Another Take: Phillies’ Latest Big Offer is Proof that Cole Hamels Will Not Sign

We were all good and happy last night at reports that the Phillies were offering free agent-to-be Cole Hamels between $142 and $144 million over six years.  But this morning on 97.5 the Fanatic, Assistant Program Director and weekend host Joe DeCamara had an interesting take: the face that we are learning of this offer […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  21 Jul 2012
Cliff Lee Goes For The Sweep Against The Dodgers

Photo: Philliedelphia/Steve Trapani The Phillies have won four-games-in-a-row since losing the first game of the second-half. Last night, Roy Halladay made his return to baseball and allowed just two earned runs over five innings to take the no-decision. In the eighth inning, Hunter Pence smacked a two-run double to give the Phillies the 3-2 lead, […]

Erik Seybold  •  18 Jul 2012
Roy Halladay Will Start On Tuesday Against The Dodgers

Photo: Philliedelphia/Kevin Durso Hallelujaha! Roy Halladay is back and he is ready to take the hill and he will do so on Tuesday night against the Dodgers. The Phils' ace has been out of action for over a month after a right lat strain back on May 27th. When originally diagnosed, Halladay was given 6-8 […]

Erik Seybold  •  15 Jul 2012
National League Shuts Out American League in 8-0 Triumph; National League Wins Third Straight All-Star Game

The 83rd annual All-Star Game brought about quite an impressive array of the league's best starting pitchers and power hitters. Our Philadelphia Phillies sent out three of their top guys to Kansas City: Catcher Carlos Ruiz, starting pitcher Cole Hamels, and closer Jonathan Papelbon. All of these men took the field (or mound) tonight against […]

Danielle  •  10 Jul 2012
Clayton Kershaw and Company Send Phillies Back to .500; Phils Drop, 4-3

  The Phillies welcomed Los Angeles to Citizens Bank Park with a soggy game one of a four-game series this evening. Vance Worley was limited to 75 pitches in his first start back from the DL with a sore elbow. He will pitch the remainder of the season with a bone chip, but that didn't […]

Danielle  •  04 Jun 2012
Vance Worley Makes Return From DL, Takes On Clayton Kershaw & The Dodgers

Vance Worley (3-2, 3.07 ERA) has missed action for the past three weeks and today he'll return to the mound to open up a four-game set with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The best team in the MLB. Worley was sidelined on the DL with elbow tenderness three weeks ago and later discovered that he had […]

Erik Seybold  •  04 Jun 2012
Road gets tougher as Phillies face MLB-best Dodgers

Carlos Ruiz and the Phillies open a four-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers tonight. (Philliedelphia/Kevin Durso) This is the last team the Phillies wanted to see. For a team that can't seem to get into a groove or win consistently at home, into town roll baseball's best team so far this season: the Los […]

Kevin Durso  •  04 Jun 2012
Throw #Phillies Pitcher Roy Halladay a Bone: Give Him a 20th Win If the Opportunity Presents Itself

Heading into the game 161 of the 1997 season, Randy Johnson sat at 19-4 for the first place Seattle Mariners, and he was not scheduled to start again before the playoffs.  What a shame, it seemed, that Johnson could end the season down one victory from the magic number of 20. Omar Olivares started that […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  28 Sep 2011