:47 GMT

by Bruce Markusen November 06, 2009 On the heels of a tense, hard-fought six-game World Series between the Yankees and Phillies, I’m more convinced than ever that managers in today’s game just can’t win.
Source: Sports Blogs

Manuel laments Phillies' offensive woes

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:20:49 GMT

NEW YORK -- As Phillies manager Charlie Manuel contemplates how things might have proven different in this year's World Series, he won't concern himself with wondering what might have happened had he opted to bring Cliff Lee back on short rest in Game...
Source: MLB.com

Phils fail to show talent that made them '08 champs

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:19:43 GMT

NEW YORK –- One by one the Phillies players made the walk from their clubhouse, most practically expressionless, a few wearing a look of utter shock, to a group of team buses in a tiny corner of Yankee Stadium as a light rain fell and their season...
Source: CBS Sports

Photo from Getty Images

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:11:00 GMT

PHILADELPHIA - NOVEMBER 01: Pitching coach Rich Dubee #30 (red jacket) of the Philadelphia Phillies comes out tot he mound to talk with (L-R) Pedro Feliz #7, Chase Utley #26, Joe Blanton #56, Carlos Ruiz #51 against the New York Yankees in Game Four o...

Photo from Getty Images

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:09:00 GMT

PHILADELPHIA - NOVEMBER 01: Nick Swisher #33 of the New York Yankees slides safely into home plate as he scores on a RBI single hit by Derek Jeter #2 in the top of the fifth inning against catcher Carlos Ruiz #51 (R) of the Philadelphia Phillies in Gam...

Quoted in 'Phillies to go with Blanton in Game 4'

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:41:00 GMT

Joe Blanton said in The Delaware News Journal:

It's pretty cool ... To be young together and think about being in a World Series, and now, here we are.

Quoted in 'They shared a house, now they share a World Series'

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:26:20 GMT

Joe Blanton said in Philadelphia Inquirer:

It’s pretty cool, when you think about it ... To be young together, and talk about how maybe someday we would be in a World Series, and now here we are.

Joe Blanton Warming Up In The Bullpen - 5/9/09

Sun, 10 May 2009 13:53:00 GMT