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.
Nearly a decade after their dynasty ended on a blooper in the desert, the New York Yankees are baseballs best again. New York beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 in Game 6 tonight, finally seizing that elusive 27th World Series title.
Publ.Date : Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:24:24 GMTThe Phillies have picked up Cliff Lee's $9 million option for 2010.
Publ.Date : Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:26:58 GMTNew York Yankees win World Series for record 27th time after inspired performance from Hideki Matsui in 73 win over Philadelphia Phillies.
Publ.Date : Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:22:09 GMT
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The Philadelphia Phillies were actually known as the Blue Jays in 1943 and 1944.
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