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Phils' SS motivates through predictions...hearing his own voice. Actually, everyone has heard it, which might explain why the fans at Yankee Stadium seemed to harbor little ill will in Wednesday's opener which Rollins and the Phillies won, 6-1. Rollins got no more venom than... In this article: Jimmy Rollins, Phillies, Yankees, Ryan Howard, Mets, World Series, Jay Leno Show, Venom, Yankee Stadium, and E-mail |
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New York Daily News | 5 days ago
1950 Series marked last all-white Fall Classic
...his first season. Hall of Famer Richie Asburn, the center fielder on the 1950 Phillies, recalled in an interview before his death in 1997 that Robinson never reacted to their racial taunts, he just "beat us like a drum." "And the legend...
In this article: Yankees, Phillies, Robin Roberts, Jackie Robinson, Joe DiMaggio, Dodgers, Chris Douglas-Roberts, 1950 World Series, and Roy Campanella
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USATODAY.com | October 23, 2008
Fans matter to Phillies, Rays
...up, get some home runs. That will do it." And the Phillies expect the famous venom from their constituency to leave a fang mark or two on the opposition, just as it sometimes does on them. "Hardcore," Cole Hamels called them, and not in...
In this article: Rays, Phillies, World Series, Philadelphia, Joe Maddon, Florida, Venom, Cole Hamels, and Rich Dubee
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The Seattle Times | November 10, 2007
Mariners MLB Wire Notes Sosa might have value based on 21 homers Seattle Times Newspaper
...innings in a season, a three-year, $24.5 million contract. He went 10-10 with a 6.29 earned-run average in his first season with the Phillies, becoming a target of fans' venom. • Reliever J.C. Romero, 31, re-signed with the Phillies,...
In this article: Sammy Sosa, Alex Rodriguez, Omar Minaya, Texas, Phillies, Pat Gillick, MLB, New York Yankees, and Texas Rangers
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Touching Base: Pirates' ship of baseball fools
...Bucs haven't recovered even now as they skid toward a 17th straight losing season, which will break the record of the 1933-48 Philadelphia Phillies. Along the pedestrian path on the Fort Duquesne Bridge, spanning the Allegheny just west of...
In this article: Pittsburgh, Tom Seaver, Penguins, CC Sabathia, PNC Park, Primanti Bros., Dock Ellis, NFL, Red Sox, and Mets
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Joe Posnanski | October 30, 2008
The Art of Second Guessing
...fandom down here is all bloodlust. The Phillies and Rays have no rivalry or history, so to the outside fan it comes off "classless" when fans boo the Rays, Bud Selig, Bill Giles, Dave Montgomery, etc. But these people care SO MUCH ABOUT...
In this article: Joe Maddon, Barry Bonds, Babe Ruth, J.P. Howell, Rays, Pat Burrell, Troy Percival, Kansas City Chiefs, Bud Selig, and Ted Williams
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The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and are the defending World Series champions. The Phillies are a member of the East Division of Major League Baseball's National League. Since , the team's home has been Citizens Bank Park in the South Philadelphia section of the city.
The Phillies have won two World Series championships (against Kansas City in and Tampa Bay in ) and six National League pennants, the first of which came in . The franchise has also experienced long periods of struggle. The age of the team and its history of adversity has earned it the distinction of having lost the most games of any team in the history of Major League Baseball. The Phillies are also the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports.
The franchise was founded in Philadelphia in , replacing the team from Worcester, Massachusetts. The team has played at several stadiums in the city, beginning with Recreation Park and continuing at the Baker Bowl; Shibe Park, which was later renamed Connie Mack Stadium in honor of the longtime Philadelphia Athletics manager; Veterans Stadium; and now Citizens Bank Park. The team's heated rivalry with the New York Mets has been an issue of contention within the division in recent seasons. The team's spring training facilities are located in , where the single-A minor league affiliate Clearwater Threshers play at Bright House Field.
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