The Philadelphia Phillies win game #3 in Nail Biter

. The Philadelphia Phillies win game #3 in Nail Biter . The Philadelphia Phillies took game #3, thanks to the help of Ben Francisco's 3-run home-run. It was a great pitching dual leading up to the 7th inning when Francisco hit his bomb. Prior to this, Jaime Garcia had been cruising with a low pitch count, and had kept the Phillies at bay. Luckily the Phillies bats came alive and Cole Hamels, even though having some control problems, was able to keep the Cardinals off the score board. The … [Read more...]

St. Louis Cardinals @ Philadelphia Phillies – Game 1

. St. Louis Cardinals @ Philadelphia Phillies - Game 1 . Big baseball game today when the Saint Louis Cardinals take on the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia today at 5:07 pm. But as usual, the baseball gods aren't favoring the weather, as it will be around 60 degrees at game time, dropping to 50 degrees as a low and with a 40% chance of showers. But hopefully this won't delay the game as bad weather postponed the Yankees and Tigers game last night. Other than … [Read more...]

The 2011 Philadelphia Phillies Break Club Records

. The 2011 Philadelphia Phillies Break Club Records . The Philadelphia Phillies end a 162 game season in true Philadelphia fashion. A game that they did not need to win, since clinching the Division Title on September 17th, just beat the club record of 101 wins by winning 102 games in a season. Not only did they do this in the last game of the season, by beating an Atlanta Braves team that needed to win, but that Charlie Manuel surpassed Gene Mauch as the winningest Phillies coach with 645 … [Read more...]

The Philadelphia Phillies win the National League East Division Title

. . The Philadelphia Phillies win the National League East Division Title   The Philadelphia Phillies win the National League East Division with a 9-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Thanks to the pitching of Roy Oswalt that went 7 strong innings and Rual Ibanez hitting a grand slam in the 8th inning which gave the Phillies a safe cushion. What a year to be a Phillies fan, making this their 5th NL East Pennant in a row. Showing such dominance as the Braves once did for almost a … [Read more...]