Sell, Sell, Sell!

Six games out of first place in the National League East, with the Mutts and Braves clearly the better teams. 5 1/2 games out of the Wild Card spot with six teams in front of them. Forget any notion of a grand comeback — the pitching is far and away the worst in [...]

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Where Were The Rockies?

One of the little things I missed while I was moving.

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You Win Nothing! You Lose! Good Day, Sir!

This weekend, we’ll be loading up the car and the dogs — seriously, they’re going to be loaded on Benadryl — for our move back to Pennsylvania. Not sure when RUTS will be updated again, since that all depends on when Comcast feels like coming to our new house.
During my absence, it’s practically a [...]

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Philly Friday: ERA = Every Runner Advances

With long-term injuries to Jon Lieber, Freddy Garcia, and Brett Myers, exactly how depleted is the Phillies’ pitching staff?
Minor league call-up J.D. Durbin takes the mound for today’s series opener against the Mets. Durbin’s only major league appearance this season was an unmitigated clusterfuck: 0.2 IP, 7 ER. To his credit, I guess, [...]

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Dogs

Okay, two baseball posts.

They both love to walk, but no more than 90 feet at a time.

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Help On The Way

At the bottom of a philly.com article about the supremely amazing Jamie Moyer:
Righthander Tom Gordon (rotator-cuff strain) could begin a rehab assignment by the end of next week, according to Ruben Amaro Jr. The assistant general manager also said Brett Myers (right shoulder strain) threw well yesterday and should throw in the bullpen today.
mp3:
Grateful Dead, [...]

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Philly Friday: The Killing Fields

Philly links in a few hours. I’m golfing for the first time in about two years.
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Back from the course, shot 96, actually had about seven or eight pars, which tells you how some of the other holes went. On one par 3, I hit into the left greenside sand bunker. Proceeded to [...]

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Philly Friday — Typically Toying With Your Emotions

Two games?  Two freaking games?  Surely, these National League East standings are incorrect.  The Philles are in second place, thanks to a recent string of victories and the wheels absolutely falling off in New York and Atlanta.  The Mutts are 1-9 in their last 10, and face the streaking Yankees this weekend.  Atlanta (3-9 in [...]

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“Losing Pitcher”

Via Yurasko, the New York Times joins the celebration of the Phillies’ 10,000th loss:
From 1938 through 1942, the team lost between 103 and 111 games each season. The manager during much of that stretch, Doc Prothro, had been a practicing dentist, which seemed appropriate if only because watching the Phillies was as painful as pulling [...]

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Oh, Ladies…

Outdoing themselves, Phillie style.

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Philly Friday — They Drag Me Back In

Buried deep in the RUTS by-laws and tri-laws is this litttle known regulation:
Section III (D) (viii) (4): The Philadelphia Phillies shall not be mentioned in a serious, analytical manner before August 15 unless they are no more than five (5) games behind the Eastern Division leader in the official standings as published by Major [...]

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The Phillies Recent Lukewarm Success, Explained.

The Fightin’ Phils just beat the Mets for the second consecutive night, 4-2 at Shea Stadium. The Phillies are now six games behind the Mutts. During their on-field victory celebration, Jimmy Rollins congratulated his teammates with Top Gun style high-fives. What better incentive for victory could a team have than Maverick and [...]

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