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Time to start blogging again! I don't make excuses, but I would love to tell you what's been going on with me since the World Series ended.
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Time to start blogging again! I don't make excuses, but I would love to tell you what's been going on with me since the World Series ended.
A group of 30 candidates were at Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia, hoping to make the cut as Phillies' ball girls.
According to reports, the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to sign infielder Jim Thome to a one-year contract.
City Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown says the hearing will not focus on the specifics of the Tacony basement case but rather the bigger picture of how mentally disabled children and adults are tracked in the city's public welfare system.
At the top of the list is first baseman Ryan Howard, who suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon on the final swing of the NLDS against the Cardinals.
Oswalt gets a $2 million buyout instead of $16 million next season. Lidge receives a $1.5 million buyout instead of $12.5 million next year.
By Matthew Nadu: We've fallin' on hard times in Philadelphia. The once promising talks of the Four Aces, the ultimate Dream Team and the NBA seem like childhood fictional characters that we eventually learn are make believe, imagined as hopeful illusions to fill our voids for something bigger and better.
With the Phillies out of the playoffs, the Eagles on bye, and the Sixers in a labor dispute, the bars are feeling the pinch.
Ryan Howard could miss the start of next season after the Phillies' slugger had surgery Wednesday to repair his torn Achilles' tendon.
"And I guarantee you right now, when we go to spring training... we will be talking about winning the World Series," says Charlie Manuel. "That will be our goal: to win a World Series."
By Seth Everett: Jimmy Rollins, the franchise face for a decade, may have played his last game as a Phillie.
Jordan spent the last seven season serving as the Baltimore Orioles' director of amateur scouting.
By Bill Campbell: Not only did the Phillies' scintillating season end miserably, but the future could be full of problems as well.
As the wounds of the Phillies' loss in five games to the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLDS begin to heal, some key Phillies took time to reflect and look ahead at Citizens Bank Park.
Chris responds to the Occupy protests, analyzes Herman Cain's rise in the campaign for the Republican nomination for President and updates the latest in the Fast and Furious case.
Chris examines the end of the Phillies season and discusses it with Manager Charlie Manuel. He also talks to Comcast Sportsnet's Ray Didinger about the Eagles loss in Buffalo and to Jeff Roe and Michael Bronstein on the Monday Morning Matchup.
An all-or-nothing season in which only a World Series title would be considered a success turned out to be an abysmal failure. The Phillies didn't even make it out of the first round of the NL playoffs.
Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard might miss the start of spring training and possibly part of the regular season after tearing an Achilles tendon.
A crushing defeat has ended the Phillies season, well short of the World Series. The St. Louis Cardinals outalsted the Phils 1-0 in last night's winner-take-all contest.
Chris Carpenter tossed a three-hitter to outpitch old pal Roy Halladay in a duel for the ages and the St. Louis Cardinals edged the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0 Friday night in the deciding Game 5 of their NL playoff series.
The trolley, with a police escort, made its way through city streets for about and hour and a half as beads, bracelets, cheer cards, and rally towels were tossed to pedestrians.
Move over St. Louis, Philadelphia has a rally squirrel of its own and it was caught on camera entering Citizens Bank Park Friday ahead of the decisive Game 5.
Chris continues his coverage of the Occupy protests and discusses their lack of message with Steve Cordasco. He re-visits his interview with Sharyl Attkisson about her coverage of Fast and Furious and talks to CBS 3's Beasley Reece about tonight's game 5 between the Phillies and Cardinals and this week's Eagles matchup with Buffalo.
A season with lofty expectations could end or the Phils could move on to the League Championship series. It is the first time the Phillies have played a decisive final series game since the split season in 1981.
Ryan Howard, Cliff Lee, Placido Polanco, Jimmy Rollins and Vance Worley are a few of the Phils who have been sporting these necklaces.
