A look back at the 2006 Phillies

Out of Bounds is taking a look at how the Phillies got to where they are at today. We started with 2000 and today will look at the 2006 team.

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Following a year in which he won Rookie of the Year, first baseman Ryan Howard took home the league MVP. It was the first time in 20 years that a Phillie had been voted the most valuable player (Mike Schmidt - 1986).

Howard led the majors in home runs with 58 and had 149 RBI.

The Phils won 85 games and finished in second place in the division, drawing 2.7 million fans.

Chase Utley had 32 homers, Pat Burrell had 29, and Jimmy Rollins had 25 to go along with 36 stolen bases.

Brett Myers had 12 wins, Ryan Madson had 11, and Cole Hamels had 9. Tom Gordon had 34 saves.

Below is the starting roster as well as the full team roster.

Next, we'll take a look at the 2007 season.

C Mike Lieberthal (60)
1B Ryan Howard (159)
2B Chase Utley (156)
3B David Bell (90)
SS Jimmy Rollins (157)
LF Pat Burrell (126)
CF Aaron Rowand (107)
RF Bobby Abreu (97)

SP Cole Hamels
SP Cory Lidle
SP Jon Lieber
SP Ryan Madson
SP Brett Myers

RP Clay Condrey
RP Rheal Cormier
RP Ryan Franklin
RP Aaron Fultz
RP Geoff Geary
RP Arthur Rhodes
RP Rick White
CL Tom Gordon

#00 Rick White
#2 David Dellucci
#3 Abraham Nunez
#4 Danny Sandoval
#5 Pat Burrell
#6 Ryan Howard
#8 Alex Gonzalez
#8 Jose Hernandez
#9 Michael Bourn
#11 Jimmy Rollins
#12 Randall Simon
#13 Sal Fasano
#18 Shane Victorino
#19 Jeff Conine
#21 Jon Lieber
#22 Arthur Rhodes
#23 Ryan Franklin
#23 Joe Thurston
#24 Mike Lieberthal
#25 David Bell
#26 Chase Utley
#27 Chris Coste
#29 Chris Roberson
#30 Cory Lidle
#33 Aaron Rowand
#34 Gavin Floyd
#35 Cole Hamels
#37 Rheal Cormier
#39 Brett Myers
#40 Matt Smith
#43 Randy Wolf
#44 Julio Santana
#45 Tom Gordon
#46 Aaron Fultz
#47 Scott Mathieson
#48 Brian Sanches
#50 Adam Bernero
#50 Jamie Moyer
#51 Carlos Ruiz
#52 Fabio Castro
#53 Bobby Abreu
#55 Clay Condrey
#56 Geoff Geary
#58 Eude Brito
#63 Ryan Madson

A look back at the 2005 Phillies

Out of Bounds is taking a look at how the Phillies got to where they are at today. We started with 2000 and today will look at the 2005 team.

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The current Phillies team continued to take form in 2005, as a youn guy named Ryan Howard was called up from the minor leagues are Jim Thome went down with an injury.

Howard won rookie of the year and Thome was later traded. Howard, who only played about half the season, but hit .288 with 22 homers and 63 RBI.

Pat Burrell led the team with 32 home runs and Chase Utley had 28.

The Phillies finished 88-74 and in second place, drawing 2.6 million fans.

Their lineup included the likes of Howard, Utley and Jimmy Rollins.

Cory Lidle, Jon Lieber, Brett Myers, and Vicente Padilla formed four of the five starters, while Billy Wagner was the closer.

Guys like Ryan Madson, Placido Polanco, and Shane Victorino were on the team.

Lieber won 17 games and Myers won 13. Wagner finished with 38 saves.

Below is the starting roster as well as the full team roster.

Next, we'll take a look at the 2006 season.

C Mike Lieberthal (117)
1B Ryan Howard (84)
2B Chase Utley (135)
3B David Bell (150)
SS Jimmy Rollins (157)
LF Pat Burrell (153)
CF Kenny Lofton (97)
RF Bobby Abreu (158)

SP Cory Lidle
SP Jon Lieber
SP Brett Myers
SP Vicente Padilla

RP Rheal Cormier
RP Aaron Fultz
RP Geoff Geary
RP Ryan Madson
RP Ugueth Urbina
CL Billy Wagner

#3 Todd Pratt
#4 David Bell
#5 Pat Burrell
#6 Ryan Howard
#7 Kenny Lofton
#8 Shane Victorino
#9 Tomas Perez
#11 Jimmy Rollins
#12 Ramon Martinez
#13 Billy Wagner
#21 Jon Lieber
#22 Jason Michaels
#24 Mike Lieberthal
#25 Jim Thome
#26 Chase Utley
#27 Matt Kata
#27 Placido Polanco
#29 Marlon Byrd
#29 Danny Sandoval
#29 Michael Tucker
#30 Cory Lidle
#33 Aquilino Lopez
#33 Jose Offerman
#34 Gavin Floyd
#37 Rheal Cormier
#38 Tim Worrell
#39 Brett Myers
#43 Randy Wolf
#44 Vicente Padilla
#46 Aaron Fultz
#47 Endy Chavez
#48 Pedro Liriano
#50 Robinson Tejeda
#51 Terry Adams
#53 Bobby Abreu
#56 Geoff Geary
#57 Amaury Telemaco
#58 Eude Brito
#63 Ryan Madson
#74 Ugueth Urbina

A look back at the 2004 Phillies

Out of Bounds is taking a look at how the Phillies got to where they are at today. We started with 2000 and today will look at the 2004 team.

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The Phillies finished in second place, going 86-76, while drawing 3.2 million fans.

Third baseman David Bell became just the 8th Phillie to hit for the cycle.

The Phils best months were May (17-11) and September (19-8).

Jim Thome had 42 home runs and 105 RBI. Bobby Abreu had 30 homers, 105 RBI, and 40 SB.

Jimmy Rollins had 30 SB.

Eric Milton led the team with 14 wins and newly acquired closer Billy Wagner had 21 saves.

Below is the starting roster as well as the full team roster.

Next, we'll take a look at the 2005 season.

C Mike Lieberthal (129)
1B Jim Thome (134)
2B Placido Polanco (109)
3B David Bell (142)
SS Jimmy Rollins (154)
LF Pat Burrell (122)
CF Marlon Byrd (92)
RF Bobby Abreu (158)
DH Jim Thome (6)

SP Kevin Millwood
SP Eric Milton
SP Brett Myers
SP Vicente Padilla
SP Randy Wolf

RP Rheal Cormier
RP Geoff Geary
RP Roberto Hernandez
RP Todd Jones
RP Ryan Madson
RP Felix Rodriguez
RP Amaury Telemaco
RP Tim Worrell
CL Billy Wagner

#2 A.J. Hinch
#3 Todd Pratt
#4 David Bell
#5 Pat Burrell
#6 Doug Glanville
#9 Tomas Perez
#11 Jimmy Rollins
#12 Ryan Howard
#13 Billy Wagner
#21 Eric Milton
#22 Jason Michaels
#23 Shawn Wooten
#24 Mike Lieberthal
#25 Jim Thome
#26 Chase Utley
#27 Placido Polanco
#29 Marlon Byrd
#30 Cory Lidle
#33 Ricky Ledee
#34 Kevin Millwood
#35 Roberto Hernandez
#37 Rheal Cormier
#38 Tim Worrell
#39 Brett Myers
#40 Paul Abbott
#41 Gavin Floyd
#43 Randy Wolf
#44 Vicente Padilla
#46 Elizardo Ramirez
#47 Felix Rodriguez
#47 Amaury Telemaco
#50 Josh Hancock
#51 Brian Powell
#53 Bobby Abreu
#56 Geoff Geary
#57 Amaury Telemaco
#58 Lou Collier
#59 Todd Jones
#63 Ryan Madson
#75 Jim Crowell

A look back at the 2003 Phillies

Out of Bounds is taking a look at how the Phillies got to where they are at today. We started with 2000 and today will look at the 2003 team.

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The Phillies started a string of winning seasons in 2003. Since this season, they have gone 619-515 (.546) in that span, which is the second-best record in the league and the fifth-best record in baseball behind the Yankees (.600), Red Sox (.582), Angels (.568) and Cardinals (.554).

The culture of the Phillies changed as they moved into a new ballpark and welcomed a top notch player in Jim Thome.

Thome was the first Phillies home run champion since 1986. He finished with 47 home runs.

Another highlight of 2003 was a no-hitter thrown my Kevin Milwood on April 27.

The Phillies finished in third place with 86 wins and drew 2.2 million fans.

While their home record was an outstanding 49-32, they struggled on the road, going 37-44.

Pat Burrell was second on the team with 21 home runs while Bobby Abreu had 20.

Milwood, Brett Myers, and Vicente Padilla all had 14 wins and Jose Mesa had 24 saves.

Below is the starting roster as well as the full team roster.

Next, we'll take a look at the 2004 season.

C Mike Lieberthal (131)
1B Jim Thome (156)
2B Placido Polanco (99)
3B David Bell (85)
SS Jimmy Rollins (154)
LF Pat Burrell (140)
CF Marlon Byrd (131)
RF Bobby Abreu (158)
DH Pat Burrell (2)
DH Ricky Ledee (2)
DH Jim Thome (2)

SP Brandon Duckworth
SP Kevin Millwood
SP Brett Myers
SP Vicente Padilla
SP Randy Wolf

RP Terry Adams
RP Rheal Cormier
RP Dan Plesac
RP Carlos Silva
RP Turk Wendell
RP Mike Williams
CL Jose Mesa

#2 Tyler Houston
#3 Todd Pratt
#4 David Bell
#5 Pat Burrell
#6 Jimmy Rollins
#8 Nick Punto
#9 Tomas Perez
#12 Andy Machado
#13 Turk Wendell
#19 Dan Plesac
#22 Jason Michaels
#23 Travis Chapman
#24 Mike Lieberthal
#25 Jim Thome
#26 Chase Utley
#27 Placido Polanco
#28 Valerio de los Santos
#28 Eric Junge
#29 Marlon Byrd
#31 Brandon Duckworth
#33 Ricky Ledee
#34 Kevin Millwood
#35 Joe Roa
#35 Kelly Stinnett
#37 Rheal Cormier
#39 Brett Myers
#41 Mike Williams
#43 Randy Wolf
#44 Vicente Padilla
#47 Amaury Telemaco
#49 Jose Mesa
#50 Josh Hancock
#51 Terry Adams
#52 Carlos Silva
#53 Bobby Abreu
#54 Hector Mercado
#56 Geoff Geary
#57 Ryan Madson

A look back at the 2002 Phillies

Out of Bounds is taking a look at how the Phillies got to where they are at today. We started with 2000 and today will look at the 2002 team.

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To date, 2002 was the last time the Phillies finished under .500, but just a tad under at 80-81. The Phils finished in third place.

In 2002, the Phillies drew 1.6 million fans.

The team started off slow, going 9-18 in April. After a strong 18-10 August, they struggled down the stretch, going 12-15 in September.

Bobby Abreu hit .308 with 20 homers, 85 RBI, 102 runs, and 31 stolen bases.

Pat Burrell had a huge year, hitting 37 home runs and knocking in 116. He had a respectable .282 average.

Vicente Padilla led the team with 14 wins and Jose Mesa had 45 saves.

Below is the starting roster as well as the full team roster.

Next, we'll take a look at the 2003 season.

C Mike Lieberthal (129)
1B Travis Lee (148)
2B Marlon Anderson (143)
3B Scott Rolen (100)
SS Jimmy Rollins (152)
LF Pat Burrell (157)
CF Doug Glanville (117)
RF Bobby Abreu (148)
DH Jeremy Giambi (8)

SP Terry Adams
SP Brandon Duckworth
SP Vicente Padilla
SP Robert Person
SP Randy Wolf

RP Ricky Bottalico
RP David Coggin
RP Rheal Cormier
RP Hector Mercado
RP Dan Plesac
RP Jose Santiago
RP Carlos Silva
RP Mike Timlin
CL Jose Mesa

#3 Todd Pratt
#5 Pat Burrell
#6 Doug Glanville
#7 Jeremy Giambi
#7 John Mabry
#8 Marlon Anderson
#9 Tomas Perez
#11 Jimmy Rollins
#12 Eric Valent
#15 Dave Hollins
#16 Travis Lee
#17 Scott Rolen
#19 Dan Plesac
#22 Jason Michaels
#23 Placido Polanco
#24 Mike Lieberthal
#27 Ricky Bottalico
#28 Eric Junge
#29 Marlon Byrd
#31 Robert Person
#33 Ricky Ledee
#34 Nick Punto
#35 Cliff Politte
#35 Joe Roa
#37 Rheal Cormier
#39 Johnny Estrada
#40 Jose Santiago
#41 Brett Myers
#43 Randy Wolf
#44 Vicente Padilla
#48 David Coggin
#49 Jose Mesa
#50 Doug Nickle
#50 Mike Timlin
#51 Terry Adams
#52 Carlos Silva
#53 Bobby Abreu
#54 Hector Mercado
#56 Brandon Duckworth

Flyers solve Brodeur, Devils

The Philadelphia Flyers were terrible for much of the first two periods against the New Jersey Devils on Monday night.

They had no sense of urgency, passes were all over the place, they were turning the puck over, standing around, and had multiple lapses in communication.

Trailing the Devils 2-0 with future Hall of Famer Martin Brodeur in net, things were not looking good.

Everything changed within the last two minutes of the second period, as goals by James Van Riemsdyk and Jeff Carter tied the game.

Van Riemsdyk, the Flyers top rookie, hustled down the ice and snapped a shot past Brodeur. The goal gave the Flyers life as Carter snapped a one-timer into the net just 1:12 later.

After killing off two penalties, Flyers captain scored a power play goal at 12:02 in the third period.

As usual, Brodeur had his fair share of amazing saves, two of which were close range saves off of Danny Briere and Blair Betts with a little over two minutes remaining.

Kimmo Timmonen was called for boarding with just under two minutes remaining in the game, but the Flyers killed off the penalty to grab a win over the Eastern Conferences second seed.

The Flyers held New Jersey's new sniper, Illya Kovalchuk scoreless, and moved to seventh place in the conference.

The last time the Flyers overcame a two-goal lead to beat the Devils was October 2005and it was the Flyers first win this season when trailing by two goals.

A look back at the 2001 Phillies

Out of Bounds is taking a look at how the Phillies got to where they are at today. We started with 2000 and today will look at the 2001 team.

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Gone were the likes of long time Phillies Curt Schilling and Mickey Morandini.

Jimmy Rollins was in his first full season as the Phillies shortstop and Pat Burrell slid into his long tenure in left field.

The fiery Larry Bowa was in as manager and the Phillies responded with a very good season, going 86-76, finishing in second place, just two games behind the Atlanta Braves.

The Phils got off to a scorching start, going 34-18 in the first two months of the season. However, the cooled off significantly, going 52-58 the rest of the way.

The Phillies had four guys with 20-plus home runs (Bobby Abreu - 31, Burrell - 27, Scott Rolen - 25, and Travis Lee - 20).

Abreu and Rolen had over 100 RBI.

Robert Person led the team with 15 wins, Omar Daal had 13, and Randy Wolf had 10.

Jose Mesa had a nice year, saving 42 games with an ERA of 2.34.

The Phillies drew 1.7 million fans.

The Phillies continued to shape their future roster, drafting Ryan Howard in the fifth round of the amateur draft.

Below is the starting roster as well as the full team roster.

Next, we'll take a look at the 2002 season.

C Johnny Estrada (89)
1B Travis Lee (156)
2B Marlon Anderson (140)
3B Scott Rolen (151)
SS Jimmy Rollins (157)
LF Pat Burrell (146)
CF Doug Glanville (150)
RF Bobby Abreu (162)
DH Pat Burrell (5)

SP Bruce Chen
SP David Coggin
SP Omar Daal
SP Robert Person
SP Randy Wolf

RP Ricky Bottalico
RP Chris Brock
RP Rheal Cormier
RP Wayne Gomes
RP Eddie Oropesa
RP Vicente Padilla
RP Cliff Politte
RP Jose Santiago
RP Turk Wendell
CL Jose Mesa

#2 Rob Ducey
#3 Todd Pratt
#4 Gary Bennett
#4 Matt Walbeck
#5 Pat Burrell
#6 Doug Glanville
#8 Marlon Anderson
#9 David Newhan
#9 Tomas Perez
#11 Jimmy Rollins
#12 Brian Hunter
#13 Turk Wendell
#15 Eric Valent
#16 Travis Lee
#17 Scott Rolen
#19 Johnny Estrada
#22 Jason Michaels
#23 Kevin Jordan
#24 Mike Lieberthal
#25 Turner Ward
#27 Ricky Bottalico
#28 Reggie Taylor
#29 P.J. Forbes
#31 Robert Person
#33 Rheal Cormier
#34 Paul Byrd
#34 Nick Punto
#35 Cliff Politte
#37 Omar Daal
#39 Bruce Chen
#39 Dennis Cook
#40 Jose Santiago
#43 Randy Wolf
#44 Vicente Padilla
#45 Chris Brock
#47 Amaury Telemaco
#48 David Coggin
#49 Jose Mesa
#50 Ed Vosberg
#51 Doug Nickle
#52 Felipe Crespo
#53 Bobby Abreu
#54 Eddie Oropesa
#56 Brandon Duckworth
#57 Nelson Figueroa
#61 Wayne Gomes