The youth movement for the Philadelphia Phillies continues, it seems. As the Phillies begin for a weekend series against the Milwaukee Brewers the team announced a roster change out of the bullpen. Chad Durbin has been released and Joe Savery has been called up from the Lehigh Valley IronPigs.

RHP Chad Durbin was released today. To take his place on 25-man roster, LHP Joe Savery was recalled from @ironpigs

— Phillies (@Phillies) May 31, 2013

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the 1993 Philadelphia Phillies going from worst to first and winning the National League pennant. All season long we will take a look back at each game of the 1993 season.

Fresh off an 18-1 bombardment of the expansion Colorado Rockies, the Phillies continued their road trip in Cincinnati and ran out of steam on the mound. The Cincinnati Reds scored three runs in the eighth inning to flip a probable victory for the Fightins in to a bitter 6-4 loss.

The game was a back-and-forth tile from the start, with the Phillies getting a sacrifice fly from John Kruk to score Mickey Morandini and a quick 1-0 lead for starter Curt Schilling. The Reds took their first lead of the game two innings later when a Randy Milligan single to left field picked up two runs off of Schilling.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the 1993 Philadelphia Phillies going from worst to first and winning the National League pennant. All season long we will take a look back at each game of the 1993 season.

The Phillies pounded the expansion Colorado Rockies in the thin mountain air, easily sending Tommy Greene to a 7-0 start with plenty of run support. The Phillies wrapped up their first road trip in franchise history to Colorado with an 18-1 shelling of the Rockies.

Photo via CTPost.com (Elise Amendola)

Even when the Phillies win, it seems we can find something to bicker about. Debating every decision made by a manager as a game is unfolding is one of the beauties of the game of baseball, and last night presented quite the situation for some. Cliff Lee, having thrown eight dominant innings and reaching a pitch count of 95 pitches thrown likely would have started the ninth inning nine times out of ten for manager Charlie Manuel. But Tuesday night in Boston Manuel played the sentimental hand and opted for his closer, Jonathan Papelbon, giving the former Boston Red Sox closer an opportunity to pitch for the first time in Fenway Park since leaving the Red Sox for the Phillies in the offseason between 2011 and 2012.

@kevincooney @dennisdeitch I'd start with Lee and bring Pap in if needed. But Charlie's sometimes sentimental, will bring Pap in.

— Macho Row (@Macho_Row) May 29, 2013

Sending out Lee for the ninth inning would absolutely have been a fine call by Manuel, however it was not a wrong decision to go to Papelbon with a 3-1 lead in that situation either.

Brad Lidge, the closer of the 2008 World Series champion Phillies team, will officially retire as a Phillie.

Brad Lidge will retire as a Phillie on Aug. 1. He will throw out the first pitch. Will he go to his knees?

— Matt Gelb (@magelb) May 22, 2013

Though he spent most of his career outside of Philadelphia, the crowning achievement, and perhaps his best season as a professional, happened in a Phillies uniform. A perfect 48-for-48 in save opportunities in 2008 capped with a strikeout of Eric Hinskie to clinch the 2008 World Series will forever override any struggles experienced in town after that wonderful ride. Lidge was always one of the better guys as well, always willing to accept blame for his shortcomings when needed. Guys like Lidge are what professional athletes should be, and knowing that he will retire as a Phillies is a cool thing to see.

Whether or not Lidge will join Curt Schilling on the Wall of Fame may be a debate for another day, but there is no doubt in my mind that Lidge has a cemented place in Phillies history. Safe to say, Lidge will always be welcomed back in Philadelphia.

Curt Schilling will be the second player from the 1993 Phillies National League championship team to be inducted on the Phillies Wall of Fame. Today it was announced Schilling will be this year's honoree, joining Darren Daulton as representatives from the 1993 Phillies.

Curt Schilling has been announced as the 2013 inductee to the Phillies Wall of Fame.

— Ryan Lawrence (@ryanlawrence21) May 22, 2013

Schilling was one of the key members of the 193 Phillies of course, pitching one of the franchise's all-time best games in postseason history with a Game Five performance for the ages in the 1993 World Series. This is obviously happy news for Macho Row and well deserved for Schilling. Despite his personal opinions sometimes getting in the way, Schilling remains the best pitcher of the 1990s for the Phillies, and that speaks both to the state of the franchise for the better part of the decade and type of performance Schilling put together over that time.

Schilling will be inducted over the Alumni Weekend in early August. If the Phillies, and Schilling, had a sense of humor they would hand out rally towels for the event.

The Phillies concluded their battles versus the state of Ohio with a stunning 3-2 victory over the NL Central Cincinnati Reds.  The series definitely had its share of ups and downs as the Phillies experienced 16 scoreless innings before Chase Utley’s RBI single in the bottom of the eighth yesterday.  The Phillies now sit at 21-23 going into a stretch of games where they face the Marlins, Nationals, and Red Sox in a unique home and home series.  A positive win loss record in the next 10 games would put the Phillies in a good position in the NL East going into the month of June.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the 1993 Philadelphia Phillies going from worst to first and winning the National League pennant. All season long we will take a look back at each game of the 1993 season.

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WP: Curt Schilling (5-1)
LP: Chris Nabholz (3-4)

Fresh off a .500 road trip with three-game stops in Atlanta and Miami, the Phillies returned home for a three-game set in NL East play against the Montreal Expos. The Phillies and Expos would play a tight season series with some tension-filled moments in September, but on this night in May it would be all Phillies.

Jonathan Pettibone has been a pleasant surprise to Phillies fans since making his debut back on April 22^nd.  He improved to 3-0 on the season and was the first Phillies pitcher since Gavin Floyd to start his career at 3-0.  The 22 year old right hander pitched 6 2/3 innings which was his longest outing to date.  He gave 2 runs in the second on a Michael Brantley single that scored Nick Swisher and Carlos Santana.  That was all the Indians would get on this night in South Philadelphia as the Phillies won 6-2.

The Phillies finally found a way to beat a team from Ohio last night, bringing the team to within just 3.5 games of the first place Atlanta Braves. You would think the bar would be set a little higher for this team, especially given the payroll set up for this year's roster. Critics of the Phillies are quick to point out the massive contracts to aging players, and that is fair. It is also documented by Sports Illustrated.

Sports Illustrated released their 2013 Fortunate 50, a listing of the top 50 professional athletes according to value - consisting of salary, winnings, bonuses and endorsements. This year's list includes four members of your Philadelphia Phillies: Cliff Lee (No. 17), Ryan Howard (No. 25), Roy Halladay (No. 39) and Cole Hamels (No. 44).