Articles by George Gouvas (27)
View image | gettyimages.com Not unlike a growing stamp collection or numerous boxes of baseball cards that you’ve collected over the years, some have a personal memory, some end of mailed to the utility company or spinning in the wheels of your bike. But a chosen few end up with significant long-term benefits. This […]
Jesse Biddle's rocky Phillies career has taken another U-Turn. The 2010 first-round selection has been placed on the disabled list with a strain in his left shoulder that will likely end his 2015 season. Jesse Biddle has been placed on the DL (shoulder strain) with triple-A Lehigh Valley. — Jake Kaplan (@jakemkaplan) August 29, […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Kevin Durso The Phillies have been searching for their next franchise catcher for quite some time. It was nothing short of a complete accident that they fell into a converted second-basemen from Panama who would become of the most beloved players in the team’s history and will forever be known as "Chooch". Carlos Ruiz’s […]
View image | gettyimages.com There's no doubt the Cole Hamels deal was a team effort. Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro, departing president Pat Gillick, and the incoming president Andy MacPhail had a hand in the six-player package that came to town in return for the long-time ace. It will no doubt take a few […]
View image | gettyimages.com Two words define Phillies baseball over the last 13 years: Chase Utley. April 4, 2003. A skinny 24-year old was announced as a pinch-hitter in the bottom of the second inning for starting pitcher Joe Roa in a 9-1 blowout loss to the Pirates. As Dan Baker announced the name […]
View image | gettyimages.com Although the Phils have been in rebuilding mode for quite some time, July 31st, 2015 could be consider the “official” start to a new era of Phillies baseball. The ink finally dried on the Cole Hamels trade to the Texas Rangers, bringing six players to Philadelphia, five of them regarded […]
View image | gettyimages.com Pete Mackanin is a good baseball man, a good solider, a straight-shooter, maybe too straight for MLB front offices, but the 64-year old, in his third tenure as an interim manager, has started opening eyes as a possible full-time replacement for Ryne Sandberg. By far the worst team in baseball in the […]