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Howard Ejected In 14th, Goes Hulk

After battling (read: staredown) with the third base umpire four pitches before, Ryan Howard went ballistic.  The umpire said he had not held up on his swing for a second consecutive time and then proceeded to throw him out of the game for tossing his bat towards the Phillies dugout.  What ensued is a side of Howard that no Phillies fan had yet seen.

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(h/t @dhm)

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by Scott Kessler • Aug 25, 2010 12:47 AM EDT

Phillies' Staff Getting A Reputation

In sports, it’s often not enough to just know you’re good. You want to have other people know you’re good and more importantly, you want them to tell you. Which is why quotes like this from Nationals manager Jim Riggleman make you feel all good inside.

“When you come [to Philadelphia] you know you’re going to see a good rotation,” said Washington manager Jim Riggleman. “You just have to be ready to go out there and bang out a few runs and we haven’t been doing that often enough.”

Can this please always be the case? Can teams always think “when you come to Philly you know you’re going to get good pitching?”

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by Jason Brewer • Aug 23, 2010 5:04 PM EDT

Sons Of Ben With Yet Another Great Sign

These guys continue to represent the heart and soul of this city. Talk about creativity.

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Photo courtesy of Jonathan Tannenwald

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by Scott Kessler • Aug 22, 2010 1:41 PM EDT

Phillies Fan Makes Great Catch On Foul Ball

This is kind of old news(it happened way back on Thursday!) but there was another great fan moment down at Citizens Bank Park. A guy is walking back to his seat with some refreshments, a foul ball is hit his way... He fields it like a pro.

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by Jason Brewer • Aug 21, 2010 2:28 AM EDT