Joe West Breaks Rules to Use Instant Replay to Call Interference

Posted by Frank Klose In the 6th inning of the Phillies – Marlins game on Sunday, Hunter Pence hit a long drive to right field in which Marlins outfielder Bryan Petersen jumped to catch the ball.  It appeared that a fan reached over and did interfere with the ball. However, interference was not called by […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  04 Sep 2011
The Time To Stop Booing Jayson Werth Is Now

Posted by Stephen Gallo (@sgallo_ on Twitter)   courtesy philly.com I want to start this post off by saying this. I have no right to tell you how to act once you've spent your hard earned money to go to a baseball game. Tickets, parking, food, and all of the other expenses that go into seeing […]

Steve  •  22 Aug 2011
Hunter Pence’s Superfluous Slide into Third

Posted by Frank Klose   I especially love his expression at the end.

Sports Talk Philly  •  18 Aug 2011
Ruben Amaro Resembles Mentor in Hunter Pence Deal

Posted by Kevin Durso Philliedelphia/Kevin Durso Sunday, July 24th. The Phillies are in the middle of a four-game series against the Padres, working on their fifth straight win. But, while all that is going on, the man behind the 2008 World Champion Phillies was receiving baseball’s highest honor. Pat Gillick was being inducted into baseball’s […]

Kevin Durso  •  05 Aug 2011
Phillies Wild West Show Starts with Sweep of Rockies

Posted by Kevin Durso After watching two games that looked like a familiar brand of Phillies’ baseball, today’s game was just plain goofy. And in the end, the Phillies were the ones on the good end again. The Phillies managed to complete their second straight sweep, and sixth straight win, by taking a wild afternoon […]

Kevin Durso  •  03 Aug 2011
Modell’s Has Hunter Pence Shirseys (Thanks @TrishaRose13)

Posted by Frank Klose No, I do not work for Modell's, nor are they paying me to say this.  In fact, I'm paying to have this blog to say this.   But – Modell's on Cottman Avenue in Northeast Philly has Pence shirts, and they're taking them out of the boxes bit by bit as I […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  03 Aug 2011
Poor Michael Stutes Left All Alone in the Bullpen; Team Leaves Him Behind

Posted by Frank Klose When the Phillies needed a roster spot for Placido Polanco, they opted to send down a reliever rather an a position player, since Roy Oswalt is due back in a week anyway, and that could buy the team time to make a tough decision. However, the six-man bullpen got a lot […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  31 Jul 2011
Hunter Pence Spray Paints Cleats to Match Phillies Uniform (Picture Fixed)

Posted by Frank Klose Sorry if the photo ended up broken earlier. Thanks to @ohwtfmatt for the photo.

Kevin Durso  •  31 Jul 2011
Lee Fans Eleven, Pence Goes 1-5 in Phillies Debut; Phils Defeat Bucs 7-4

Posted by Danielle Wilson Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images Hunter Pence and Placido Polanco were both in the lineup tonight, fielding their usual positions behind Cliff Lee. That alone should be enough to want to watch this game. An Ace, a brand new right-fielder fresh off the plane from visiting Milwaukee, and a returning veteran who is […]

Danielle  •  30 Jul 2011