Get Your Lindy's Sports 2013 Phillies Annual

With opening day just a month away, the best and brightest of all the season preview magazines has hit store shelves and is available to order. The Lindy's Sports In the Dugout Phillies 2013 features the finest detailed analysis and is the biggest bang for your buck, as the issue is packed with over 100 pages of glossy baseball awesomeness and sells for just $9.99.

In addition to a full review of the Phillies' minor league clubs by yours truly, the publication features full player reviews, details on what to expect from this year's club, profiles on Ben Revere, Delmon Young, Kyle Kendrick and Jimmy Rollins, answers to burning questions related to the team, a look at the National League East division and plenty more.

Other writers featured in this year's Lindy's Phillies annual include Justin Klugh of That Ball's Outta Here, Michael Baumann of Crashburn Alley, Craig Calcaterra of Hardball Talk and the gang from TheGoodPhight.com.

Now that this nearly ad-free collection of all the best Phillies info you can get is available, pick it up from your nearest magazine rack or, if you can't find it because it has become the hottest item since the Michael Martinez player shirsey, order it online!

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Stats to Ponder: Jimmy Rollins Edition

J-Roll has batted under .200 for a calendar month twice in his career. In April 2004, Rollins went 13-for-71, for a .183 average. The following month, Rollins went 30-for-107, which is a .280 average. And in August 2005, Rollins went 22-for-117, for a .188 average. The month that followed saw Rollins go 49-for-122 for a .402 average. Rollins is batting .171 so far in May 2009. Improvement is not far away for Jimmy. The Phillies are 10-2 in games this year which Rollins scores at least 1 run. The Phillies are 4-12 in games which Rollins does not score. Jimmy Rollins in 6 games against the Braves this year is batting .071 (2-for-28). In 2008 Rollins batted .284 against the Braves in 18 games. In 2007 Rollins batted .347 against the Braves in 18 games. In 2006 Rollins batted .367 against the Braves in 18 games. Jimmy Milestone Watch: 6 more RBI and Rollins will tie Scott Rolen for 25th all time in Phillies RBI leaders. 7 more triples and Rollins will tie Richie Ashburn for 4th all time i...

Crawford's Chronicles: JP Crawford talks Spring Training

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Phreestyle Battle & Notes

Unrelated to baseball, really...but it's fun and our Phils are off today. This new kid on the hip hop scene, Charles Hamilton , whose single Brooklyn Girl is ripping up radio and video count downs, was at PSU for a performance recently. A freestyle battle ensued, and as you'll see, the Penn State student held his own. Stay tuned for the ending. It's the best part. Here are some random Phillies-in-idle baseball thoughts and notes- Colbert Hamels is slated to make his Grapefruit League debut tomorrow vs. Team Canada. Shane Victorino is going to wear #50 on his jersey for Team USA, a nod to Hawaii Five-O. Brad Lidge is likely to not see game action till next week, after he throws some more bullpen sessions and works out the tightness in his forearm. Albert Pujols is declaring "respect for his country" as reasoning for sitting out of the Cardinals' exhibition this week against Team Dominican Republic. He told reporters, "I don’t want to play against them...

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