Gameday: Phillies (71-83) vs. Mets (70-84)
Philadelphia Phillies (71-83) vs New York Mets (70-84) Cliff Lee (14-6, 2.95) vs. Carlos Torress (3-5, 3.39) Time: 1:35, Citizens Bank Park TV: PHL 17 Weather: Mostly Sunny, 70’s Media: Twitter and...
View ArticlePhillies Home Schedule Ends with Loss to Mets
It was a fitting end to the home schedule. Another loss for the Phillies. They fell to the Mets 4-3 and were swept, despite eight strikeouts over seven innings from Cliff Lee. After 81 games at home,...
View ArticleESPN Report: Rollins Needs to Lead or Leave
(AP) Sources tell ESPN’s Buster Olney that the Phillies organization is fed up with Jimmy Rollins and would like to go in a new direction at shortstop. A source also tells Olney it about the work...
View ArticleWhy The Phillies Failed At The Trade Deadline
Mo Money Mo Problems Yesterday, the 4 PM MLB trade deadline came and went without a single move by the Phillies. Marlon Byrd, the player thought to be the most likely to be dealt, and the one who...
View ArticleFree Dom Brown (Again)
After last night’s 12-inning loss to the Cardinals, Domonic Brown made note of the fact that he hasn’t been playing every day. And he’s right–he’s had just 41 plate appearances and seven starts since...
View ArticleJust Who Is Jerome Williams?
PHOTO: (AP/Chris Carlson) Jerome Williams is not a household name. Many Phillies fans are still wondering just who he is. And I don’t blame them. In the scorebook, he’s the guy who’s thrown three...
View ArticleRyan Howard, Ben Revere, and RBIs
It’s a been argued over and over again, especially in Philadelphia, where Ryan Howard–one of the best RBI men in MLB over the years (2nd overall to only Miguel Cabrera since 2006) calls home. And no,...
View ArticleInside the Phillies Combined No-Hitter
Cole Hamels, Jake Diekman, Ken Giles, and Jonathan Papelbon combined to no-hit the Braves on Sunday, the first no-hitter since Roy Halladay, and 12th in franchise history. It was the first combined...
View ArticleMatt Stairs Headed to Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
PHOTO: Chris Carlson/AP Former Phillie hero and current broadcaster Matt Stairs is headed to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame with the class of 2015. He will join two other notable MLB players in...
View ArticleBetter days will come, I promise
I’m sensing tons of pessimism. You wanted Ryne Sandberg gone. You got that. You wanted a change in organizational philosophy. You got that. You wanted Ruben Amaro Jr. shoved into a cannon and fired...
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