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Phillies Hold Off Pirates | ESPN.com
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Late RBI by Rollins helps push Phils past Pirates | SI.com
hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the sixth, Jonathan Pettibone had an impressive major league debut and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 Monday night. Pettibone allowed two runs and six hits, striking out six in 5 1-3 innings. The righty was pulled after 83 pitches and...

An Oral History of The Phillies' Statistical Analysis Department | ESPN.com
Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | Print | 1 Comment » In what appears to be the twilight of an enormously fruitful competitive run for the Phillies, much has been made of the...

Phillies Week in Review #3 | ESPN.com
April 21: Phillies lead 2-1, top 4th (runners on 1st and 2nd, 2 out): Jake Westbrook grounds out to pitcher Kyle Kendrick. (-.088 WPA) April 20: Game tied 0-0, top 1st...

Phillies Rally To Beat Cardinals | ESPN.com
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Phillies 7, Cardinals 3 | ESPN.com
Phillies 7, Cardinals 3

Cardinals 5, Phillies 0 | ESPN.com
Cardinals 5, Phillies

Lee, Phillies Fall To Cardinals | ESPN.com
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Halladay, Phillies Snap Four-Game Skid | ESPN.com
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Halladay solid again as Phillies batter Cardinals | SI.com
Roy Halladay tossed a two-hitter over seven innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the 8-2 Friday night in a rain-shortened game to snap a four-game losing streak. Halladay (2-2) allowed two runs, walked two and struck out six to record a...

Phillies 8, Cardinals 2(7) | ESPN.com
Roy Halladay, Phils snap skid, top Cardinals in rain-shortened game

Cardinals edge Phillies | SI.com
Adam Wainwright pitched seven solid innings and the escaped a ninth-inning jam for a 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night. Philadelphia put runners at first and third with nobody out against Edward Mujica , but the fill-in closer retired three straight batters to hand the Phillies...

Cardinals 4, Phillies 3 | ESPN.com
Cardinals 4, Phillies 3

Beltran Lifts Cardinals Past Phillies | ESPN.com
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Reds 11, Phillies 2 | ESPN.com
Reds 11, Phillies 2

Reds Edge Phillies 1-0 | ESPN.com
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Reds Crush Phillies 11-2 | ESPN.com
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Phillies' Punchless Week No Reason to Fret | ESPN.com
Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | Print | 4 Comments » The Phillies were taken out behind the shed and beaten with a stick tonight, dropping the series finale in Cincinnati 11-2, running...

Reds complete 1st sweep of Phils since 1996 | ESPN.com
Reds complete their first sweep of the Phillies since 1996

Reds complete same-day sweep, crush Phillies | SI.com
of bases-loaded singles that sent the Cincinnati Reds to a couple of wins on Wednesday, 1-0 over the Philadelphia Phillies in the conclusion of a suspended game and 11-2 in the later one. The Reds completed their first sweep of the Phillies since 1996. First, they finished their game...

Reds beat Phillies to complete game halted Wed. | SI.com
Bruce singled with the bases loaded in the bottom of ninth inning for a 1-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday. The game was suspended when heavy rain came on Tuesday night. Several hundred fans were in the stands to watch it resume and end only 9 minutes...

Reds 4, Phillies 2 | ESPN.com
Reds 4, Phillies 2

Reds rally to top Phils | SI.com
bases-loaded single in the eighth inning and the Cincinnati Reds ended their five-game losing streak by beating the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 on Monday night. Cincinnati's five-game slide matched its longest slump from last season, when it won the NL Central. The Reds still didn't hit much, but...

Phillies feel right at home in Cincinnati | ESPN.com
Dale Zanine/USA TODAY SportsCliff Lee looks to open the season at 3-0 as the Phillies visit the Reds.The Cincinnati Reds return home after dropping their last five games on the road. They'll face the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday Night Baseball (7 ET, ESPN...

Phillies Week in Review #2 | ESPN.com
April 12: Game tied 1-1, bottom 8th (runners on 1st and 3rd, 1 out): Donovan Solano grounds into 4-6-3 double play against Mike Adams. (-.251 WPA) April 14: Game tied 1-1, bottom 7th (runners on 1st and 2nd, 1 out): Adeiny Hechavarria fly out, Rob...

Who will break Philly's playoff drought? | Philadelphia Inquirer
is it about championships. Playoffs, we're talking playoffs. With the Sixers done and the Flyers already toast, Philadelphia is already assured of going a full calendar year without any of its teams playing a postseason game. Now the question is: Will we be 0-for-2013? It hasn't happened...

Chip Kelly's goal for his first Eagles draft | Philadelphia Inquirer
Photographer) More coverage Gear Up! Loading... Fan Shop THE FIRST-YEAR coach who had the worst draft luck in Eagles history might have been Bert Bell. Bell, who helped found the franchise in 1933, took over as owner-coach in '36, just as the NFL adopted Bell's idea of a...

NFL Mock Draft: Eagles take OT Eric Fisher | Philadelphia Inquirer
Central Michigan tackle Eric Fisher. More coverage Gear Up! Loading... Fan Shop The Eagles writers from the Inquirer (Jeff McLane and Zach Berman) and Daily News (Les Bowen and Paul Domowitch) joined us for a live NFL mock draft on Monday afternoon. Each writer...

Philly sports on Earth Day | Philadelphia Inquirer
email Justin Klugh It’s mid to late April, which means of course that flash mobs are everywhere Philadelphia is gearing up to celebrate Earth Day. The Eagles always lead the charge environmentally in this town; during a recent tailgate, I explained to several people that the spinning turbines...

Philly's Days of Bore | Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia's playoff droughts. email The human body can go 21 days or so without food, but only three days without sleep or water ... The Carpenters sang "I Won't Last...

Reid forced by NFL to return to Philly | Philadelphia Inquirer
Up to the minute Philadelphia sports news, Phillies, 76ers, Eagles, Flyers, college sports and more from Philly.com email ESPN can hardly wait to see what Chip Kelly has in store for the NFL with...

The Eagles' schedule, week by week | Philadelphia Inquirer
CHIP KELLY'S first game as Eagles coach will be on a Monday night. But his third game will be just as intriguing. The Eagles' 2013 schedule came out on Thursday and they'll kick things off...

Chargers to win Super Bowl, if Eagles' opener trend continues | Covers.com
be so sure that they’re going to win the Big Game? Because the Chargers play in the Philadelphia Eagles’ home opener in Week 2 of the newly released 2013 NFL schedule. That’s why. The last four teams to features in the Eagles’ home opener – Baltimore, New...

Eagles 2013 schedule | Philadelphia Inquirer
Up to the minute Philadelphia sports news, Phillies, 76ers, Eagles, Flyers, college sports and more from Philly.com email The NFL will officially release the NFL schedule tonight at 8 p.m., but here's...

Global sports conference coming to Philly | Philadelphia Daily News
SEAN COLLINS WALSH, Daily News Staff Writer walshSE@phillynews.com, 215-854-4172 ALONGSIDE retired Eagles giant Brian Dawkins and actual giant Dikembe Mutombo, formerly of the Sixers, Mayor Nutter announced Wednesday that Philadelphia will host an international conference in September on how sports...

Philadelphia, Eagles to host global sports summit in September | Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia will be the site of the 2013 Beyond Sport Summit from Sept. 9 to 11, Mayor Nutter announced at City Hall on Wednesday. The Eagles, who won the Beyond Sport...

Eagles, Vick adjust to different style under Kelly | Philadelphia Inquirer
Eagles head coach Chip Kelly. (David Maialetti/Staff Photographer) More coverage Gear Up! Loading... Fan Shop Two days into Chip Kelly's first minicamp, his attempts to downplay the new brand of...

Michael Vick refreshed in Chip Kelly's offense; believes Eagles are still his team | Philadelphia Inquirer
Eagles quarterback Michael Vick. (Yong Kim/Staff Photographer) More coverage Gear Up! Loading... Fan Shop Even though Michael Vick has been splitting first-team snaps with Nick Foles, Vick remains confident that he...

Video: Is Eagles head coach Chip Kelly the right fit for Philly? | Philadelphia Inquirer
Up to the minute Philadelphia sports news, Phillies, 76ers, Eagles, Flyers, college sports and more from Philly.com

CNN host was influenced by Philly anchors Jim Gardner, Marc Howard | Philadelphia Inquirer
be a Philly boy at heart. "I am biologically incapable of rooting for a team other than a Philadelphia team," Tapper said. He added: "I remember when I was filling in on 'This Week,' and I think it was with Hillary Clinton and [former Secretary of Defense] Robert...

Philadelphia Eagles green: Lincoln Financial Field generating energy with solar panels, turbines | Philadelphia Inquirer
Solar panels go up at Lincoln Financial Field. ( MICHAEL S. WIRTZ / Staff Photographer ). More coverage The Eagles' newest player is a real powerhouse. The stats are electrifying: On a recent sunny day, this bulky unit churned out 21,033.7 kilowatt hours, nearly enough to power two...

Eagles set for up-tempo camp | Philadelphia Inquirer
Chip Kelly will finally see his players on the field this week. The Eagles will hold their first minicamp from Tuesday to Thursday, offering Kelly his first glimpse of the team actually participating in activities that resemble football. The voluntary veteran minicamp is an...

Poll: Which Marlin would you like back in Philly? | Philadelphia Inquirer
Which Marlin would look best in a Phillies uniform again? Up to the minute Philadelphia sports news, Phillies, 76ers, Eagles, Flyers, college sports and more from Philly.com

The Onion lampoons Philly again | Philadelphia Inquirer
Up to the minute Philadelphia sports news, Phillies, 76ers, Eagles, Flyers, college sports and more from Philly.com email Satirical media outlet The Onion has put the Philadelphia sports fan in its crosshairs again, this...

Which Philly fans drink the most? | Philadelphia Daily News
Part 4 of a series about Philadelphia fans. Let's bust another Eagles myth. We already learned . We also learned the . Now get this: The Eagles - with their history of tailgate-happy fans, a ban on beer...

Which Philly fans drink most? | Philadelphia Inquirer
Part 4 of a series about Philadelphia fans. Let's bust another Eagles myth. We already learned Philadelphia's only so-so for its percentage of pro football fans. We also learned the Eagles and Phillies have roughly...

Eagles or Phillies: Who has more fans? | Philadelphia Daily News
Part 3 of a series about Philadelphia sports fans. Do the Eagles really have the most fans of any franchise in Philadelphia? "There is no question - none - that the Eagles rule the city," says...

Popularity of Eagles is average for NFL? | Philadelphia Daily News
Part 2 of a series about Philadelphia sports fans. The popularity of pro football in Philadelphia is about average for an NFL city, according to a new survey. Philly's not in the Top 10 for percentage...

Love: 'Can you get me Eagles tickets?' | Philadelphia Inquirer
a priest, he signed up for the Contemplative Leaders in Action group at Old St. Joe's in Philadelphia. Jaclyn, a financial analyst, had signed up for the same course in 2009 to keep a friend company. When a change in the schedule led to a conflict with Jaclyn...

NFL players, league square off in and outside court in Philly | Philadelphia Daily News
The NFL's dispute with retired players over the risks and impact of concussions unfolded Tuesday in Philadelphia on two distinct but perhaps equally important battlegrounds. The first was a seventh-floor courtroom at the federal courthouse, where lawyers for the league and players sparred over if, when...

Mason and Flyers: So far, so good | Philadelphia Inquirer
Up to the minute Philadelphia sports news, Phillies, 76ers, Eagles, Flyers, college sports and more from Philly.com email Who will be the Flyers' No. 1 goalie when next season begins? Ilya Bryzgalov. Steve Mason. Someone else. It’s only a...

Simmonds' hat trick, assist leads Flyers over Hurricanes | TSN
C. -- Wayne Simmonds got his first career hat trick and added an assist to lead the Philadelphia Flyers in a 5-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night in a matchup of teams recently eliminated from playoff contention. Jakub Voracek and Matt Read also scored for the...

So what's left for Flyers? | Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia Flyers news on Philly.com email The Flyers will almost certainly not be in the Stanley Cup playoffs for just the second time in the last 18 seasons, so the last...

Flyers Notes: Flyers defense leaning on Luke Schenn, Gustafsson | Philadelphia Inquirer
Something positive in the wake of the Flyers' rash of injuries to their defensive corps: Luke Schenn has emerged as arguably the team's top blue-liner in the last month, and Erik Gustafsson has blossomed into a steady...

Flyers' playoff chances almost over after 3-0 loss to Devils | Philadelphia Inquirer
of empty seats at the Wells Fargo Center on Thursday night, and few good scoring chances for the Flyers or New Jersey Devils. Welcome to late-season hockey for two teams on the verge of being eliminated from the Eastern Conference playoff picture. The Flyers continued a recent trend: Another...

Flyers faint hopes still alive after two straight wins | Philadelphia Inquirer
Consecutive wins have revived playoff talk for the Flyers. But they still face long odds in earning one of the eight Eastern Conference spots. (Yong Kim/Staff Photographer) More coverage Gear Up! Loading... Fan Shop Consecutive wins have revived playoff...

Flyers extend Zac Rinaldo, Jay Rosehill | Philadelphia Inquirer
Rinaldo and Jay Rosehill to 2-year contract extensions. (Yong Kim/Staff Photographer) More coverage Gear Up! Loading... Fan Shop FLYERS GENERAL manager Paul Holmgren locked up two of his own on Wednesday, inking forwards Zac Rinaldo and Jay Rosehill to 2-year contract extensions. Rinaldo...

Flyers 'D' getting younger | Philadelphia Inquirer
WHEN VETERAN Kent Huskins joined Braydon Coburn, Andrej Meszaros, Nick Grossmann and Bruno Gervais on the Flyers' circus-like injury report on Tuesday, coach Peter Laviolette was forced to dress one of the youngest defense corps he's ever assembled. Brandon Manning brought the Flyers' average age of...

Flyers win has them still thinking playoffs | Philadelphia Inquirer
The Flyers' Kimmo Timonen celebrates a power play goal with Claude Giroux. (Yong Kim/Staff Photographer) More coverage Gear Up! Loading... Fan Shop Two simple words, combined together, to provide one impossible question...

Flyers earn much-needed win over Rangers | TSN
Schenn, Erik Gustafsson and Kimmo Timonen scored to give Philadelphia's faint playoff hopes a boost, and the Flyers beat the New York Rangers 4-2 on Tuesday night for their second win in two nights. Mats Zuccarello and Derek Stepan scored for the Rangers, who have a tenuous hold...

Flyers' Manning contributes right away | Philadelphia Inquirer
The Flyers' defense is running out of healthy bodies. They recalled Brandon Manning and Matt Konan from Adirondack of the AHL on Tuesday to replace injured defensemen Kent Huskins (concussion) and Bruno...

Flyers recall Brandon Manning, Matt Konan from Phantoms | Philadelphia Inquirer
Brandon Manning gets ready for a faceoff. - Kate Penna/Flickr. Used with permission. The Flyers have recalled Brandon Manning and Matt Konan from the Adirondack Phantoms. With Kent Huskins going down with a concussion in last night's game against the Canadiens, the Flyers have...

Flyers vs. Canadiens recap: Hartnell kicks field goal, Flyers score touchdown | Philadelphia Inquirer
Stay connected for news and updates Follow @BroadStHockey Richard Wolowicz Scott Hartnell scored a hat trick and the Flyers made hockey fun tonight. A rare pleasure this season. During that four-game losing skid that took them completely out of playoff contention, the Flyers scored three goals...

Offense sinks Flyers playoff hopes | Philadelphia Inquirer
MONTREAL - The Flyers' worst four-game production in a decade could not have come at a worse time. They have managed a total of three goals in their last four games, all regulation losses...

Flyers lose out (to Penguins) on free agent goalie Eric Hartzell | Philadelphia Inquirer
The Flyers have lost out on goalie Eric Hartzell ... to the Penguins ... Despite a CBC report Saturday night that they were the front-runners for his services, the Flyers have lost out in...

Flyers Notes: Flyers undecided on buying out Bryzgalov | Philadelphia Inquirer
BUFFALO - Though signs seem to point toward the Flyers buying out goalie Ilya Bryzgalov's contract after the season, team executives are still undecided on the issue. Teams can buy out as many as two players on June 30...

Inside the Flyers: Bright side for Flyers: They'll get a top draft pick | Philadelphia Inquirer
BUFFALO - There is a bright side to the Flyers' flop of a season: This is regarded as one of the best draft classes in recent years, and they figure to get an early selection June 30 in Newark. The...

Danny Briere to return for Flyers on Saturday | Philadelphia Inquirer
Flyers forward Danny Briere. (Yong Kim/Staff Photographer) More coverage Gear Up! Loading... Fan Shop The Flyers, losers of three straight, hope the return of veteran forward Danny Briere will give their...

Briere will try to spark sagging Flyers | Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer Blog - Flyers Report: Broad Street Bull email The Flyers’ chances of making the playoffs have dropped below 1 percent, so they are playing the last eight games for pride and for jobs...

Which Philly fans drink the most? | Philadelphia Daily News
- are not the club whose fans are the most likely to take a drink. Raise those glasses, Flyers fans. Fans of the local NHL franchise were most likely to drink overall - or at least admit it - although Phillies fans were most likely to say they'd...

Which Philly fans drink most? | Philadelphia Inquirer
- are not the club whose fans are the most likely to take a drink. Raise those glasses, Flyers fans. Fans of the local NHL franchise were most likely to drink overall - or at least admit it - although Phillies fans were most likely to say they'd...

A Flyers original keeps on fighting | Philadelphia Inquirer
me. Because I was married to the game of hockey." From the Sports Desk Latest Sports Stories Flyers lose another opportunity Phils offense begins to produce Birds trade Lewis to Browns Eagles cancel visit with Milliner Frequent Flyers: Video: Flyers' playoff hopes dwindle after loss about...

Flyers sign Straka to entry-level deal | Philadelphia Inquirer
The Flyers on Thursday signed a speedy, late-blooming right winger who was a second-round draft pick of the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2010. Petr Straka, a 6-foot, 195-pound free agent who reportedly...

Flyers lose another opportunity | Philadelphia Inquirer
TWICE IN THE last week, the Flyers faced off against teams desperately clinging to their playoff lives - riding identical five-game losing skids into the matchup. Both times, Winnipeg and Ottawa skated off the ice with a...

Flyers sign free agent winger Petr Straka | Philadelphia Inquirer
The Flyers signed the former second-round pick of the Blue Jackets to a three-year deal. The Flyers picked up their second free agent of the spring this evening, signing Baie-Comeau Drakkar winger...