Relief pitching will truly be the make or break aspect of the Phillies’ season. Make the pitches necessary and get out of the jams they are presented, and the Phillies can probably perform on a level that may be good enough for the Postseason.
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Outta’ Right Field: Phillies early season struggles have familiar problem
Posted on 18 April 2013.
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Outta’ Right Field: Playoffs? Flyers still alive in race
Posted on 04 April 2013.
The third-period energy from the Flyers on Sunday was a telling sign. Was Kimmo Timonen’s goal with 9.5 seconds left in regulation the goal that saved the season? Did Flyers fans suddenly believe in this team and everything that they have been saying to talk the talk?
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Outta’ Right Field: Too much hoopla over Halladay
Posted on 21 March 2013.
There are two things that should be remembered when thinking about the Phillies’ big three pitchers this season. One, they are all entitled to a bad start every now and then. Two, they are only human. Roy Halladay has been held under a microscope this spring. All attention when it comes to pitching is on [...]
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Outta’ Right Field: Brown showing he’s ready for starting job
Posted on 14 March 2013.
This isn’t the regular season but Brown looks like a man on a mission, a player with a goal. He knows at least one, if not two starting jobs are up for grabs this spring. It is apparent based on his torrid start that he wants one of those spots.
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Outta’ Right Field: Will 2013 be another year of misery?
Posted on 27 February 2013.
2012 was hardly an enjoyable year for Philly sports fans. The 2013 season in Philly sports hasn’t started the way fans would have liked either.
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Outta’ Right Field: For Flyers, time to heat things up on ice
Posted on 19 February 2013.
Finally, the Flyers looked like a team that was firing on all cylinders. Finally, the Flyers played with passion and anger. But as soon as the final horn sounded on the team’s first shutout win of the season, it was still just one of 48 games in the lockout-shortened season that is rapidly moving forward.
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Outta’ Right Field: An inside look at the CSAC and NCAA Tournament
Posted on 13 February 2013.
The men’s team is in pursuit of their fourth-straight CSAC title while the Lady Cavs begin their quest for their first CSAC title since 2009. But how does the CSAC Tournament work? And once the CSAC Tournament is over, what happens next? Here’s how the process works.
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Outta’ Right Field: Location, location, location
Posted on 06 February 2013.
Perhaps the move from domed, climate-controlled stadiums to the potential of freezing temperatures and nasty weather is the ushering in of a new era of the Super Bowl. It could be out with the old – as in the 37-year-old Superdome – and in with the new – as in the three-year-old MetLife Stadium.
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Outta’ Right Field: Phillies underdog status a good thing
Posted on 31 January 2013.
For the first time in Ruben Amaro Jr.’s tenure as general manager, the Phillies didn’t make a splash. And that has earned them underdog status. And that may actually be beneficial to the team’s pending success in 2013.
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Outta’ Right Field: No time to waste, slow start could haunt Flyers
Posted on 23 January 2013.
In a 48-game season, there is no time to waste. As it was noted during both broadcasts, games are technically worth four points in the standings – the two gained for a win and the two lost in defeat. So far, the Flyers are already 12 points behind.
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Outta’ Right Field: The harsh reality that is today’s world
Posted on 04 December 2012.
Life is precious. Every day is precious. And unfortunately, sometimes, it takes events like the one that happened on Saturday, Dec. 1, to remind us how fragile life is and how quickly it can be taken away.
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Outta’ Right Field: Jack-ed up about Taylor
Posted on 28 November 2012.
In basketball, 100 is a sacred number, especially in the Philadelphia area. After all, it was only a short distance away in Hershey, Pa., where Philly basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain dropped 100 points in an NBA game. The record still stands in the NBA after 50 years. Last Tuesday night, while Cabrini was ringing in [...]
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Outta’ Right Field: Filling the outfield gaps
Posted on 14 November 2012.
Ruben Amaro Jr. has a tough task. He has to work hard, work fast and work on a budget. But he has to analyze each and every option with great detail.
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Outta’ Right Field: You can’t predict baseball
Posted on 06 November 2012.
150 people responded to a World Series poll in Issue 8 of the Loquitur. 86 percent voted for the American League Champion Detroit Tigers. Only 14 percent predicted the NL Champs, the upstart San Francisco Giants, would win. Of all 150 people, not one said the Giants would win in four games.
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Outta’ Right Field: Time to go, Andy
Posted on 28 October 2012.
In all the flaws for the Philadelphia Eagles, Andy Reid continues to be the broken record he has been for years – good ‘ol “better job” Andy.
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Outta’ Right Field: NHLPA betrayed the fans
Posted on 24 October 2012.
NHL players lied to the fans. They said they wanted to get back on the ice as soon as possible. They said they felt the pain of the fans. So in their most recent negotiations, they thought of themselves before they thought of the fans and the good of the game.
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Outta’ Right Field: Plenty of Postseason feel-good stories
Posted on 16 October 2012.
Once again, baseball is writing chapters of history with stories you have to see to believe. It is why I watch baseball. It is why baseball continues to deliver as the national pastime.
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Outta’ Right Field: You be the judge
Posted on 10 October 2012.
For many baseball fans, the infield fly rule is one of the parts of baseball that was difficult to understand. We presume it to be one of those things that just seemed like a good idea at the time it was created. Therefore, it’s only fitting that one of the bigger controversies in recent Major League Baseball history involved the infield fly rule.
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Outta’ Right Field: Passing the torch
Posted on 03 October 2012.
The Phillies were not the only team to pass the torch. Several teams are making their first playoff appearances in years. This passing of the torch offers some unique opportunities.
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Outta’ Right Field: Replacements can’t give teams do-overs
Posted on 25 September 2012.
If there’s one thing I love about sports, it’s the human element. It can be rewarding. It can be exasperating. But it can make for some great entertainment and great controversy. Never was that more true than on Monday night.
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Outta’ Right Field: Fightin’ for a miracle
Posted on 19 September 2012.
You may not want to admit it, but the Phillies are in a playoff race again. They are still alive. And while you probably told yourself you wouldn’t pay attention or give it any thought, chances are by now you already have.
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Outta’ Right Field: NHL won’t survive another lockout
Posted on 13 September 2012.
After a strong rebuilding period for its fans since the 2004-05 NHL lockout, the NHL is approaching another lockout threatening to cancel games in the 2012-13 season. The league will suffer from losing games this season.
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Outta’ Right Field: Different year, very different team
Posted on 29 August 2012.
This is not the type of year the Phillies or their fans envisioned. And for all of the struggles they have endured this season, it should be noted that this is far from the same team that won the hearts of Philadelphia years ago.
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Outta’ Right Field: Athletes need to learn a lesson
Posted on 01 May 2012.
If you’re an athlete whose team is in the playoffs, play smart and be smart.
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Outta’ Right Field: Basketball purgatory
Posted on 24 April 2012.
Never the bridesmaid nor the bride. There is no worse place to be than the middle in the NBA.
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Outta’ Right Field: Playoff hockey not about violence
Posted on 17 April 2012.
The Stanley Cup playoffs should be about hockey, not violence.
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