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• Victory in a Place Where Losers Dwell

  Defeat has been regular and excruciating in Philadelphia, a city which has long viewed success, not as a sign of victory, but as an ominous warning that disaster was just around the corner. Posted Thursday, October 30, 2008 10:56 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia 76ers, National League, World Series, Manuel, Charlie, Philadelphia (Pa), Citizens Bank Park (Philadelphia, Pa), Rendell, Edward G, Longman, Jere

• Phillie Delivers on His Prediction

  The Phillies consider Carlos Ruiz’s hitting a bonus as long as he continues guiding their staff, which had the National League’s fourth-best earned run average, toward a World Series title. Posted Sunday, October 26, 2008 10:11 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Rays, National League, World Series, Ruiz, Carlos

• Howard Has Gone Missing in Phillies’ Lineup

  Ryan Howard, the hulking cleanup hitter who led the majors with 48 homers and 146 runs batted in, has not been the same guy for the Phillies in the postseason. Posted Thursday, October 23, 2008 5:52 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Rays, American League, National League, Rollins, Jimmy, World Series, Utley, Chase, Howard, Ryan, Maddon, Joe, Manuel, Charlie

• Ramirez Leads, but Dodgers Fail to Follow

  Manny Ramirez hit .520 in the postseason, but none of the Dodgers deputized to hit behind him in the lineup could muster much of anything against the Phillies’ Cole Hamels. Posted Thursday, October 16, 2008 11:14 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Torre, Joe, Los Angeles Dodgers, Ramirez, Manny, National League, Rollins, Jimmy, Hamels, Cole, Burrell, Pat, World Series, Utley, Chase, Howard, Ryan, Kent, Jeff, Victorino, Shane, Martin, Russell, Furcal, Rafael, Blake, Casey

• Baseball Postseason Analysis: In Chicago, Mood Swings All Over the Toddlin’ Town

  It’s been 102 years since both of Chicago’s baseball teams have been in the postseason. And the notion of a Cubs-White Sox World series — however unlikely — has generated rare, bilateral optimism in the fall air. Posted Thursday, October 02, 2008 12:22 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Ramirez, Manny, Chicago White Sox, National League, Chicago (Ill), Guillen, Ozzie, World Series, Loney, James, Caray, Harry

• Op-Extra Guest Columnist | Heading Home: The Problem With Being Preordained

  The retired Cubs outfielder revisits his former team’s epic 2003 collapse, and the failed expectations that accompanied it. Posted Friday, June 06, 2008 10:42 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Athletics and Sports, Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins, National League, World Series