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On the heels on a dominating, but way too close (looking at you, Nick Pivetta) 13-8 win over the Atlanta Braves Monday night, the Phillies (5-6) host the rebuilding Baltimore Orioles (7-7) for a three game series at Citizens Bank Park.
Embed from Getty Images By: Matt Rappa, managing editor Final: Phillies 5, Mets 4 ❖ Attendance: 20,057 PHILADELPHIA — Thanks to extra-inning heroics by right fielder Peter Bourjos, the Philadelphia Phillies (7-9) avoided being swept for the second time of the season as they opposed veteran right-hander Bartolo Colon and the New York Mets (7-7) […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Matt Rappa, managing editor Final: Nationals 9, Phillies 1 ❖ Attendance: 22,624 PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Phillies (5-6) were on the brink of being shutout for the first time of the 2016 season as they faced right-hander Joe Ross and the division-leading Washington Nationals (8-1) Friday evening at Citizens […]
(Photo Courtesy: bobsbaseballmuseum.com) The Phillies keep on making moves to improve their coaching staff this offseason. Today, the team announced that they have hired Wally Joyner as an assistant hitting coach to Steve Henderson. Joyner, a former All-Star first baseman, served as the hitting coach for the San Diego Padres from 2007-2008. Joyner also spent time […]
According to CSNPhilly's Jim Salisbury, Jonathan Papelbon wanted to make up for his blown save that he put some money onto the table. Before Jim Thome batted to lead off the bottom of the ninth inning of Saturday's game against the Rays, Papelbon offered Thome $5,000 if he hit a walk-off home run. Once […]
A lot of you are watching the Flyers, sooo… Where's Mike Sweeney?
Posted by Frank Klose OK, I was at today's game and was privileged to see the walk off home run in the 10th inning. Afterwards I was at the Tilted Kilt, one of the great Clearwater eateries eating dinner, and I saw MLB Network's replay, and WHAAAA?! Apparently, the people in The Comcast […]
We had this piece back on June 1 calling for him. Sounds like Minnesota isn't in the mood to deal, though they could use a roster spot soon when Span comes off the DL… The Phillies really do need a player on the bench that can belt a home run that the opposing manager worries […]
Well, since our own Stephen Gallo made a prediction yesterday that was actually right and since he's gloating all over the place, the rest of us a Philliedelphia figured we would just get it out of hte way and give him his props. Here is what he said prior to the game: Here is a […]
