Nick Mandarano

Sports Talk Philly’s countdown of the top 25 Philadelphia Phillies of all-time continues with No. 22.

Embed from Getty Images   By Nick Mandarano, Sports Talk Philly staff writer  Final: Philadelphia 10, Colorado 4  ❖   PHILADELPHIA, PA — Is there a more poetic way to celebrate Jim Thome's induction into the Wall of Fame than Ryan Howard breaking a 3-3 tie with a 455 ft. grand slam? The home run gave the […]

Embed from Getty Images    By: Nick Mandarano, Sports Talk Philly Staff  PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies returned from the All-Star break by dropping two of three to the Mets. The series finale featured a 1-hit shutout from Jacob deGrom. Today, the Phils begin a four-game series against the Marlins, who have crawled their way into a second-place […]

Embed from Getty Images   By Nick Mandarano, contributor  Final: Royals 6, Phillies 1  ❖   PHILADELPHIA, PA — Despite an early lead in the first inning, the Phillies were not able to hang on. The Royals struck Aaron Nola for five runs in the second inning. Before exiting the game after five innings, Nola did […]

Pete Mackanin watches batting practice prior to a game (Frank Klose/Philliedelphia)  By: Nick Mandarano, contributor  As we turn the calendar to July, it’s time to take a look back and evaluate the Phillies skipper. Early on, the Phillies were far surpassing their extremely low preseason expectations with a 24-17 record. Now, they stand at 35-45 […]

Embed from Getty Images    By: Nick Mandarano, contributor  PHILADELPHIA — After a shockingly strong start to the season, the last month or so has been rough for the Phillies. However, with a win last night against the Diamondbacks, the Phillies secured their first series victory since taking two of three against the Marlins from May […]

Phillies prospect Tom Eshelman pitched so well for the Single A Clearwater Threshers that the team promoted him to Double A. But what's his long-term future in organization? (Baseball Betsy) By: Nick Mandarano, Staff Writer Phillies pitching prospect Tom Eshelman, 22, was promoted to Double A Reading on Tuesday. Philadelphia acquired Eshelman in a trade that […]

Embed from Getty Images   By: Nick Mandarano, contributor  Final: Diamondbacks 3, Phillies 1  ❖   PHILADELPHIA, PA — It was a rough start to say the least. Double. Single. Home run. Double. Through the first four Diamondbacks hitters, Jeremy Hellickson had allowed three extra-base hits and three runs to score, all before an out was recorded. From that […]

Embed from Getty Images    By: Nick Mandarano, contributor  PHILADELPHIA — Every game lately seems to be the same story – Can the Phils put an end to this horrid skid and get back on track? Early in the season, the offense was weak but the pitching carried the team to a 24-17 start. The offense […]