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Posted by Christopher Glotfelty It was a pleasure to watch Cliff Lee during the playoffs.

The way the baseball calendar works, there is no such thing as an offseason. Truth be told, 2010 began for the Phillies long before Shane Victorino grounded out to Robinson Cano on Wednesday night to end the World Series.

Appleton's Gerry Davis, 56, is umpiring his fourth World Series. In his 26th season, he is the crew chief.

As Phillies manager Charlie Manuel contemplates how things might have proven different in this year's World Series, he won't concern himself with wondering what might have happened had he opted to bring Cliff Lee back on short rest in Game 4. Despite the fact that the decisive runs weren't scored against Joe Blanton that evening, there will be some ...

The Yankees and Phillies enjoyed an off-day on Friday as they get ready for Game 3 tonight at Citizens Bank Park.

In today's paper we took a look at five questions facing the Phillies this offseason, starting with their projected payroll and ending with the rotation.

Phillies lefthander Cliff Lee claims he's done nothing special to fuel his run of great postseason starts.

EVEN BEFORE the Phillies ' season ended with a 7-3 loss in Game 6 of the World Series, general manager Ruben Amaro Jr.

Maybe it wasn't such a good idea for the Phillies to keep plunking Alex Rodriguez.

Joe Blanton goes up against CC Sabathia in Game 4 of the World Series. We wanted to know how Blanton gets mentally and physically prepared for big games, so we went to his number one source and supporter, wife LeeAndra.

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Phillies lefthander Cliff Lee claims he's done nothing special to fuel his run of great postseason starts.

"Hard to Believe!" is the game-by-game story of the 2008 Philadelphia Phillies, from the first pitch on Opening Day to the final pitch of the World Series.

Chase Utley needs to kiss the Yankee Stadium dirt tonight. Enough is enough, already.

One strike, and the Phillies would be on the verge of drawing even with the Yankees in the World Series.

Getting your ace and having your cake, too? Not trading away all those prospects to get Roy Halladay ? Well, how could that not have been the better move? And now, the answer you don't want to hear: Cliff Lee on 3 days' rest: 0-0, 0 starts.

Adding to the interest was watching A-Rod get hit, the third time that's happened in the last two games, leading to a warning to both dugouts.

Somebody asked Joe Blanton, the Phillies' Game 4 starter, if he would go back and review tapes of his previous outings against the Yankees.

At midnight Cole Hamels strolled the length of the Phillies' clubhouse to Charlie Manuel's office.

The CC Sabathia vs. Joe Blanton match-up was one the Yankees wanted to win. Heading off to face Cliff Lee, the Yankees didn't want to be even in the series and thanks to some clutch hitting in the ninth, they won't have to.