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Posted by Frank Klose So, Michael Martinez is injured. If Chase Utley being injured was not big enough, losing the Phillies' infield utility man does not help matters. If you remember back to the Phillies' offseason, the Phillies reportedly were interested in future Hall of Famer Omar Vizquel. At the time, such a trade did […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Because the news of Chase Utley having problems in both knees wasn't enough, another infielder hit the disabled list today. Michael Martinez is currently having some foot troubles. Take a look at these tweets: Now what? The Phillies infield on Opening Day is already sans Ryan Howard and Chase Utley. With […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy phillies.com Well, Chase Utley's absence has not gone unnoticed. However, after being assured he will be fine by opening day, it looks like we are in for some more news. Calkins Media's Phillies beat writer Kevin Cooney just tweeted this statement from Ruben Amaro: Chase's rehab process has come to […]
Posted by Erik Seybold. In the first inning of yesterday's 4-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays, Placido Polanco dove back to first base head first on a pickoff throw and wound up injuring his left ring finger. He toughed it out for an inning, but left the game in the third inning to have […]
Posted by Erik Seybold Yesterday afternoon, the Phillies stated that Ryan Howard would be making a trip to Baltimore to see a specialist for a "routine checkup" related to his left Achilles'. Although the Phillies said it wasn't a "setback", many of us wondered what was really going on. Well today it was cleared up a […]
Posted by Frank Klose What an awful loss, and what an awful injury to Ryan Howard. An achilles tear could knock Howard out for much of the 2012 season. At last night's game, Ryan Howard stepped to the plate in the 7th inning (the infamous 3-0 swing at-bat). His choice of music of "I'm […]
Source: Philly.com Sports According to multiple sources, including Matt Gelb of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Cole Hamels will miss his next scheduled start Friday with minor shoulder inflammation. Good news: There is no structural damage. Additionally, Placido Polanco is going to postpone sports hernia surgery until after the season. He believes that, like Raul Ibanez in 2009, […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy si.com The Phillies have placed their closer Ryan Madson on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 19th, reports several sources, including MLB.com's Todd Zolecki. The move is the first non-chair related disabled list stint for Madson. The bullpen now looks like this: LHP Antonio BastardoRHP Michael Stutes Then it gets […]
Posted by Frank Klose; co-author Tony Galante Courtesy nydailynews.com The Giants' General Manager Brian Sabean is furious. How dare Marlins' extra man Scott Cousins slide into home? A couple days ago, Sabean talked about a possible rule change to Andrew Baggarly to spare catchers from being hit on plays to the plate: [Sabean] said Giants […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy phillies.comAccording to the Philadelphia Inquirer's Matt Gelb, Domonic Brown will miss at least five days with a sprain in his thumb. As he notes, Ben Francisco's average in right field is down to .230 and Brown's bat could provide some relief to the mostly-slumping lineup. However, John Mayberry Jr. has […]
