2008 los angeles dodgers vs. philadelphia phillies Stories - The Good Phight
Who Is the MVP of the Dodgers/Phillies Series So Far?
The MVP won't be determined until the final out of the series, but who is it so far? Let's take a slightly premature look with the Phils up 3-1. Forget Shane Victorino and his fabulous defense and 6 RBI. Forget Brett Myers and his 3 hits from the 9-hole. Forget Cole Hamels and his game 1 win. ...
Some Thoughts After Phillies/Dodgers Game 1
I share in Whole Camels' most important thought after Game 1: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! That was an incredibly satisfying game. Watching Hamels and Lowe duel it out was a pleasure, but then watching the Phillies' offense do what it does best -- hit key home runs -- in...
Beyond the Hype: Torre and Manuel
<!--StartFragment--> My guess is that if you polled a thousand baseball fans as to who was a better manager between Dodgers head man Joe Torre and Phillies skipper Charlie Manuel, you’d get about 997 responses for Torre, with perhaps a three-vote margin of error. And on the merits, this...
Ten Things You Might Not Know About the Philadelphia Phillies
A media narrative is developing, and it's not kind to the Phillies. So, in light of that, here are ten things you might not, but should, know about the Philadelphia Phillies: 1. The Phillies had the second best record in the NL this year. At 92-70, the Phillies were 5.5 games behind the Cubs...
So How's That Powerful Phillies Offense Doing in the Playoffs?
Conventional wisdom around here is that the Phillies have to step up their offensive production in order to win against the Dodgers in the upcoming National League Championship Series. There does seem to be something to this conventional wisdom. After all, the Phillies high-powered offense...
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