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Playoff Pulse: Bask in the Glow, Philly

In the Playoff Pulse series, our MLB editor takes on a hot October topic.Things move fast in the Internet Age. That's the nature of a 24-hour news cycle or maybe just the short attention span of Americans. Either way, before you know it we're going to be talking about CC Sabathia and Mark Teixeira (And Jake Peavy and Manny...

Playoff Pulse: Wild Game 3 Delivers Thrills

In the Playoff Pulse series, our MLB editor takes on a hot October topic.It took two whole games, then another two hours for the World Series to really get interesting. Boy, was it ever worth the wait.The upshot of Game 3 is that the Phillies are suddenly looking extremely formidable, needing just two wins to capture a...

Phillies Win in Bizarre Fashion, Take 2-1 Lead Over Tampa in World Series

There was nothing normal about this particular World Series win for Philadelphia. For starters, Tim McCarver actually called the five-man infield for the Rays in the ninth inning, so you know things were straight up weird. It was a game that ended at 1:47 am EST on Sunday morning and saw the first Series win in the city of...

What Game 2 Means to the Phillies

The Phillies came into Tampa Bay and got what they wanted in Game 1, so losing Game 2 isn't going to affect them all that much. They're going back home for three games (which should make Greg Dobbs extremely happy since he could barely see the ball at the plate in Tampa), and even if they lose Game 3 they always have the...

Phillies' Game 1 DH Still Up in the Air

Charlie Manuel is going use opposite handed hitters to match up with the pitchers in the designated hitter slots. That much we know. Other than that, though, Manuel is either playing it close to the vest or really doesn't know who he's going to use in the batting-only position for the two to four games in Tampa Bay (yes, I...