Hunter Pence Knew He Would be On the Phillies All Along

Posted by Frank Klose Well, at the All-Star game, new Phillies OF Hunter Pence asked Roy Halladay what it was like to be on the Philadelphia Phillies.  From Kevin Cooney at Phillyburbs.com: Apparently, Pence had his eye on Philadelphia as well. Starting pitcher Roy Halladay said on Friday night that Pence and he had a […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  30 Jul 2011
Hunter Pence on the Phillies? Not Worth It

A special guest post by Domonic Pody. Or is it Dominic? Courtesy heberts.net Let’s get a few things straight right off the bat: Hunter Pence is a good baseball player; having him on the roster would probably help the Phillies anemic (schizophrenic?) offense; and if a reasonable deal can be made for him, the Phillies […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  29 Jul 2011
Wikipedia: Hunter Pence is Head Cheerleader, The Boy Who Saved the Phillies

Posted by Frank Klose Thanks to @AdamChooch for this screen cap! I have taught college courses for the last five years.  One thing we often find ourselves repeating over and over to our students?  DO NOT use Wikipedia as a source. Tonight is perfect evidence.  The Hunter Pence Wikipedia page asserts that: Hunter Pence is […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  29 Jul 2011
If Phillies Get Pence: None the Richer? Makes Sense for Future

Posted by Frank Klose Thanks to @cubishboy for this pic Well, Hunter Pence tonight thought he could be playing his last game for the Houston Astros.   As reported by Ken Rosenthal and Jon Morosi (and retweeted by 70,000,00 people), a deal could be reached "By Friday."  Well, it's midnight, and let's see if a deal […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  29 Jul 2011
Everybody Freak Out! Your Favorite Prospect Is Going to Be Traded!

Posted by Frank Klose Photo courtesy usatoday.net Well, it's that time of the year again.   Kevin Durso just wrote a nice piece called "The Bigger the Better: A Look at Possible Big-Name Trades" that takes a look at some of the big-name pieces that could be coming to Philadelphia. However, Twitter is abuzz with paranoid […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  21 Jul 2011
Ruben Amaro Not Ready To Make Any Moves

  By: Stephen Gallo  Hey, you over there. Can you help the Phillies offense?  (photo courtesy PhillySportsUnited.com) Despite coming off last night’s awful loss, Ruben Amaro sure seems like he’s not in a rush to make any changes or additions to this Phillies team, whose offense has been sputtering for most of the season. Amaro told […]

Steve  •  10 Jun 2011