Tag: Iron Pigs
Watch: Scott Kingery’s Grand Slam Powers IronPigs to Win
| Leave a CommentFormer Philadelphia Phillies infielder/outfielder/whatever Scott Kingery had himself a night on Tuesday for the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs. The…
Read more »Contreras Named New Iron Pigs Manager
| Leave a CommentPhoto: Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs By Michael Lipinski, Sports Talk Philly Contributor Phillies’ Director of Player Development Preston Mattingly has…
Read more »Phillippe Aumont, Left Off Phillies Expanded Roster, Cries And Heads Home
| Leave a CommentBoo hoo. Phillippe Aumont was left off of the Phillies' September call-ups after a tumultuous year in which he did…
Read more »Fail, Cesar! Phillies Doing Disservice To Young Second Baseman Hernandez, Team
| Leave a CommentMichael Young hit the bereavement list to tend to his son, dealing with an undisclosed ailment and the Phillies turned…
Read more »Mike Stutes Officially Added To Roster, Will Join Phillies In Washington, D.C.
| Leave a CommentThe Phillies officially added right-handed reliever Mike Stutes to the Phillies active roster. The move comes one day after the…
Read more »Humberto Quintero Is Taking His Talents To South Beach, Will Join Phillies
| Leave a CommentPhillies catcher Carlos Ruiz came up lame rounding second base to third base during yesterday afternoon's game as the Phillies…
Read more »Phillies’ LHP Jeremy Horst Returns, but Phillippe Aumont Stays; Who Goes?
| 5 Comments on Phillies’ LHP Jeremy Horst Returns, but Phillippe Aumont Stays; Who Goes?We knew Jeremy Horst would only be gone a little while. But we did not necessarily expect this outcome. Today…
Read more »Phillies Fans to Get First Look at Cliff Lee Return as Phillippe Aumont Heads to the Big Leagues
| 6 Comments on Phillies Fans to Get First Look at Cliff Lee Return as Phillippe Aumont Heads to the Big LeaguesWikipedia Commons What seems like an eternity ago the Phillies traded ace pitcher Cliff Lee, fresh off of a World…
Read more »The Kyle Kendrick Conundrum: Phillies Say They Have “Not Many Options” to Replace Him
| 5 Comments on The Kyle Kendrick Conundrum: Phillies Say They Have “Not Many Options” to Replace HimHave the Phillies reached the end of the line of Kyle Kendrick as a starting pitcher? It sounds as if…
Read more »His Phillies Return is Only Eight Games, but Domonic Brown is Impressive
| 3 Comments on His Phillies Return is Only Eight Games, but Domonic Brown is ImpressiveDomonic Brown was the untouchable. The Phillies would not trade him. Not for Cliff Lee. Not for Roy Halladay. He…
Read more »Tyler Cloyd? Not Yet as Phillies Name Kyle Kendrick Wednesday’s Starter
| 2 Comments on Tyler Cloyd? Not Yet as Phillies Name Kyle Kendrick Wednesday’s StarterPhillies prospect Tyler Cloyd went 3-0 with a 1.80 ERA at AA Reading this season. So, the Phillies promoted him…
Read more »Domonic Brown Reinstated to AAA from the Disabled List, Just in Time For Trade Deadline
| 1 Comment on Domonic Brown Reinstated to AAA from the Disabled List, Just in Time For Trade DeadlinePhoto Courtesy of Corey Shaw In the next couple weeks, the Phillies may need an outfielder from AAA to fill…
Read more »Just How Heavy is Phillies’ Ryan Howard? #50 Jersey Gives Us a Clue
| Leave a CommentRyan Howard is listed as 6'4 and 240 pounds. That was, before he got injured and could do no exercise…
Read more »After Drug Suspension, Jason Pridie Gets New Life With Phillies
| 3 Comments on After Drug Suspension, Jason Pridie Gets New Life With PhilliesPhoto: Philliedelphia/Frank Klose In a very under-the-radar move just over two weeks ago, the Phillies signed outfielder Jason Pridie to…
Read more »Domonic Brown Hits Disabled List After Missing 12 Days for Phillies’ AAA Club
| Leave a CommentPhoto: Courtesy of Corey Shaw According to Iron Pigs beat reporter Michael LoRe, Phillies OF prospect Domonic Brown has hit…
Read more »Like Old Times, Phillies Are Not in a Good Position
| Leave a CommentOn the way into Citizens Bank Park tonight, I predicted the Pirates would beat the Phillies 10-4. I'm at that…
Read more »Minor Matters: Phillies’ Michael Martinez Hits AAA for the First Time in His Career
| Leave a CommentPhillies IF/OF Michael Martinez was reinstated from the disabled list tonight and optioned to AAA Lehigh Valley. This means…
Read more »Are Phillies Carlos Ruiz or Roy Halladay Headed to DL? Erik Kratz Scratched from AAA Game
| 1 Comment on Are Phillies Carlos Ruiz or Roy Halladay Headed to DL? Erik Kratz Scratched from AAA GamePhillies catcher Carlos Ruiz was a late scratch before the Phillies Memorial Day 1:00 p.m. game in New York at…
Read more »Joe Savery Headed Back to the Phillies; Disabled List for Vance Worley
| Leave a CommentUPDATE: According to @ToddZolecki, Vance Worley has been officially placed on the disabled list. Kyle Kendrick will take Worley's place…
Read more »Antonio Alfonseca, Jose Mesa Unavailable, So Phillies Call on Brian Sanches
| 1 Comment on Antonio Alfonseca, Jose Mesa Unavailable, So Phillies Call on Brian SanchesParty like it's 2007! The Phillies lost reliever David Herndon to the disabled list with an elbow issue, so the…
Read more »Iron Pigs Manager Ryne Sandberg Sprints to Action After Phillies Prospect Derrick Mitchell Hit
| Leave a CommentRyne Sandberg Is My Hero. Watch this: Phillies prospect Derrick Mitchell is hit by a pitch. See Sandberg sprint across…
Read more »Dom Brown Really Wants To Be Back In Philly; Makes Statement
| 4 Comments on Dom Brown Really Wants To Be Back In Philly; Makes StatementPosted by Rich Wilkins In Dom Brown's first game for the Iron Pigs after being sent down, he answered…
Read more »Report: Prospect Michael Schwimer to Join the Phillies
| Leave a CommentPosted by Frank Klose Courtesy Michael Schwimer's Twitter page Well, the Phillies are already short a pitcher since they…
Read more »Phillies Could Have a Strong, Home-Grown Bullpen on Horizon
| 1 Comment on Phillies Could Have a Strong, Home-Grown Bullpen on HorizonPosted by Frank Klose Courtesy of Michael Schwimer's Twitter Page Last night, both Justin DeFratus and Phillippe Aumont shared the…
Read more »Eye-Opening Farmhand Brian Gordon Opts Out of Contract; Will Start for the Yankees
| Leave a CommentPosted by Frank Klose with contributions from Tony Galante Courtesy lehighvalleylive.com Just two days ago, Bob Brookover wrote this piece…
Read more »David Herndon Sent to AAA to Make Room for J.C. Romero on the Phillies Roster; Chooch Still Hurt?
| Leave a CommentPosted by Frank Klose Courtesy http://www.interstate-guide.com Ahh… finally. David Herndon will be heading up 476 to Lehigh Valley where he…
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