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Matt Rappa

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With Hunter Pence Headed to San Francisco, Shady McCoy May Take His Roll

First it was Ryan Madson, now it's Hunter Pence.  Yes, the moves made by Ruben Amaro Jr. and the Phillies front office has left Liscio's Bakery without a spokesman once again.   For 18 years, Liscio's has provided South Jersey, the Philadelphia area and beyond with its delicious bread, and has done great charity work […]

Matt Rappa  •  02 Aug 2012
With Hunter Pence Headed to San Francisco, Shady McCoy May Take His Roll

First it was Ryan Madson, now it's Hunter Pence.  Yes, the moves made by Ruben Amaro Jr. and the Phillies front office has left Liscio's Bakery without a spokesman once again.   For 18 years, Liscio's has provided South Jersey, the Philadelphia area and beyond with its delicious bread, and has done great charity work […]

Matt Rappa  •  02 Aug 2012
Phillies Option Savery, Diekman to Make Room for Schierholtz, Lindblom.

The Philadelphia Phillies have optioned left-handed relief pitchers Joe Savery and Jake Diekman to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs to make room for the newly acquired outfielder Nate Schierholtz and RHP Josh Lindblom. Savery had a 5.40 ERA in 19 games for the Phillies this season (25.0 innings pitched). Jake Diekman threw slightly better, as he […]

Matt Rappa  •  31 Jul 2012
A New Beginning: Phillies Find Life in Series Opener Defeating Nationals, 8-0.

Final: Phillies 8, Nationals 0. WP: Cliff Lee (2-6, 3.73 ERA) LP: Stephen Strasburg (11-5, 3.12 ERA) I forewarned after the matinee game on Sunday afternoon that many Phillies may have put on the red pinstripes for the very last time.  Well, it turns out a couple of fan favorites, Shane Victorino and Hunter Pence, indeed have. With Victorino going to Los Angeles and Pence heading to San Francisco, the Phils' outfield has […]

Matt Rappa  •  31 Jul 2012
Pictures from the 2012 Phillies Phestival

All taken by @mattrappa, a contributor for Philliedelphia.com Carlos Ruiz  

Matt Rappa  •  26 Jul 2012
Phillies to Host Annual Event to Help Combat Lou Gehrig’s Disease

Despite the Phillies not having a game until Friday as they will head down to Atlanta to play the Braves, they will still be at Citizens Bank Park today.  No, not for batting practice or a workout- they will be there for a much more important cause- The 28th annual Phillies Phestival.  Since 1984, the […]

Matt Rappa  •  26 Jul 2012
Phillies Unveil New Taunting In-Game Entertainment

When a pitching change occurred during the Phillies' rally in the Bottom of the 7th inning in tonight's game, the Phanavision played an interactive 'cam for the Philly faithful.  No, it wasn't the Bongo Cam. Instead, it was the Wac-A-Parrot Cam, mocking the Pirate Parrot.  Hey, they had to do something to entertain the fans tonight […]

Matt Rappa  •  27 Jun 2012
Cole Hamels Pitches a Gem To Avoid A Sweep From the Nationals

Cole Hamels tossed eight scoreless innings and the Philadelphia Phillies avoided getting swept by the Washington Nationals with a 4-1 win in the finale of a three-game set. The last time Cole Hamels faced Washington, he plunked Bryce Harper in the back, later stating that he intended to hit the rookie as a welcoming to […]

Matt Rappa  •  23 May 2012
Buster Olney States Obvious, Shave Victorino Does Not Like It

The truth hurts. A tweet sent out by ESPN writer Buster Olney Monday morning stated that Tigers 3B Miguel Cabrera has more extra-base hits and RBIs than the entire Philadelphia Phillies team combined. Shane Victorino, who has 3 hits in 10 at-bats this season, replied in quite a "peeved" attitude. The Phillies, in their home-opener, […]

Matt Rappa  •  09 Apr 2012