Rich Wilkins

Every game is the same- "The offense struggled today, getting ____ (between 0 and 3) runs early, while the starter…

So Jon Pettibone threw really well last night for a big league debut, which doesn't shock me. Sometimes a good…

"Crahuhjahheuh!" Love the cracker jacks, and the dude is a cool dude. So, the Phillies had a losing opening 20…

Well, last week I got the Cardinals series right, and the Reds one way wrong. The Phillies are 8-11, and…

Photo by Rich Wilkins Well that was a garbage dump of a road trip. The Phillies were swept out of…

Photo by Rich Wilkins It's time for week three. Two series, two playoff teams from a year ago. We start…

From Rat Marlins Back in 1991, my dad decided to get a 16 game (that was the size at the…

Photo by Rich Wilkins There are lots of ways to look at the 4-5 Phillies so far, and some blogs…

Over the last three days, the Phillies put about $68 million in average-annual-value on the mound to start baseball games,…

Series One- New York Mets (4-2) @ Philadelphia Phillies (2-4) Pitching Match-Ups: Monday- Harvey (1-0, 0.00) vs. Halladay (0-1, 13.50) Tuesday-…

These two guys look like their old selves. Picture by Richard Wilkins Jr. There are 156 games to go this…

From the BlueClaws' Facebook Chalk one up for the pride of Ocean County, the Lakewood BlueClaws. They're playing some baseball…

Brody Colvin threw well. Picture by Richard Wilkins Jr. I'm going to make an admission- it was so damn cold…

Phinally here….. Philadelphia Phillies (81-81 in 2012) @ Atlanta Braves (94-68 in 2012, won NL Wild Card) Pitching Match-Ups: Cole Hamels…

Alright, it's Opening Day, and here's my predictions for the upcoming season. National League East Washington Nationals 95-67 Philadelphia Phillies…

Ryan Howard will not be an IronPig. Today, the IronPigs broke camp and went north, as will the other teams…

Ryan Howard's Game 1 homer in 2011's NLDS. The team is set. The season is here. There are no total…

Philadelphia Phillies (81-81 in 2012) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (73-89 in 2012). Preview: Two more totally meaningless games in Philadelphia…

Morning Call IronPig's beat writer Jeff Schuler wrote in his piece about the team that the Phillies were supposed to…

Photo by my Father in Minnesota, 2012. Well, later today the Phillies will play the Blue Jays at Citizens Bank…

Spring Training is over. The Phillies are breaking camp, getting on a plane, and heading north to Philadelphia to play…

Yesterday I did a roster prediction for every team that is breaking camp in the Phillies system this week. Today…

Let this sink in for a moment- tomorrow is the last Grapefruit League game, and on Friday the Phillies will…

Another day, another day closer to Opening Day. Today's the day we'll find out about Aaron Cook's future here, as…

He Better Have a Big Year. It's one week until baseball season starts. On Friday, the Phillies will be back…

Well, one can't accuse Ruben Amaro of not doing anything. The Phillies are essentially down to just one decision. Here's…

Frank Klose of Philliedelphia created this goodie. Well, this is getting easier to figure out, even if it doesn't make…

After a day off, not a lot has changed today in the Phillies roster situation. Yesterday though, some news was…

Well, the last two days have brought some interesting roster cuts, and a lot of offense, and yes, green uniforms….