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Watch how fast Roman Quinn is!

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As Paul said on TGP Twitter: "Pigs really do fly!"

1992 L.A. riots: The night baseball was merely a bystander

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The Phillies played the Dodgers in a game that happened while the LA riots started.

Jayson Stark laid off by ESPN

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Former Phillies beat writer Jayson Stark has been laid off by ESPN.

Phillies answer your potential rain delay questions

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The Phillies get lots of weather questions on Twitter. Here is there response.

Domonic Brown is alive and in New Mexico

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As the DH, he hit fifth in the lineup for the Albuquerque Isotopes of the Pacific Coast League. He walked in his first at-bat. He also struck out, singled, and scored two runs. Also pitching in this game? Chad Qualls. He allowed three hits and a walk in less than an inning. Former Phillies spring training backstop Ryan Hanigan also played in this game. It's mesmerizing how biological instinct causes ex-Phillies to to find each other and cluster together in the wild.

Phillies Twitter makes dad of autistic child's day

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Seriously, what have they done with @Phillies this year? Look at this link: and tell me that there isn't something strange and heartwarming going on with this formerly stuffy Twitter account.

Charlie Manuel and Carrot Top: Friends forever?

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Carrot Top threw out the first pitch at Wednesday's spring training game, and he posed with Charlie Manuel beforehand. This is an important question: does Charlie know who Carrot Top is? The world may never know.

Dick Allen & others who have missed the Hall of Fame by one vote

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Five Candidates Who Have Fallen a Single Vote Shy of Election to the Baseball Hall of Fame: first part mentions Allen who had this happened to him a couple years ago

Didn't realize Chase Utley went all of 2016 without a GDP

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The Utley part is at the bottom of the article. I really enjoyed seeing The Man return and hit those home runs