Boston Red Sox
If someone a year ago told you that the Eagles would be undefeated and the Phillies would make the World Series at the same time, how would you have reacted? Fast forward a year, and that’s exactly what happened. Not only has this happened, but both teams will have played the same team name (Cardinals) […]
Posted by Frank Klose New Era commercial The pre-game show on Fox Saturday baseball was all about the Red Sox and Yankees, even though locally we were to see the Phillies take on the Atlanta Braves. The commercial apparently were also for that series, though the one Phillies reference in a Red Sox – Yankees […]
Posted by Frank Klose I forget who made this pic, but I saved it then. Sometime around the Spring Training at bat when Manny Ramirez drilled Roy Oswalt in the head with a sharply-hit line drive, Ramirez was failed a performance enhancing drug test. Signed by the Tampa Bay Rays for the relatively inexpensive contract […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth I hate Predictions posts. First, I predict the most likely outcomes. Second, crazy random happenstances cause less likely outcomes to occur. Third, I am told that my predictions were "wrong." I'm "wrong" because some experts thought giving Derek Jeter a Gold Glove was a reasonable course of action? I'm "wrong" because […]
Posted by Adam Gonsiewski The second of a five-day series of predictions from Philliedelphia's contributors. American League predictions AL East division winner – Red Sox AL Central division winner – Tigers AL West division winner – Athletics AL Wild Card team – Yankees AL MVP – Miguel Cabrera, Tigers AL Cy Young – Jon Lester, […]
Posted by Frank Klose In a new study from the research group Brand Keys, Philadelphia Phillies fans were ranked "most loyal" In this piece from Bloomberg Business News,Brand Keys' president Robert Passikoff recognized the personal involvement of Phillies fans: “With the Phillies, every game seems to count to the whole team. They seem to take […]
Posted by Stephen Gallo R-E-S-P-E-C-T As we all know, Aretha Franklin sang about respect back in the late 60’s. The catchy lyrics have crept into your mind and loitered for a while at some point. Rodney Dangerfield also made a living talking about how little respect he’d received over the years. […]
The Phillies sent RHP Addison Russ to the New York Yankees in exchange for fellow righty David Hale.
Rick Porcello and the Red Sox held the Phillies to just two hits, as Brock Holt’s pinch-hit home run in the eighth proved to be the difference in a 2-1 loss at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday night.
Yesterday, it was reported that Michael Young would waive his no-trade clause in order to be traded to the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox, who landed starting pitcher Jake Peavy, seem to be off the board for Young and it seems that although they really like Young, no rumors have been reported. Another team, […]
