PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies’ radio broadcast has dubbed him Automatic Alec. And while nothing in baseball is more automatic than a long season rendering a…
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PHILADELPHIA — So little is going wrong with the Phillies these days that the new chic cottage industry around Citizens Bank Park is to wonder…
PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies entered play Saturday with baseball’s best record, but the better informed haters had already checked in on social media with their…
PHILADELPHIA — Zack Wheeler has been very good at times this season, at other times not so much. One of those lesser outings was Wheeler’s…
PHILADELPHIA — OK, so he didn’t go barreling into his old home dugout with spikes held high Thursday, but Chase Utley still showed he has…
NEW YORK >> Aaron Nola pitched a four-hitter for his fourth major league shutout and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the slumping New York Mets 4-0…
New NFL kickoff rules The Competition Committee has passed for one year changes to the kickoff play: • The ball is kicked from the A35…
PHILADELPHIA — Despite the appearance of a good start to the season, Phillies second starter Aaron Nola admitted Wednesday he’s “battling” to right himself. Nola…
PHILADELPHIA — Look beyond the seven straight victories going into Wednesday afternoon’s game at Citizens Bank Park. Meh, they’ve done that before this season. Dare…
PHILADELPHIA — Whit Merrifield signed a one-year contract with the Phillies in February because he was under the impression he’d get enough at bats. Merrifield,…
EAST VINCENT — At 100 years old, it might be hard to find someone who has been a Phillies fan longer than World War II…
Lehigh University product Mason Black, who played scholastically at Valley View High School in Lackawanna County, made his Major League Baseball debut on Monday against…
PHILADELPHIA — Bryson Stott played 83 games of his rookie season at shortstop. So when Trea Turner on Saturday felt a pull in his left…
PHILADELPHIA — Trea Turner’s hamstring strain, Rob Thomson knew, would create a cascade of decisions for the manager. The first tough one came Monday with…
PHILADELPHIA — Alec Bohm made good on his promise of the night before, faithfully returning to his third base position and cleanup spot Sunday night…
PHILADELPHIA — Rob Thomson has taken his time assessing what could be a crucial decision for him, and in announcing an update to his thinking…