Posts Tagged ‘ Philadelphia Phillies ’

The Phillies have traded for Roy Oswalt, and now Dr. Sports fan asks who will challenge the two-time defending NL champs' 1-2-3 punch in the starting rotation?
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Cliff Lee was traded to the Texas Rangers, and the Philadelphia sports fan inside of Dr. Sports Fan couldn't help but think back to that fateful day in December when Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro traded him away in the Roy Halladay deal.
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We're halfway through 2010, so it's time to check in for a progress report on the four major professional sports teams in Philadelphia. The Phillies are at the top of the ladder but have the Flyers gained on the Eagles? And how far away are the Sixers from the rest of the pack?
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Each week, Take Back columnists Kevin O’Connor (Dr. Sports Fan), Adio Royster (The Phoenix), and newcomer Brittany Page (Black Lung) debate a sports topic to keep from losing their minds at work. This week's 5-Minute Break topic: Who Is the Best Team in the National League?
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Last year’s Cy Young to last year’s champions, sounds like a move towards a successful title defense to me. Now while I definitely want to talk some Cliff Lee, first off, I'd like to say a few words about the late Jim Johnson.
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As the old saying goes, if it ain't broke then don't fix it. With the Phillies bartering a deal for Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay, it reminds me of something my dad said over four years ago when the Phillies made another popular trade.
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Has Philly gone soft? Although I don’t buy into all the ridiculous urban myths about Philadelphia fans (see the Santa incident that happened some 40+ years ago), I still will admit that we are a tough fanbase to please.
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Living out in San Diego, it’s only on rare occasions that one of my favorite sports teams from Philadelphia are on TV. So you can imagine I’m feeling like Kumar today with THREE of my teams — Phillies, Flyers, and Sixers — all on TV in a row! In honor of that, I will be...
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