Phillies Drop Fourth Straight to Nationals, 5-2

Just another one of those games in which you'd rather throw your tv out of the window than have to watch Roy Halladay suffer another loss. Charlie Manuel posted his 80,000th lineup of the season… It wasn't one we'll be seeing in more games down the stretch.  Hector Luna, tonight's first baseman, hit a ground […]

Danielle  •  22 May 2012
Doc Halladay Aims For Second Straight Win, Takes On Jordan Zimmermann & Nationals

Photo: Philliedelphia/Steve Trapani The Phillies are back on the losing road. Having lost three straight games, the Phillies will turn to Roy Halladay to break them out of this new skid. The Phillies finally won a game for Halladay after going 0-5 in five straight starts. Tonight they'll look to keep up the run support […]

Erik Seybold  •  22 May 2012
Placido Polanco Returns, Kyle Kendrick Starts Three-Game Set as Phillies Face Rival Nationals

The Phillies' winning streak snapped Saturday night and their new losing streak began yesterday when they lost 5-1 to Boston. That series is over and it's time to look forward. The Phillies will be home for the next three days before embarking on a seven-game road trip. Tonight, they open up their second series of […]

Erik Seybold  •  21 May 2012
The Nationals’ Bryce Harper Wants Phillies Fans to Boo Him

Bryce Harper's self-imposed bloody eye was not voice enough.  Harper had to speak about the Phillies fans and what he would expect when he comes to Citizens Bank Park as the Phillies take on the Nationals starting tomorrow night at 7:05. Rich Hofmann of the Daily News had some quotes from Harper: “Hopefully, I get […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  20 May 2012
Report: Cole Hamels Seeking 7-Year Deal From Phillies

(Photo: Philliedelphia/Steve Trapani) It's been well over a month since we've heard any talk about Cole Hamels and his contract situation. The 28-year old is in his final year as a Phillie and as of now he's showing what he's worth. According to NBC's Howard Eskin, Cole Hamels' agent John Boggs has told the Phillies […]

Erik Seybold  •  14 May 2012
Bryce Harper Has Temper Tantrum; Shows Immaturity Cole Hamels’ Pitch Alluded To

Remember when Cole Hamels hit Bryce Harper?  Harper made Hamels look really bad because he took the mature road and only showed him up by stealing home and making fans' jaws drop.  Immaturity among the immature can only hide for so long, and Harper made himself look really bad.    Last night after going 0-5 […]

George Suerius  •  12 May 2012
Phillies’ Cole Hamels Suspended Five Games; Last Pitcher to Admit Throwing Only Fined $750

We figured that a suspension was forthcoming and showed that the last two pitchers suspended for throwing at players were each suspended five games a piece.   We formally learned that Cole Hamels got his own five-game suspension from MLB. We wondered if Hamels would be penalized more for admitting that he threw at Harper.   […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  07 May 2012
Nationals GM: “Cole Hamels is ‘Fake Tough’, ‘Classless, Gutless, Chicken Sh–‘”

Nationals General Manager Mike Rizzo responded to last night's Bryce Harper hit-by-pitch at the hands of Cole Hamels in today's Washington Post blog by Adam Kilgore.  “I’ve been I’ve never seen a more classes, gutless chicken [bleep] act in my 30 years in baseball. “Cole Hamels says he’s old school? He’s the polar opposite of old […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  07 May 2012
Cole Hamels Beans Bryce Harper and Suspension Looms. Bigger Penalty Coming for Honesty?

Ok, so Cole Hamels fessed up:  I’m not going to lie and say I wasn’t trying to do it. I think they understood the messages, and they threw it right back, and I think that’s the way it is, and I respect it. And now he's probably going to get suspended. And in a very […]

George Suerius  •  07 May 2012