http://phillies.mlbnewsblog.com Updated with the latest Major League Baseball News! Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:11:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I didn't want to wait outside Citizens Bank Park looking for Phillies tickets so I checked online and found the Ticket Specialists . They had an incredible selection. I have never seen the field so close. I also have never gone to a game for so little. Seriously, ... http://phillies.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/06/03/ticket-specialists-review/ The Philadelphia Phillies purchased the contract of righthander Andrew Carpenter from Class AA Reading on Wednesday. http://phillies.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/08/27/phillies-purchase-contract-of-rhp-carpenter-pa-sportsticker/ The Philadelphia Phillies called up pitcher Andrew Carpenter from Double-A Reading before their game Wednesday night against the New York Mets. Infielder Andy Tracy was designated for assignment to make room for Carpenter on the roster. Carpenter was 6-8 with a 5.67 ERA in 16 starts at Reading. He'll be ... http://phillies.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/08/27/phillies-call-up-pitcher-designate-tracy-ap/ This and every weekday a.m., let's rise and shine together for the Fightin'-est, rewriting-est, team... http://phillies.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/08/27/morning-juice-phillies-embrace-come-from-behind-victory-yahoo-sports/ The Mets are playing as if it's September. Last September, that is. New York's beleaguered bullpen blew yet another big lead as the Philadelphia Phillies rallied from a seven-run deficit to beat the Mets 8-7 in 13 innings on Tuesday night. "We stayed after them," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel ... http://phillies.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/08/27/mets-squander-7-run-lead-lose-to-phillies-in-13-ap/ Brilliant games like Tuesday fuel the NL East's fiercest rivalry and show that the Mets haven't shed their vulnerability. http://phillies.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/08/27/fall-rerun-for-mets-phillies-yahoo-sports/ The New York Mets' beleaguered bullpen blew another one. Chris Coste hit an RBI single in the bottom of the 13th inning and the Philadelphia Phillies overcame a 7-0 deficit to beat the Mets 8-7 on Tuesday night and retake the lead in the NL East. Fernando Tatis hit a ... http://phillies.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/08/27/phillies-rally-to-beat-mets-and-reclaim-1st-place-ap/ Geovany Soto drove in seven runs and Chicago overcame Alfonso Soriano's second dropped fly ball in Pittsburgh this season to rally for a 14-9 victory Tuesday night. The Cubs won their fourth straight to move 32 games above .500 for the first time since they were 90-58 on Sept. 15, ... http://phillies.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/08/26/tuesdays-nl-capsules-ap/ Brett Myers tossed seven gritty innings, Jimmy Rollins had three hits and two RBIs, and the Philadelphia Phillies completed their first four-game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 23 years with a 5-0 win Monday night. Philadelphia remained a half-game behind the NL East-leading New York Mets with its ... http://phillies.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/08/25/myers-rollins-help-phillies-sweep-dodgers-ap/ The secret to the Twins' success is calculable – their pitchers throw more strikes than anybody else. http://phillies.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/08/25/playoff-pulse-control-freaks-yahoo-sports/