Phillies RHP Roy Halladay Evokes Memories of Freddy Garcia. Speaking of Garcia…

Watching the early blowup and early departure of Phillies ace Roy Halladay evoked a haunting memory from 2007.  In fact, the stats are eerily similar to June 9, 2007.   Although he only got five outs, the starting pitcher for the Phillies that day gave up six earned runs, and Charlie Manuel went out to […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  22 Sep 2012
Michael Schwimer Returns to Phillies; Drew Carpenter Exits; Aaron Rowand Returning?

Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy nbcphiladelphia.com Lots of little bits today from the Phillies, though nothing huge.  As my pal John Russo from the Team to Beat blog pointed out, with only pure dominance from the Phillies, there is little drama to write or talk about. First, Michael Schwimer has been added to the Phillies' […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  03 Sep 2011
Sliding Into Home and Other Rule Changes Proposed by Giants G.M. Brian Sabean

Posted by Frank Klose; co-author Tony Galante Courtesy nydailynews.com The Giants' General Manager Brian Sabean is furious.  How dare Marlins' extra man Scott Cousins slide into home? A couple days ago, Sabean talked about a possible rule change to Andrew Baggarly to spare catchers from being hit on plays to the plate: [Sabean] said Giants […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  06 Jun 2011