There is Only One Team Left for Phillies Fans to Root For Now

Let's take a look at what has happened to the Phillies in the playoffs since winning the World Series back in 2008. 2009: Phillies lose in the World Series to the New York Yankees.2010: Phillies lose in the NLCS to the San Francisco Giants2011: Phillies lose in the NLDS to the St. Louis Cardinals. What […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  13 Oct 2012
Report Out of Boston: The Phillies Are “Very Interested” in Red Sox OF Cody Ross

Cody Ross.  The one who once pitched an inning against the Phillies as a Marlin and the one who once killed the Phillies in the National League Championship Series back in 2010.  Could Ross goe from foe to friend?   National Baseball Writer Nick Carfardo of the Boston Globe is reporting that the Phillies and Yankees […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  23 Sep 2012
Giants’ Melky Cabrera is Ruled Ineligible for Batting Title but Carlos Ruiz is Short of Required Plate Appearances

Carlos Ruiz simply missed too much time. In a stunning revelation, according to CSN Bay Area, Melky Cabrera has asked that he be eliminated from contention for the National League batting title.   Does this mean that all of a sudden Carlos Ruiz has a shot at the title? Unfortunately, no.  The magic number of […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  21 Sep 2012
Vin Scully: “For Hunter Pence, the Baseball World is a Difficult Place to Play” #SFGiants #Dodgers

A routine fly ball to right?  Difficult for Giants outfielder Hunter Pence.  He totally misplays this ball against the Dodgers and tries to backhand the ball at the last second.  Instead the ball bounces off the ground and out of the park for a ground rule double. In response to the play, legendary Dodgers broadcaster […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  23 Aug 2012
Vin Scully: “For Hunter Pence, the Baseball World is a Difficult Place in Which to Play” #SFGiants #Dodgers

A routine fly ball to right?  Difficult for Giants outfielder Hunter Pence.  He totally misplays this ball against the Dodgers and tries to backhand the ball at the last second.  Instead the ball bounces off the ground and out of the park for a ground rule double. In response to the play, legendary Dodgers broadcaster […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  23 Aug 2012
Tired of Changing It Annually, Hunter Pence Gets a New, Permanent Twitter Handle

Newest San Francisco Giants outfielder Hunter Pence is a Twitter mainstay.   But his Twitter handle has been anything but.  We first knew Pence as @hunterpence9 during his days with Houston.  Then, in Philadelphia, he was @hunterpence3.  But alas, he got a new team and a new number, 8. From this day forward, he shall […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  10 Aug 2012
Giants Website, Team Store Start Selling #2 Hunter Pence Jerseys, Then He’s Issued #8

Image Courtesy Darren Rovel on Twitter "Be the first to get a Hunter Pence Giants jersey!" the San Francisco Giants website said yesterday, advertising an image of a #2 Pence jersey.   What hardcore fan would not want to get their newest player right away? I'm guilty of having some jerseys made before a player's […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  01 Aug 2012
Report Out of San Francisco: Giants have “Deal In Place” for Phillies’ Hunter Pence

Photo courtesy Giants reporter Andrew Baggarly of CSN Bay Area. It looks like the first shoe may have dropped.   According to reports out of San Francisco, the Phillies have a deal in place that would send outfielder Hunter Pence to the San Francisco Giants.   The deal is reportedly contingent on owner approval.  The […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  30 Jul 2012
It’s Time for the Phillies to Sell

It's Been A Good Run, Shane. They haven't had a losing season since 2002. They haven't won under 80 games since 2000. They haven't finished worse than second since 2003, and haven't missed the playoffs or failed to win the division since 2006. With all of that said, if one team wins the division every […]

Rich Wilkins  •  29 Jul 2012