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Photo Courtesy David Malandra, Jr. of Philly Sports Live We knew that former Phillies outfielder and pinch-hitter Matt Stairs was going to be in town to be part of WIP's Wing Bowl.   However, he will be doing something else while he is in town, according to a report.   Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports that […]

Nick Foles and Chip Kelly gave a glimpse in 2013 of what the future could look like for the Philadelphia Eagles, a future that ESPN's Trent Dilfer believes is bright. (Image courtesy of Philly.com) Trent Dilfer knows a thing or two about playing quarterback in the NFL, having won a Super Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens, […]

    Compared to Friday's game, last night's game was just absolutley pitiful. The Phillies managed just three hits, their first coming in the bottom of the fifth. Lance Lynn held the Phillies in check, yielding just one hit through seven innings. Cliff Lee was held accountable for last night's game as he allowed five […]

Photo: Philliedelphia/Steve Gallo Spring Training is right around the corner! It's been a long six months without Phillies baseball and starting next week, the Fightin's will be in Clearwater gearing up for the 2013 campaign. The Phillies will play their first game on February 23 against the now-American League team, the Houston Astros. The Phillies' […]

In a survey conducted by ESPN's Jerry Crasnick, 4.5% of twenty-two baseball people believe that the Phillies will attempt to and successfully acquire free-agent outfielder Josh Hamilton. If you don't feel like doing the math, 4.5% of twenty-two equals one. Crasnick conducted his survey to twenty-two general managers, assistant GMs, advisers, scouting directors and talent evaluators in […]

Photo: Philliedelphia/Kevin Durso Hallelujah!  Cole Hamels is staying in Philadelphia! According to early reports from ESPN's Buster Olney, the lefthander and the Phillies have agreed to a six-year, $144MM contract extension. Hamels and the team will announce the deal in a press conference later on this morning at CBP. Late last night, word broke out […]

According to ESPN's Jayson Stark (@jaysonst), the Phillies are preparing to offer left hander Cole Hamels a huge contract. Hamels, 28, is a soon-to-be-free-agent come this offseason and is going to be the hottest free agent on the market. Unless the Phillies can lock him up. Hamels is 10-4 on the year with a 3.20 ERA […]

(Photo: Philliedelphia/Steve Trapani) There are a lot of things I hate. I hate mayonnaise, snakes, racoons, and horse raddish. But there is nothing I hate more than seeing the Phillies being swept. Now, the Phillies came into this "Take Back the Park" weekend with a .500 record and after the first two games, they sit […]

(Photo: Philliedelphia/Steve Trapani) The series is split one a piece thus far. Roy Halladay beat out Tim Lincecum and the Giants 5-2 Monday night while Madison Bumgarner and the Giants' bats beat out Joe Blanton and held the Phillies to just two runs last night. Tonight is the series finale and the Phillies are looking […]