Chad Durbin
Posted by Mike Frohwirth Courtesy espn.com October 26th, 2010 was a good day. Though the pain of the NLCS defeat was still only days old, and a potential Cliff Lee Return was still inconceivable, the Phillies made a wise move that day. They declined the $4.5 MM option on reliever J.C. Romero's contract, presumably cutting […]
Not much is working in favor of the Phillies these days. After dropping the first two series of the season, Roy Halladay looked to get his first win of the year against Matt Harvey and the Mets tonight, but would see no such luck. Early on, Doc was struggling. In the top of the second, […]
A rubber match game on a Sunday afternoon brought about a battle between Cole Hamels and James Shields. The Phillies looked to take the series from the Royals, and it wouldn't be an easy task. The Phils looked hot in the bottom of the first after taking a 4-0 lead. Ben Revere, Jimmy Rollins, and […]
Today marked Opening Day at Citizens Bank Park, and it couldn't have gone much worse. In the bottom of the first, Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley, and Ryan Howard combined for three straight singles, Rollins was able to score on Howard's hit. 1-0 Phils. Domonic Brown led off the bottom of the second, and took Royals' […]
Raul Valdes is making a very strong case this spring to be a long-man in the bullpen this season for the Phillies. In his last outing, Valdes tossed three scoreless innings. He did just that again to start this ballgame allowing just three hits and striking out one. The Phillies put up the first runs […]
Dear Ruben, I am writing you today to say thank you. You are probably wondering why I am thanking you, well its not for the (in my opinion) poor decisions over the last couple years with ignoring the bench and the bullpen, but I have to give it to you, this winter you have totally […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Lindsey Crew Beautiful city, beautiful ballpark, tons of Phillies fans… lousy performance. So the Phillies are 1-2, marked with frustration, impotent offense, and good starting pitching but frustrating bullpen performances. Let's take a look at some of opening weekend both for the Phillies and around the league and see where we stand. Think […]
