Dr. Who Addresses the Phillies’ Lineup Problems
Posted by Mike Frohwirth Dr. Who, courtesy of BBC America The 1950s-style London police box materialized suddenly, disrupting the practicing…
Read more Good News on the Injury Front for Phillies
Posted by Mike Frohwirth The Twitterverse has been buzzing with Phillies news this weekend, almost all of it positive. Chase…
Read more Phillies in Progress: Starting Lineup
Posted by Mike Frohwirth The Phillies are off to a great start, playing .692 ball (18W, 8L), good for the…
Read more Examining Manuel: Was Contreras’ Injury Avoidable?
Posted by Mike Frohwirth Closer Jose Contreras joined previous closer Brad Lidge on the Disabled List on Sunday, further depleting…
Read more Examining Manuel: 4-12-2011
/Posted by Mike Frohwirth Joe Blanton is not exactly off to a great start. In Tuesday night's 7-4 loss to…
Read more Minors Recap: 4-12-2011
/Posted by Mike Frohwirth Justin De Fratus, from milb.com The Lehigh Valley IronPigs (AAA) had their Tuesday morning game against…
Read more Defending Jayson Werth
/Posted by Mike Frohwirth Weather permitting, the Phillies will open a series in Washington tonight. This series has been highly…
Read more Phillies Minor League Recap: 4-12-2011
/Posted by Mike Frohwirth Cory Sullivan/Getty Images The Lehigh Valley IronPigs (AAA) overcame some dangerous conditions on Monday night, in…
Read more Phillies LinkFest
/Posted by Mike Frohwirth Zombie Mike Schmidt, courtesy of Jeremy Scheuch Most Phillies fans have spent hours upon hours envisioning…
Read more Minors Recap: 4-10-2011
/Posted by Mike Frohwirth The Lehigh Valley IronPigs (AAA) fell to the Syracuse Chiefs (Nationals affiliate) on Sunday, 2-0. On…
Read more Examining Manuel: 4-9-2011
/Posted by Mike Frohwirth Another blowout victory by the Phillies on Saturday, 10-2 in Atlanta. Winner Roy Oswalt pitched six…
Read more Minors Recap: 4-9-2011
/Posted by Mike Frohwirth The Lehigh Valley IronPigs (AAA) lost to the Syracuse Chiefs (Washington affiliate) in Saturday night, 2-1,…
Read more Examining Manuel: 4-8-2011
/Posted by Mike Frohwirth The Phillies jumped to a 3-0 lead in the third inning (Win Expectancy= 76%), against Braves'…
Read more Minors Recap: 4-8-2011
/Posted by Mike Frohwirth Buster, courtesy of Lakewood BlueClaws The Lehigh Valley IronPigs (AAA) and the Scranton Wilkes Barre Yankees…
Read more Examining Manuel: 4-7-2011
/Posted by Mike Frohwirth Very impressive 11-0 win by the Phillies on Thursday afternoon. Seven scoreless frames from Roy…
Read more Minors Recap: 4-7-2011
/Posted by Mike Frohwirth The Lehigh Valley IronPigs (AAA) won their season (and home) opener, defeating the Scranton Wilkes Barre…
Read more Opening Day (for Phils’ Minor League Affiliates)
/Posted by Mike Frohwirth As the Phillies play this afternoon, and the Union and Flyers have the night off,…
Read more Examining Manuel: 4/6/2011
/Posted by Mike Frohwirth Another wild game on Tuesday night. It’s not too often that a team takes a seven-run…
Read more I am a Joe Blanton Fan
/Posted by Mike Frohwirth When the Phillies acquired Joe Blanton in July of 2008, I wasn't exactly enthused. Partially because…
Read more Examining Manuel: 4/5/2011
/Posted by Mike Frohwirth Last night's loss was a tough one. Mostly because losing to the Mets ever is just…
Read more Booing Hamels was Unacceptable
/Posted by Mike Frohwirth Last night was ugly. A 7-1 loss, at home, to a Mets team whom many believe…
Read more Examining Manuel: Opening weekend
/Posted by Mike Frohwirth After only three games, it is difficult to come to any meaningful conclusions, as we've considered…
Read more Injured Utley continues to progress
/Posted by Mike Frohwirth (Updated, 5:11pm: Per every Phillies' beat writer, Amaro, Jr. is indicating that Utley "is not close…
Read more Phillies’ Minor League Rosters set, seasons open this week
/Posted by Mike Frohwirth readingphillies.com The rosters for the Phillies' minor league affiliates have been determined, and the Phils' prospects…
Read more Drawing some early conclusions
/Posted by Mike Frohwirth The Phillies are off to an excellent start, having swept their first season series. What have…
Read more Phillies Rally in Bottom of Ninth, for Opening Day Victory
/Posted by Mike Frohwirth The Phillies came from behind in an exhilarating win today, on a pinch-hit, walkoff single by…
Read more New Stat Proves Kyle Kendrick Might Not Be Bad at Baseball
/(Posted by Mike Frohwirth) That post title doesn't seem too believable, does it? If there's one topic that pretty much…
Read more Phillies’ 2011 Season in Review
/(Posted by Mike Frohwirth) (Spoiler Alert: This post was written on November 4th, 2011. It contains an account of the…
Read more An Open Letter to Ruben Amaro, Jr.
/Posted by Mike Frohwirth (The following email was sent to Phillies General Manager Ruben Amaro, Jr. after the Opening Day…
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