Articles by Mike Frohwirth (74)
Posted by Mike Frohwirth Another wild game on Tuesday night. It’s not too often that a team takes a seven-run lead in the bottom of the 3rd inning, and goes on to blow that lead by the top of the fifth. The Phillies’ Win Expectancy was 97.4% after three innings, and 56.5% after four and […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth As the Phillies play this afternoon, and the Union and Flyers have the night off, tonight is a perfect night to check out some Phillies minor league baseball! The Lehigh Valley IronPigs (AAA) kick off their regular season tonight (7:05pm), in their home opener against the Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees. Vance […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth The Lehigh Valley IronPigs (AAA) won their season (and home) opener, defeating the Scranton Wilkes Barre Yankees, 7-2. The win improved their record to 1-0, which is the first time the franchise has had a winning record. Vance Worley was the winning pitcher, throwing six scoreless innings, and allowing only four […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth Very impressive 11-0 win by the Phillies on Thursday afternoon. Seven scoreless frames from Roy Halladay, a 4 for 4 day from Wilson Valdez (!), and two-hit games from Shane Victorino, Placido Polanco, and Jimmy Rollins paced the Phils' 16-hit demolition of the Mets. Not a lot of strategy to […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth Buster, courtesy of Lakewood BlueClaws The Lehigh Valley IronPigs (AAA) and the Scranton Wilkes Barre Yankees were rained out Friday night. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Monday, April 18th. The Yankees were very fortunate not to have to face IronPigs starter Nate Bump. Bump […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth The Phillies are off to an excellent start, having swept their first season series. What have we learned from their (very) early season success? Obviously, the 2011 Phillies won't be playing all of their games at home, or against the AAAA-quality Houston Astros. Three games provide a small sample size (SSS); […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth After only three games, it is difficult to come to any meaningful conclusions, as we've considered already. The sample size is just too small. However, Phillies Manager Charlie Manuel did make several decisions that are worthy of some examination. Given the off day on Monday, it is reasonable to assume that […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth (Updated, 5:11pm: Per every Phillies' beat writer, Amaro, Jr. is indicating that Utley "is not close to jogging." Never trust a guy in a bow tie…) Per bow tie enthusiast Ken Rosenthal's report, GM Ruben Amaro Jr. indicated that injured 2B Chase Utley continues to progress and could start jogging in […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth readingphillies.com The rosters for the Phillies' minor league affiliates have been determined, and the Phils' prospects (and "organizational players") begin action this week. Lehigh Valley (AAA) Catchers — Erik Kratz, Dane Sardinha Infielders — Josh Barfield, Ronnie Belliard, Brian Bocock (DL), Tagg Bozied (DL), Kevin Frandsen, Robert Hudson, Jeff Larish Outfielders […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth Last night's loss was a tough one. Mostly because losing to the Mets ever is just not fun. Of course, we didn't expect to win every game, did we? Even the best teams will lose 60-70 games. There are two questions we should consider, with respect to Charlie Manuel's performance last […]