http://www.philliescentral.com Philadelphia Phillies MLB Blog with Phillies news, commentary and general opinion on the Philadelphia Phillies Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:30:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Source: Phils favorite for DeRosa — 5:38 a.m. Of the dozen or so teams that have expressed interest in free-agent infielder Mark DeRosa, the Phillies loom as the favorite, according to a major-league source. DeRosa attended the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. His hard-nosed style would fit that of ... http://www.philliescentral.com/Philadelphia-Phillies/phillies-favorite-for-derosa/ Season in seven words: "Did you hear? They won in '08!" ... Hero: Chase Utley faded hard in the season's last month, but he remains criminally underrated. How has this guy not popped up in an unfunny Subway commercial by now? ... Loserhead: Brad Lidge narrowly edges out Charlie Manuel, ... http://www.philliescentral.com/Philadelphia-Phillies/phillies-end-of-year-thoughts/ Damn, this guy looks like a bum right now.  2 years removed from the NL MVP, 3 years removed from the NL Rookie of the Year, and he looks like a bum.  He's swinging at literally everything, and it's crazy how someone so talented can have such terrible patience at ... http://www.philliescentral.com/Philadelphia-Phillies/ryan-howard/