http://www.phillieshomeplate.com A blog about Philadelphia Phillies Baseball Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:39:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Less than 24 hours now till baseball free agents are allowed to negotiate with other teams directly. Not sure who the Phillies will pursue if anyone. I have seen rumblings that they have been in contact regarding trades with the White Sox and Rockies. The Sox are ... http://www.phillieshomeplate.com/hot-stove-heating-up/ It is not the Mets or Yankees and their mounds of money, nor the Red Sox and their boisterous nation. It is not the Angels and their perfection of execution nor the Cubs and their abundance of talent. It is not the Dodgers and Manny-mania nor the Brewers ... http://www.phillieshomeplate.com/we-are-the-champions/ The blundering Bud Selig administration added another to their long list as World Series game number five was suspended after five and one half innings of play.  The game was started at 8:30 and by all local weather accounts it was well known that rain would be constant and in ... http://www.phillieshomeplate.com/game-suspended-after-5-and-12-tied-at-two/ Joe Blanton is a very unassuming young man. He stepped into a very assuming role however as he took the ball for game four of the 2008 World Series. Blanton stepped up big time by pitching six plus strong innings only allowing two runs and even belting a home run ... http://www.phillieshomeplate.com/blantonrollinshoward-lead-phils-to-10-2-rout-one-to-go/ Jimmy Rollins started game three in a different way, he stroked a single to center! Rollins advanced to second on a walk to Jayson Werth, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on a ground out by Chase Utley to put the Fightins up by one. ... http://www.phillieshomeplate.com/ruiz-chopper-wins-game-5-4-phils-go-up-one-in-series/ Tampa Bay jumped out early in game two of the series as they plated two runs in the first inning. Akinora Iwamura led off with a walk, B.J. Upton then singled to right field and Jayson Werth kicked the grounder allowing Iwamura and Upton to advance an extra base. ... http://www.phillieshomeplate.com/rays-sting-back-tie-series-with-4-2-win/ Chase Utley set the tone early as he belted a two run home run in his very first World Series at bat to plate Jayson Werth in front of him in the first inning. It would be a lead that young Phils ace Cole Hamels would not relinquish as ... http://www.phillieshomeplate.com/phillies-win-game-one-3-2-behind-hamels/ When the Tampa Bay Rays recorded the last out against the Boston Red Sox to claim the ALCS title one could argue it set up a "Home and Home" world series for the Phillies! The Phillies train in Clearwater, Florida in the spring which is only a short distance ... http://www.phillieshomeplate.com/one-title-yet-to-claim/ The Philadelphia Phillies are headed back to the World Series for the first time since 1993 as they clinched the National League pennant on Wednesday night! Cole Hamels led the Phillies past the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 as the Phillies took four of the five games against the Dodgers. Hamels picked ... http://www.phillieshomeplate.com/phillies-win-the-pennant/ Even from Shanghai China which is where I am at this week the news has spread, the Fightin Phils are NL champs!!!!!! Cole Hamels pitched a gem and won the NLCS MVP award. I will let my buddy Cliff write the game recap but could not resist displaying my joy! ... http://www.phillieshomeplate.com/phillies-are-2008-nl-champs/