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Freddy Galvis is back. But he's not. Today Major League Baseball reinstated Galvis from his suspension from his violation from the drug testing program. Of course, with a broken back, Galvis will not be able to play. His injury to his back will take some time to heal, and Matt Gelb reports that the […]
Posted by Frank Klose and Bill Leifholtz Some bad news for the Flyers today as defenseman Andrej Meszároš has injured his achillies tendon at home in Slovakia and figures to miss most of the season, if not all of it. Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports he underwent surgery today. The Flyers issued a statement […]
Missing from tonight's lineup is Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz. Chooch has a foot injury that has been causing him considerable pain, reports the Delaware County Times' Ryan Lawrence. Not included in the blog is a quote from Chooch that the injury "felt like a knife" in the back of his ankle. To keep playing, […]
Photo Courtesy of Corey Shaw In the next couple weeks, the Phillies may need an outfielder from AAA to fill out their major league roster. Domonic Brown is now an option as he has been reinstated from the disabled list and is available for the Iron Pigs tonight. Brown is in left field, but […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Steve Trapani Well, it sounds as if the Phillies lineup may get a boost before the All-Star break. According to Phillies.com's Todd Zolecki, Ryan Howard may return to the Phillies this weekend. The report says that Howard will play first base tonight and tomorrow night for the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs. Once he completes […]
Photo: Courtesy of Corey Shaw Antonio Bastardo joined the ranks of former Phillies reliever Ryan Madson and injured himself taking out frustration on inanimate objects. Madson kicked a chair; for Antonio Bastardo it was a squat machine in the clubhouse. Phillies beat writer Matt Gelb says the machine "returned the favor" and Bastardo ended up with […]
Things finally seemed to be looking up for the one-time "untouchable" prospect Domonic Brown at Lehigh Valley. Citing a reinvigorated attitude with a move to center field, Brown began hitting the ball in the way everyone came to expect. Now, a setback. Iron Pigs Beat Reporter Michael LoRe reports that it was Brown's right knee […]
Jose Contreras is going to the DL and it is retroactive to his appearance in the 7th inning of tonight's game. He is scheduled for an MRI this weekend. Conteras could not even record an out before falling to the ground in pain and agony after throwing a pitch. At first the Phillies reported that […]
I don't know if this is something to be worried or excited about. According to MLB's Todd Zolecki, Phillies' ace Roy Halladay has gotten a second opinion on his shoulder injury this afternoon. Halladay met with Dr. David Altchek today to receive a second opinion on his grade 1 – grade 2 strained lat muscle […]
Roy Halladay got off to a rough start in today's Phillies-Cardinals game in St. Louis, issuing a grand slam home run to Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina. In the top of the 3rd inning, Pete Orr batted for Roy Halladay, bunted and was credited for a sacrifice as Mike Fontenot advanced on the play. Joe Savery […]
