“Lee-gitimate” Dominance
Sometimes when you have four aces individual performances tend to be overshadowed by the overall team. Roy Halladay (16-5, 2.49 ERA) is gunning for his second straight NL Cy Young Award in as many...
View ArticleSeptember Sizzle in Philadelphia
Baseball is a numbers game. Numbers are what we use to determine winners, losers, champions and develop perspective. Statistics allow us to compare the 1927 Yankees with the 2005 Chicago White Sox and...
View ArticleWho’s Number Four? Oswalt or Worley?
It confounds the mind and throws caution to reason, logic and general baseball horse sense… but the question must be asked: Who will be the Phillies fourth postseason starter? Their magic number of 6...
View ArticleHey! How ‘Bout That?
The Washington Nationals swept a double-header against the Philadelphia Phillies Tuesday and Nationals fans can’t help but gloat a little. The Nats won the first game 4-3 in 10 innings, then shut out...
View ArticleCy Young Award Goes to…
As the 2011 season draws to a close, most playoff teams have staked claims on their postseason berth. Only the wildcard qualifications have yet to be determined and those will excitingly come down to...
View Article102 in 2011 – World Series or Bust
After a final day of the regular season that should come with a free cardiac check-up, the playoff participants have been determined. A lot of surprises occurred with two separate nine-game collapses...
View Article2011 MLB Postseason Podcast
Christopher Rowe and Chaz Ingram join me to talk Phils/Cards and a whole lot more! PODCAST
View ArticleRedbirds Poised To Take Commanding 2-1 Lead
The fact that the St. Louis Cardinals entered the 2011 playoffs as a wildcard may somehow convince baseball fans that they are underdogs to the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2011 National League...
View ArticleExtremely Slow and Incredibly Idealistic
Pitchers and Catchers report to Phillies Spring Training in Clearwater in 5 weeks but spring seems intolerably far away. While the Phillies once made a grand splash early into Hot Stove season with...
View ArticleGiants Win With Torres Walk Off Single and Avoid Phillies Sweep
Despite a blown save in the 9th inning by Sergio Romo, the Giants would survive and manage to win in extras. It would be Andres Torres coming through in the bottom of the 10th with runners on the...
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