I wasn't going to write anything this weekend, but Roy Halladay would have none of it. Halladay pitched the 20th perfect game in MLB history and the 2nd in Phillies history tonight as the Phillies beat the Marlins 1-0. I only saw the first 2, and the final innings of the game, so I can't give an in-depth analysis, but for a performance for the ages, getting too in depth isn't really necessary. Bill Lyon of the Inquirer said it better than I could: He was, by turns, a painter, brushing … [Read more...]

2010: 26-20 2009: 26-20 2008: 24-22 2007: 23-23 There is no need to re-live that series. There will be no good news/bad news. I will say only this: I'm not worried. We are still in first place, we are still on pace with the last couple seasons. This kind of stuff happens every year to the Phillies, and every other baseball team. Not usually in such dramatic fashion (scoring ZERO runs), but the end result is the same. The important thing is that they balance it out at some point with a long … [Read more...]

Well, that's it. We are never beating the Red Sox in a series. It's just not going to happen. I've come to terms with it, and all of you probably should too. 2010: 26-17 2009: 24-19 2008: 24-19 2007: 21-22 The Good News Since there is pretty much nothing good to say about the offense here, let's talk about Cole Hamels. Hamels is throwing the ball harder (91.0 mph avg. fastball) than he has since his rookie season in 2006 (91.3 mph). The result is his highest K/9 rate (9.42) since, … [Read more...]

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The Phillies offense fell dormant for 2 nights, but thankfully that's all it lasted, as they came back to split the series' with the Cubs and Pirates. Now comes the hard part. The Phillies are 30-51 in interleague play with Charlie Manuel as manager and 3-12 against the Red Sox. If there was ever a time to change their luck, it's this series, as the Red Sox are only 22-20, we are playing at home and we get their 3 worst starters. 2010: 25-15 2009: 23-17 2008: 22-18 2007: 20-20 The Good … [Read more...]