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Howard Denies Doping Report, Attorney Threatens Lawsuit
Phillies’ first baseman Ryan Howard is denying an Al Jazeera report he used performance enhancing drugs, and his attorney is threatening to sue the TV […]
Report: Pete Rose Will Remain Banned From Baseball
Pete Rose, Major League Baseball’s all-time hits leader who has been suspended from baseball for a quarter-century because he bet on baseball, will not be reinstated. […]
The Phillies Actually Got a Former No. 1 Pick in the Ken Giles Trade
Last week, I wrote about why the Phillies were right to trade Ken Giles. He’s a closer, a piece that’s often available on the open […]
Why the Phillies Were Right to Trade Ken Giles
Baseball’s winter meetings took place this week. While these were once the time when the Phillies laid the groundwork for major deals like trading for […]
This 2016 Phillies Wall Calendar Has So Many Ex-Phillies
With 2016 less than two months away, we’re approaching peak calendar season — the time of year when empty mall storefronts become pop-up calendar shops, […]
Philly’s 5 Creepiest Mascots
We did it, guys. We resurrected Gus. According to the Pennsylvania Lottery, it was popular demand that brought the state’s “second most famous groundhog” back […]
Cliff Lee Given $12.5 Million to Not Pitch for the Phillies
The Phillies officially declined Cliff Lee’s club option for 2016 today, which means the pitcher is now a free agent. As part of his contract, […]
Mickey Morandini Is the Phillies New First-Base Coach
The Phillies rounded out their coaching staff for next year today by announcing former Phillies infielder Mickey Morandini would coach first base. Morandini, a fifth-round draft […]
Dykstra Claims He Blackmailed Umps
Lenny Dykstra, the spark plug of the 1993 Phillies team that went to the World Series, told radio host Colin Cowherd this week that he […]
Good Morning America Named Phillie Phanatic the Best Mascot in Baseball
The World Series begins tonight, and the Phillies aren’t in it. You know that, of course. The Phillies lost 99 games this year, worst in […]
Phillies’ New GM Matt Klentak: “I Came Here to Win”
Speaking to reporters in Philadelphia for the first time since being hired as general manager of the Phillies, Matt Klentak sounded like a reality show […]
Phillies Name Matt Klentak New General Manager
The Phillies have hired Ruben Amaro‘s replacement. The team announced today Matt Klentak is the team’s choice to succeed Amaro as general manager. He will be […]
Phillies Cut Ties with Former All-Star Domonic Brown
At one point, he was the future. At another, he was an All-Star. Now, Domonic Brown is a about to become a former Phillie. The […]
All Your Favorite Ex-Phillies Are Out of the MLB Playoffs
Last night, the Dodgers and Mets played a deciding Game 5 in Los Angeles. The Dodgers did not start either of their prominent ex-Phillies, Chase […]
Cole Hamels Loses Deciding Game for Texas (But It Wasn’t His Fault)
It was one of the strangest seventh innings of a baseball game you’ll ever see. It ended with a former Phillies pitcher allowing the winning […]