Cliff Lee & Co. Take On Pirates; Phillies Make Cuts

Posted by Erik Seybold With only 9 days until Opening Day, the Phillies should be kicking it into gear to get ready for the regular season. They need to turn on their bats and start scoring runs to back up their pitchers. This afternoon, Cliff Lee (1-2, 3.45 ERA) will get his fifth start of […]

Erik Seybold  •  27 Mar 2012
Phillies Set Starting Rotation, Hamels Gets Home Opener

Posted by Erik Seybold The Phillies have their rotation for the 2012 regular season set and it's a mighty fine one. Roy Halladay will get the start on Opening Day on April 5th in Pittsburgh, his 10th straight Opening Day start. But that was set it in stone ages ago. While Cliff Lee will get […]

Erik Seybold  •  23 Mar 2012
Phililies Shut Out by Blue Jays; Cliff Lee Fans Seven in Six-Inning Effort

Posted by Danielle Wilson Just one of those games, I suppose. But, who cares, it's only spring training. In Dunedin to face the Blue Jays, Cliff Lee took the mound for the Phillies and pitched a tremendous six innings allowing just one run on five hits, no walks, and seven strikeouts. Brandon Morrow got the […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  22 Mar 2012
The Phillies Are The Cast of The Walking Dead

Posted by Stephen Gallo This past Sunday’s season finale of The Walking Dead was tremendous. It had plenty of zombie action, answered a lot of questions and set up what should be an exciting third season. After my second viewing, I noticed some similarities that some of the characters have with our Phils. Roy Halladay […]

Steve  •  21 Mar 2012
Vance Worley, Phillies Take On Blue Jays On St. Patrick’s Day

Posted by Erik Seybold. Happy St. Patrick's day everybody!  While you all may be sipping Bailey's all day, the Phillies still have a game. The Phils will face the split-squad Toronto Blue Jays. After falling to the Pirates 3-2 yesterday, the Phillies are still looking for some offense. Something that has not shown up to […]

Erik Seybold  •  17 Mar 2012
Realignment of 15 Teams In the AL and NL Could Create a More Balanced #MLB Schedule

Posted by Frank Klose Maybe the Phillies would have never faced the Cardinals with a balanced schedule Back in 1998 I was kind of confused: why couldn't each league get one of the expansion teams and the Milwaukee Brewers stay where they were?    The reason given was that it would be a scheduling nightmare.   […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  07 Mar 2012
Cliff Lee Starts Against Blue Jays This Afternoon

Posted by Erik Seybold. The Phillies won their first game of the spring yesterday as they best the New York Yankees, 9-3. The offensive outburst in the sixth inning helped the Phillies push past the Yankees, who had beat them the first two previous matchups over the weekend. Today, the Phillies will not play the […]

Erik Seybold  •  06 Mar 2012
Injury Updates From Clearwater

Posted by Erik Seybold As full-squad workouts began today and there is injury news already for the Phillies' pitching staff. Righthander Justin DeFratus will be shut down for at least a week due to elbow tenderness. He will be re-evaluated by the team doctor next week.  "We'll just slow him down," Phillies' GM Ruben Amaro […]

Erik Seybold  •  24 Feb 2012
New Phillies Bleacher Creatures for 2012: Shane Victorino, Hunter Pence, Cliff Lee. Puppets!

Posted by Frank Klose Very glad to discover these as I sit here giving an exam. I know our Stephen Gallo be rushing to his nearest retail store.  The 2012 Bleacher Creatures are now available. This year's group features 14" Shane Victorino and Hunter Pence dolls, as well as Cliff Lee and Hunter Pence puppets. Like […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  07 Feb 2012