Upon Appeal, Alex Rodriguez Will Be Suspended All Of 2014, Cries Injustice

The verdict is in.  Alex Rodriguez will not play a single game in the 2014 Major League Baseball season.   After being suspended 214 games for his involvment in illegal substances from the Biogenesis clinic in Miami, Rodriguez appealed the suspension.  The end result was a suspension that will keep Rodriguez out of the game […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  11 Jan 2014
Major League Baseball Brilliantly Calls Out Alex Rodriguez, Lawyer On National Television

Major League Baseball is brilliant.   Alex Rodriguez hired famous New York City defense attorney Joe Tacopina to represent him, who scheduled an appearance on NBC's Today Show and sat down with Matt Lauer.   Tacopina showed up prepared to challenge baseball to waive the confidentiality agreement and said: If the Vice President of Major […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  19 Aug 2013
Ryan Braun, Alex Rodriguez, 20 Others Reportedly Set To Be Suspended By MLB

The fallout from Major League Baseball's Biogenesis investigation is reportedly ready to come down, and according to a report on ESPN, star players Ryan Braun and Alex Rodriguez and 20 other players will be handed suspensions. T.J Quinn and Mike Fish from ESPN's outside the lines report:  Commissioner Bud Selig's office is expected to suspend […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  09 Jul 2013
Phillies Spring Training TV Schedule Released

Photo: Philliedelphia/Steve Gallo Spring Training is right around the corner! It's been a long six months without Phillies baseball and starting next week, the Fightin's will be in Clearwater gearing up for the 2013 campaign. The Phillies will play their first game on February 23 against the now-American League team, the Houston Astros. The Phillies' […]

Erik Seybold  •  06 Feb 2013
Alex Rodriguez to the Phillies? Fans are Buzzing; His Backup Eric Chavez Makes Much More Sense

Our @MattRappa made this image. Is it a sight you like? After the Yankees benched Alex Rodriguez yet again en route to a four-game sweep at the hands of the Detroit Tigers, trade speculation went rampant.  First, there was a Keith Olbermann report that the Miami Marlins and Yankees were already talking about a possible […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  19 Oct 2012
Phillies Lose a Tough One, 13-9 to Yankees

Posted by Danielle Wilson In the final Friday game of spring training and the first night game for the Phillies this spring, left-handed relief pitcher Antonio Bastardo took the hill in Tampa against Michael Pineda for the Yankees. Pineda struggled early allowing three straight singles to Juan Pierre, Shane Victorino, and Jimmy Rollins. Juan Pierre […]

Danielle  •  30 Mar 2012
Chase Utley Does Not Deserve To Be An All-Star in 2011

Posted by Stephen Gallo  courtesy scoringposition.org I’m sure this post won’t make me too many friends amongst fellow Phillies fans, but I feel like it needs to be said. I’ve seen countless people on Twitter mention how we should all vote for Chase as an all-star this year.  Hell, even the Phillies have been promoting […]

Steve  •  12 May 2011