Former Phillies Prospect Yohan Flande About to Make Atlanta Braves Bullpen?

Posted by Frank Klose I kind of scratched my head only a little bit back in 2010 when once ballyhooed pitching prospect Yohan Flande was cut loose by the Phillies to clear up space.  The Phillies needed a roster spot, and the Phillies felt they had gotten the best out of him. However, Flande has […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  30 Mar 2012
ESPN’s Jim Bowden Says Phillies Will Miss the Playoffs; Here’s Why He is Wrong

Posted by Frank Klose Could injuries to Chase Utley and Ryan Howard set the Phillies up for failure? ESPN asked Jim Bowden, former General Manager of the Cincinnati Reds and Washington Nationals to write a piece entitled, "10 Bold Predictions for 2012".   One of those bold predictions:  The Philadelphia Phillies will not make the […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  30 Mar 2012
Adam Gonsiewski’s MLB 2012 Predictions

2012 MLB Season Predictions   American League   AL East winner – NY Yankees AL Central winner – Detroit Tigers AL West winner – Los Angeles Angels AL Wild Card Teams (2) – Texas Rangers, Tampa Rays   AL MVP – Albert Pujols AL Cy Young – Jered Weaver AL Rookie of the Year – […]

Adam Gonsiewski  •  23 Mar 2012
MLB Ennui: 2011 Playoff Picture is Mostly Settled

Posted by Frank Klose I remember back in 2008 wrapping up the night courses I was teaching at Holy Family University.  Class ended just after 9p.m., and there was one thing I did every time I was there:  I raced to nearby Whitman Tavern to watch the end of the night's baseball games on their […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  10 Sep 2011
Phillies 2B Chase Utley Hit in the Head By Braves Pitcher Eric O’Flaherty; Exits Game

Posted by Frank Klose In the 7th inning of tonight's game, Braves pitcher Eric O'Flaherty hit Chase Utley with a pitch in the head so hard that it left this mark on his helmet.   At the time, it appeared that only Utley was unaware that he was hit in the head.  Soon, he complained […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  07 Sep 2011
Who Stands In Our Way? Taking A Look at Possible Playoff Matchups

Posted by Stephen Gallo PLAYOFFS!? You want to talk about PLAYOFFS? Ok, let’s do it. With 121 games in the books, your Phillies stand at 79-42, which as we know puts them at the top of the National League East. With only 41 games left on the regular season schedule, now would be a great time […]

Steve  •  18 Aug 2011