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The Philadelphia Phillies have made the playoffs.

Insert a pause here for dramatic effect and to allow the reader to gather his or her thoughts at this stunning development.

The Phillies have made the playoffs for the fifth straight season. Even if they lose sixteen straight games, they’ll squeak in with [...]

Roy Halladay pitched the second no-hitter in MLB postseason history today, as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-0 in Game 1 of the National League Division Series.
The only other pitcher to ever throw a no-hitter was former New York Yankees Don Larsen, who threw a perfect game in the 1956 World Series against [...]

It’s become expected around Philadelphia over the past couple of seasons that the Phillies will win the NL East. Anything else is just not acceptable — to the team or the fans. But for Roy Halladay, it’s a brand new experience.

The pitcher that most consider the best in baseball will get his first opportunity to pitch in the postseason after pitching a two-hit shutout against the[...]

That Roy Halladay acquisition is looking better and better for the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies.

The right-hander won his 20th game of the season Tuesday with a 5-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves to give the Phillies a five-game division lead over Atlanta and reduce their magic number to six. Even more impressive is the fact that Halladay [...]

While it was nice to see the Phillies leave Boston on a positive note with a 5-3 win against the Red Sox, it’s difficult not to look ahead and dread the Phils’ three-game series in New York against the red-hot Yankees.

The two teams have been on two completely different paths this season as the Yankees have seemingly breezed [...]

In the past week, alot has been decided. We now know who will play for the NBA Championship and Stanley Cup. As well as playoff action in the NBA and NHL, baseball has had another week of good baseball action.

Before we get to our nominees, I would like to take the time on this Veterans Day to thank everyone who has served for our country.

Pitching, among others things, has been one of the main story lines driving the MLB this 2010 season. The resurgence of pitching in the Majors has brought to light many young, hard-throwing arms as well as some savvy veterans. From Ubaldo Jimenez to Livan Hernandez, countless pitchers from a variety of backgrounds have proven their [...]

Week Three has drawn to a close. Here’s my take on surprises, disappointments, and/or notable events.

1. The San Diego Padres lost yesterday (Sunday), but they went 6-1 for the week and 8 of their last 10 to stay on top of the NL West. Are we seeing the breakout for Chase Headley? And how about the week former Giant outfielder Will Venable had (.450 OBP, .750 SLG)?

1. Roy Halladay will turn in the best season by a Phillies pitcher since Steve Carlton’s 27-win campaign of 1972. The former Blue Jays ace has turned in two 20-win seasons in Toronto. Imagine what he will do in Philly with seven All-Stars hitting for him. I could see him winning 22, losing just 6, [...]

Let’s not get down em yet because they traded away Drabek, Taylor, and D’Arnaud to get Halladay (on top of Marson, Carrasco, and Knapp for Lee previously), the Phils still got some firepower left in their system. An if you think they don’t have pitchers left you’re wrong, they could field an entire rotation with [...]