Repeat!
The Phillies have repeated as National League East champions!
Repeat!
Todd Zolecki
The Phillies are National League East champions.
You've seen the double play.
You've seen the celebration.
You've certainly heard players talk about unfinished business. The Colorado Rockies swept the Phillies in the NLDS last season, which had Charlie Manuel wondering yesterday what in fact the Phillies really, truly had won last year? A pennant to fly in left-center field? Gee, that's nice, but Manuel and his players kept repeating over and over again that they expect more this time.
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Phil Sheridan puts it best: Rollins to Utley to October.
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All Jamie Moyer does is clinch NL East championships.
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In the Phillies Notebook: Cole Hamels gets to rest today. He will start Game 1 of the NLDS on Wednesday against the Dodgers or Brewers. David Montgomery says it's too early to talk about the next GM. And Geoff Jenkins finally makes the playoffs.
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In The Inquirer's Sunday baseball column, Jim Salisbury takes a look at baseball's postseason award winners. Also check out Extra Bases.
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John Gonzalez wonders if this year finally is Philly's turn.
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The Brewers spit the bit and lost to the Cubs, while the Mets rallied behind Johan Santana to pull even in the NL wild card race.
I love baseball and I love the Phillies. I have a funny feeling that the MVP trophy is staying in Philly.— B Dub- What a team! How appropriate that the last out was recorded by Rollins-Utley-Howard? I think the Cubs clinched too soon, that might come back to bite them.— 4 for 4 Guy
- Congrats to the Phils...but Todd, you can do better than this. the other writers give us some good stuff like Harry's call and the status of Victorino etc.— ronin32
- I was hoping the phils would stop the 9th and put Coste in just so McCarver wouldn't say Ruiz anymore!— robjan
- McCarver is so yesterday. Phils are so TODAY and 'tomorrow and tommorow and tomorrow, creeping on their petty pace to the last syllable of recorded major league baseball' (in '08) GO Chollymen !!!!— mick314
- Well gee whiz... that game was fun. :) The players are right...champagne does burn the eyes. ... ... ... Zo, are you off your typing game, or making bold predictions?— RollinsWasRight
- The Phillies deserving NL Eastern division champs! This team has battled adversity and overcome. Today I will applaud the players and not bash the mgmt in honor of their accomplishment!! I do think if they rise to the occasion and the bats stay hot they can be competetive in the first round and probably win..... Lets go R. Howard way to carry the team when it most counted!!— Truth
- Honest question, is Howard worthy of a raise? How much of his current hot streak will YOU/Phillies mgmt remember in come arbitration time? Is he worth a long term deal? Or should the mgmt trade hime now at his potential peak and get a stud pitcher and and a couple of pieces?— Truth
- Can they just sign Jamie Moyer for the rest of his life now? What a great catalyst this home town guy has been.— s
- Great game. Excellent defensive game by Jimmy. Let's root for the Brewers now. I'll love facing them. They are running on fumes. Sabathia is pitching today on three days for the third consecutive time and Ben Sheets is done.— EL Zorro
- Truth: I told myself I wasn't going to argue with you today, and I'm not. I apreciated the three minutes you gave us of not bashing the Management. yes, howard deserves a raise, the question is how much, and that will be dicided in teh coming playoff games. What a season, what a team. What a great group of bloggers. Its been a pleasure to spend a season with you. Now, which of us will Todd pick for the playoff blog roster???— jeff gross
- How sad for the poor Mutts, back to back years, losing on the LAST DAY- where is the Wizard? I'd like to ask him what it's like to root for a team that in back-to-back years established itself as one of the all time great choke organizations. Wizard? Hallloooooo???? GO PHILS!!!!!— KMG
- Jeff Gross, I agree with your stmt for the most part. If Howard goes balastic I think it helps him b/c he would draw comparisons to Reggie Jackson only Howard would be Mr. Sept/Oct. If he flops I do think it hurts him but the downside is much less than the upside. Keep in mind he may not get much to hit....— Truth
- jimmymack....Great meeting up with you today! We need to get a few of us together, next season, and sit down and have a beer. Of course, we could do that if any of us get play-off tics!— Norma
- Deb.....The Phils open the '09 season against the Braves. Feel like coming up? You have plenty of time to plan. LOL!— Norma
