Provided the pitcher in the lead image — Cole Hamels — does his job tonight, the city of Philadelphia is ready to get down and party. 25 years of non-championships have a way of getting a town lathered up, especially when they are this close to ending their frustrations. After reports from Tampa [...]

That’s what Joe Maddon wanted to know last night. Apparently, wicked movement on pitches and dark spots on the bills of baseball caps don’t go together very well.
“We did notice,” Maddon said after the game. “It was rather dark. I did bring it to [the umpires'] attention. Quite frankly, I did. I asked them [...]

Ryan Howard and the rest of the Phillies bats awoke last night to put Philadelphia one win away from winning baseball’s world championship. Howard’s struggles were beginning to be the fodder for blogs and newspapers alike. After last night performance — two home runs and five RBI — he has his team one [...]

As we head to Philadelphia for the middle game, the series is tied 1-1 after the Rays pulled even with a 4-2 win last night. Once again, it was Philly’s anemic hitting with people on base. They left 26 on base last night and as a team, they are 1-28 with runners in [...]

With a heap of thanks going to Chase Utley, Cole Hamels and Brad Lidge, the Phillies won Game 1 of the World Series last night, 3-2. Hamels was masterful, pitching seven strong innings and limiting the Rays to only five hits, striking out five in the process.
He might have gotten away with a balk [...]

Here we are folks: the Cowbells versus the Liberty Bells. The Raysheads versus the Why Can’t Us crowd. Mohawks versus … well, the Phillies didn’t do any special haircuts for the postseason, but you get the idea. The Fall Classic is here as the Tampa Bay Rays try to give the [...]