One of the oldest franchises in baseball, the Philadelphia Phillies have only one World Series title, but have featured some incredible players. Billy Hamilton, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Richie Ashburn, Pete Rose, Mike Schmidt, Steve Carlton, Joe Morgan, Curt Schilling and Jim Thome have all played on the Phillies at one time or another. While the Phillies have underachieved for much of their history, all signs point to a Golden Age coming soon for the Fightin' Phils.
NEW YORK - The remnants of tropical storm Hanna washed away the Philadelphia Phillies-New York Mets game Saturday afternoon and left in her wake one intriguing day-night doubleheader.
Publ.Date : Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:42:00 GMTNEW YORK - The Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets will play a day-night doubleheader Sunday after heavy rain washed out Saturday's game between the top teams in the NL East.
Publ.Date : Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:49:00 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Brett Myers buzzed through the New York Mets' lineup, pitching eight dominant innings and leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-0 victory Friday night that cut their NL East deficit to two games.
Publ.Date : Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:20:23 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — In a pep talk via e-mail, Mike Schmidt reminded the Philadelphia Phillies of their big comeback to win the NL East last season and said "the Mets know you're better than they are."
Publ.Date : Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:36:04 GMTThe New York Mets' late collapse that cost them last year's National League East title began with a September sweep at the hands of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Publ.Date : Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:03:54 GMT
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The Philadelphia Phillies were actually known as the Blue Jays in 1943 and 1944.
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