Report: Phillies in Talks to Send Hunter Pence to the San Francisco Giants

This one comes out of San Francisco.  Dennis O'Donnell of KPIX-TV, a CBS station in San Francisco, reports that the San Francisco Giants and the Phillies are in "serious talks" regarding a Hunter Pence trade. The report offers no idea of who the Giants would offer in return. The Giants have two top outfield prospects, […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  27 Jul 2012
Rollins Comes Through Again with Walk-Off Single; Phillies Sweep Brewers in Three Game Series

Merry Christmas in July, everyone! Cole Hamels' fresh six-year contract extension was a pretty sweet gift, but how about a sweep? The Phils sent the Vanimal, Vance Worley to the mound to silence the Brewers and go for the first series sweep of the year.  Martin Maldonado would bring home the first run of the […]

Danielle  •  25 Jul 2012
Ruben Amaro Jr. Says Phillies are “Not Hamstrung” Financially; Expects J-Roll to Stay, Wants Bullpen Help

Ruben Amaro Jr. appeared on "Inside Pitch" with Jim Bowden and Casey Stern on MLB Network Radio this afternoon and offered insights.  Bowden asked Amaro pretty much everything that is on Phillies fans' minds, including Hunter Pence, Cliff Lee, Jimmy Rollins, and the Phillies' putrid bullpen. Bowden asked, "Will the signing of Cole Hamels force […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  25 Jul 2012
Rolling Phillies, Worley Seeking Sweep Over Brewers

In three-straight games the Phillies have come back from a deficit to win the game. On Sunday against the Giants and Monday against the Brewers, the Phils ended the game in walk-off fashion. Last night was a bit different. The Phillies trailed 6-1 headed into the eighth inning. Cliff Lee was horrible last night, allowing […]

Erik Seybold  •  25 Jul 2012
Phillies Comeback from 6-1 Deficit; Crush Brewers Bullpen to Win 7-6

Danielle Wilson/Philliedelphia  This didn't look promising from the sixth inning on, but another burst of offense would lead the Phillies to another comeback win, as crazy as it sounds.  Another rough start to tonight's game led the Brewers to scoring the first run. This happened in the top of the first when Corey Hart singled […]

Danielle  •  24 Jul 2012
Victorino, Greinke Being Scouted Tonight; Pence, Polanco also in Trade Talks

Shane Victorino and starting pitcher Zack Greinke are among the few being scouted tonight, Jim Salisbury reports. Victorino is the talk of most trade situations that could happen for the Phillies before the trade deadline. He's not alone, there have also been rumors of dealing away Pence or Polanco. Zack Greinke has found himself in […]

Danielle  •  24 Jul 2012
Cliff Lee Looks For A Win In Battle Against Brewers Greinke

Last night, the Phillies capped off an extraordinary comeback in the series opener against the Brewers. Down 6-3 in the bottom half of the 9th, the Phillies mounted four runs off of Francisco "Beats His Father-in-Law" Rodriguez to win the game, 7-6. It seemed like the baseball Gods of 2008 pulled a highlight reel from that […]

Erik Seybold  •  24 Jul 2012
Hunter Pence: “I Hope a Trade Doesn’t Come Through”

Photo: Philliedelphia/Lindsey Crew In the midst of trade rumors about himself, Hunter Pence still has the heart for the Philly fans.  In an interview with 94 WIP's Michael Barkann and Ike Reese, Pence expressed his feelings about Philadelphia and its fans as well as making his preferance clear that he'd rather lose here than be […]

Erik Seybold  •  24 Jul 2012
Good Game; Let’s Talk Trade? The Phillies Are Reportedly “Eager” to Trade Hunter Pence

Buried in this morning's Ken Rosenthal report which pretty much bashed the Miami Marlins for their team construction and now demolition, was this quick blurb on Hunter Pence: The Phillies continue to signal to clubs that they are eager to move right fielder Hunter Pence, who could earn $13 million to $14 million next season […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  24 Jul 2012