Phils appear to be settling for 2nd-best
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Charlie Manuel might turn out to be the best manager ever. He might lead the Phillies to the World Series and bring peace, love and understanding into a tense clubhouse.
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It was the kind of game Phillies fans had seen thousands of times before.
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Bobby Abreu is starting to feel better at the plate. Albert Pujols has been feeling pretty good all season.
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Bobby Abreu hit his 30th homer and Jimmy Rollins had a grand slam to lead Philadelphia to a 10-4 victory over the Florida Marlins on Sunday, a day after the Phillies fired manager Larry Bowa.
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The Yankees&#39; grip on first place was secure again, the margin inflated to 4 1/2 games. The Red Sox, second-place finishers for seven years running, were destined for it to happen for an eighth year in a row.
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Even before the Astros lost the first two games of the National League Championship Series in St. Louis, they downplayed the notion that their best
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are ahead of Larry Bowa&#39;s team in the chase for the wild card. The Phillies. have 19 games to play, including 12 against teams with under-.
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These are the kind of performances from their developing nucleus that give the Philadelphia 76ers optimism for the future. Andre Miller smartly and unselfishly leading the offense. Samuel Dalembert racking up a double-double. Andre Iguodala dunking and driving toward another 20-point game.
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When Jimmy Rollins boldly predicted the Phillies would win the NL East, he didn't expect it would take Philadelphia this long to reach first place.
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The argument could be made that Johnny Damon was the most productive leadoff man in the majors this season. At least among men not named Ichiro Suzuki. It was trend that continued in the American League Division Series against Anaheim.
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A. J. Feeley will be Philadelphiaâs starter in the teamâs preseason finale at Lincoln Financial Field, while the second-round draft pick Kevin Kolb will also play.
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Jimmy Rollins and the Philadelphia Phillies have been playing catch-up all season, so it made sense they would overcome one more big deficit.
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Chase Utley's home run with two outs in the 10th inning yesterday gave the Phillies a 3-2 win over the Houston Astros in Philadelphia.
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The Philadelphia Phillies moved to within four games of the New York Mets in the National League East after Ryan Howard's two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning sealed a 4-2 home victory on Tuesday.
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In a few weeks, the Philadelphia Phillies might look back at a pair of one-run games that ended minutes apart as the critical moment of the division race.
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The Arizona Diamondbacks took over sole possession of first place in the NL West from San Diego. The Philadelphia Phillies outlasted New York to complete a sweep of the Mets and tighten the East and wild-card races.
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The Phillies will continue their search for Larry Bowa&#39;s replacement this week at Citizens Bank Park. They will continue with Jim Fregosi tomorrow, John Russell on Wednesday and Terry Pendleton on Thursday.