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Should any Team Consider Ryan Howard?

Jun 4, 2016

Chicago White Sox, Features, Opinions & Predictions, Philadelphia Phillies

Ryan Howard, once a World Series champion, an MVP, and one of the most dangerous players in all of baseball, has now become nothing short of a disaster for the Philadelphia Phillies. Ever since Howard ruptured ...

Can Ryan Howard be Average Again?

Patrick Brewer

Mar 4, 2016

Features, Opinions & Predictions, Philadelphia Phillies

Spring training is underway! Baseball is back! Finally after what seemed like a never-ending offseason finally came to an end, there is baseball on my TV as I write these words. While games are just getting ...

5 Major Questions for the Philadelphia Phillies in 2016

Ryan Waterman

Jan 17, 2016

Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, National League East, Offseason, Philadelphia Phillies

Source: Matt Rourke/AP We're a little more than halfway through the offseason, and the Philadelphia Phillies have been pretty active to say the least. There weren't a whole lot of familiar faces when we beg...

Ryan Zimmerman and Ryan Howard File Lawsuit over PED Allegations

Joshua Sadlock

Jan 5, 2016

Breaking News, Headlines, National League East, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals

According to ESPN, Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman and Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard have filed a lawsuit against news outlet Al Jazeera over allegations that the duo of All-...

Is the Ryan Howard comparison fair for Chris Davis?

Joshua Sadlock

Dec 22, 2015

American League, American League East, Baltimore Orioles, Features, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Philadelphia Phillies

Left-handed, strikeout-prone, and equipped with jaw-dropping power. I could be talking about Chris Davis. I could be talking about Ryan Howard. By this point of the offseason, the Davis-to-Howard comparisons ha...

Five Reasons for Phillies Fans to be Thankful

Ryan Waterman

Nov 26, 2015

Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, National League East, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions, Philadelphia Phillies

Source: Brian Garfinkel / Getty Images North America It's that time of year again, folks. Thanksgiving is here, and that means that it's time for us to give thanks for the good things in our lives -- fam...

Philadelphia Phillies: What Does Tomorrow Hold?

Chris Dougherty

Nov 24, 2015

Features, History, National League East, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions, Philadelphia Phillies

The mild chill in the air on that fateful late-October evening when Brad Lidge closed out the first Philadelphia Phillies World Series championship in 25 years was one that most who weren't inside Citizens Bank...

Top 10 Worst Current Contracts in MLB

James E. Clark

Nov 11, 2015

Contract, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball

Credit: Jamie Squire/Getty Images The game of baseball has matured and grown so much that players' salaries are at an all time high. With these inflated salaries, some contracts are just not very team-frien...

Tampa Bay Rays offseason wish list

Marvin Oliva

Nov 3, 2015

American League, Headlines, Offseason, Tampa Bay Rays

(Credit: Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images North America) The Tampa Bay Rays have exemplified the “Moneyball” philosophy over the last few seasons. Despite low payrolls, they have been able to field teams that ex...

Will the Washington Nationals turn into the Philadelphia Phillies?

Joshua Sadlock

Sep 29, 2015

Features, Major League Baseball, National League, National League East, Opinions & Predictions, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals

The similarities between the 2015 Washington Nationals and the 2011 Philadelphia Phillies jumped off the page at the start of the season. In 2011, the Phillies ran out a rotation that included Roy Halladay, Col...

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