Phillies Drop to Padres, 6-1; Leave San Diego After 2-2 Series

(Philliedelphia/Steve Trapani)   This is getting old. The Phillies tried to avoid a series split this afternoon in San Diego with Joe Blanton on the mound against reliever-turned-starter Anthony Bass. Some very sluggish defense and poor offense from this team wouldn't help. The Padres would strike first this afternoon thanks to a double from Chase […]

Danielle  •  22 Apr 2012
Cole Hamels Makes Start Against Mets In Series Finale

(Philliedelphia/Lindsey Crew) The Phillies  have been outscored by the Mets  10-2 through the first two games of this weekend series. The Fightins dropped game one, 5-2 on Friday night and were blanked yesterday afternoon, 5-0. With the Mets taking the first two games, they have already won the series match up, their first series win […]

Erik Seybold  •  15 Apr 2012
Blanton and Phillies Aim To Take Series From Miami

(Photo: Philliedelphia/Steve Trapani) After last night's offensive outbreak  in a 7-1 win over the Marlins, the Phillies are looking to take the series tonight as Joe Blanton (0-1, 13.50 ERA) makes his first start of the season. The Phillies skipped over Blanton the first time through the rotation, deciding to go Halladay, Lee, Worley, Hamels, and […]

Erik Seybold  •  12 Apr 2012
Phillies Even Series with 7-1 Win; Offense Finally Breaks Through

Not tonight, Miami. Freddy Galvis and the Phils had other plans. Tonight was all about this Phillies lineup. Charlie Manuel sent out his fifth different lineup, and he finally struck gold. And by gold, I mean runs. With Roy Halladay on the mound against fellow ace Josh Johnson, Doc would reign superior once again with […]

Danielle  •  11 Apr 2012
Cliff Lee and Company Take On Pirates In Phillies’ Second Game

 Philliedelphia/Steve Trapani The Phillies started off the season on the right foot with their 1-0 win Thursday, but there are still 161 games left to play. Roy Halladay was outstanding as usual in his Opening Day start. He toyed with the Pirates batters the whole day, allowing just two hits (both in the first inning) […]

Erik Seybold  •  07 Apr 2012
Phillies Fan Starts Online Petition to Make Power-Hitter Erik Kratz Backup Catcher

Well, there have been many noteworthy petitions on the website change.org, including: A petition asking Apple to stop using unfair labor practices overseas A petition asking change.org to remove the peition asking Apple to stop using unfair labor practices overseas. A petition asking Arizona State to stop hiking tution (which resulted in the school's servers […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  07 Apr 2012
Roy Halladay Pitches Eight Scoreless, Jonathan Papelbon Earns First Save in 1-0 Opening Day Phillies Win

Happy Opening Day! The best day of the year for fans of baseball young and old. And what better way to kick off the 2012 season than with multiple pitcher's duels? Not only were the Phillies and Pirates held scoreless through six innings, but the Mets didn't score a run against Tommy Hanson of the […]

Danielle  •  05 Apr 2012
Phillies and Braves End Spring Training in a 7-7 Tie

Posted by Danielle Wilson Happy last day of spring training! And what a great last day it was for starter Cliff Lee and the Phillies' offense. In the beginning/middle of the game, anyway. On this Sunday afternoon, the last game of spring training for this Philadelphia team was played against the Atlanta Braves at the […]

Danielle  •  01 Apr 2012
Phillies Play Last Spring Game; Cliff Lee To Start VS Braves

Posted by Erik Seybold. (Photo courtesy of Lindsey Crew)So the Phillies lost their last home game of Spring yesterday. Not the best note to leave Clearwater with, but there is still one last game to be played. The Phillies will head up to Lake Buena Vista to play the Braves at Champion Stadium. It's been a […]

Erik Seybold  •  01 Apr 2012