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After a five year run atop the National League, including a World Series championship to go along with two National League pennants, the Phillies find themselves treading water for the second year in a row, thanks to injuries, an aging roster and a farm system that doesn't appear to bear fruit any time soon.

The trucks for the Rolling Stones concert tonight rolled up to the Wells Fargo Center on Monday afternoon around the same time Charlie Manuel and Ruben Amaro met with the media in the Phillies dugout across the street.

MLB Team Report - Philadelphia Phillies - INSIDE PITCH Carlos Zambrano 's next start will come in Toledo, not Philadelphia.

Despite a recent disagreement with the organization, former Phillies pitcher Mitch Williams says he plans to attend the 20th reunion honoring the 1993 Phillies.

Amaro acquired six players in the offseason -- Ben Revere, Michael Young, Mike Adams, John Lannan, Delmon Young and Chad Durbin -- and none have performed as trumpeted.

Some time between now and the trade deadline next month the Phillies braintrust will come to terms with the fact the team is no longer a contender and with the current makeup of the roster won't be without some changes.

The Phillies take a step toward full strength on Monday when John Lannan is expected to be activated and return to the starting rotation.

The Phillies staged one of the great rallies of the season Friday night in Colorado when they came from five runs down to defeat the Rockies.

In the beginning, Amaro's moves were mostly good. His first transaction after replacing Pat Gillick was to acquire John Mayberry Jr. from Texas for Greg Golson, an exchange of two underachieving former first-round draft picks.

Joe Mauer has continued to play nearly every day and be one of the top hitters in the American League.

After hearing Cliff Lee's comments following a 3-2 win over the Twins on Thursday, Phillies manager Charlie Manuel could not help but share Lee's sentiment.

Former major leaguer, trying to make his way back with Phillies, retires first eight batters he faces in first Triple-A start.

John Lannan, who has missed close to two months who a knee injury, will start on Monday vs. the Washington Nationals.

Just last season, the NL East was full of promise. The Phillies, winners of the five previous division titles, still had their three aces.

The Minnesota Twins didn't exactly explode offensively, but they came through with timely hits to open their series with the Philadelphia Phillies in winning fashion.

They have lost three consecutive games to fall below .500 once more, and allowed 41 more runs than they've scored this year.

1 on the list of starting pitchers who can be moved now, although there is some concern that he wouldn't perform as well going from a non-competitive situation into a playoff race.

With overpriced and often injured veterans throughout the roster, general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. has said he will not be blowing up the roster, according to Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com .

All we know is that the Phillies catcher, who has had a prominent role because of Carlos Ruiz's absences , has a medial meniscus tear in his left knee that will require surgery.

After each promising start, Tyler Cloyd and Jonathan Pettibone stand in front of their locker and answer the same questions about their future.