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I think there is a Cy Young winner in the house tonight. Is it the home team's staff ace, Cole Hamels (14-6/IP-171.1 /ERA-2.94/K-168/BB-42/WHIP-1.11)? Is it his opponent Cincinnati's Johnny Cueto (16-6/IP-169.2/ERA-2.44/K-135/BB-37/WHIP-1.13)? Personally if I had a vote, it would have to go to Reds closer Aroldis Chapman. How does anyone get a hit off this […]
Any series win is a good one at this point but wow, was yesterday's game painful. Save for Halladay who threw a half decent seven innings, the team just looked asleep, highlighted by the talk of the town today that Rollins could have spun the wheels a bit harder. I don't know. I can't get […]
Everyone has their stupid Joe Blanton line every time he took the mound and for that reason alone I was almost glad he was traded last night. Talk about a guy who got almost ZERO respect as a Phillie and those insults alone go to show you the bandwagon that engulfed Phillies fandome after […]
Like the Phoenix bird, the Arizona Diamondbacks have risen from the ashes and become contenders this season at 2 games back in the NL West. The mediocrity of Justin Upton who can turn it around at anytime and add on to the pile is for now overshadowed by Paul Goldschmidt and one of the more […]
I always say the best way to turn a losing streak around is to trade 2/3 of your outfield. The home team has certainly shown up the past two games and they send Cole Hamels to the mound tonight to complete the sweep. I really want this one, myself. The Nationals got under my skin […]
A busy day in a dreadful Phillies season finds them shipping Shane Victorino and Hunter Pence out of town. Both moves were very necessary and look for more in the next month as the waiver trade deadline approaches. My brief editorial is the return for Victorino and Pence is worthy of them. I was among […]
Phillies number 4 prospect (per Baseball America) Jonathan Pettibone made his Triple-A debut for the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs this evening against the Syracuse Chiefs (Washington's Triple-A team). After a shaky first inning which found him allowing a run off the rehabbing Jayson Werth's RBI double, Pettibone settled down for the most part. He left […]
Locked and loaded, Cole Hamels makes his first start after Ruben Amaro Jr. and Co. worked out a huge commitment to the best home grown pitcher in the Phillies' system since Robin Roberts. An essential move that leaves a wonderful sign of things to come from the southpaw as he continues his prime years. Between […]