Jayson Werth
UPDATE: MLB.com's William Ladson reports that Werth had surgery and will be out "at least 12 weeks". What you saw is confirmed: Jayson Werth has a broken wrist. "It's a clean break," Nationals Manager Davey Johnson said last night to the Washington Post piece listed above. Werth could be out "months". While it was […]
It's not easy listening to an ESPN broadcast in which they frequently mention the "first place Nationals and last place Phillies." But, it is easy to enjoy a defeat of this Nationals team, considering they took the first two games. Prior to the start of the game, ESPN sent out a text alert to those […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Steve Trapani The Phillies won their third series of the season yesterday as Joe Blanton was freaking phenomenal against the Braves. A three-hit shutout? I don't know where it came from, but I loved it. Anyway, the Phillies won't play the Braves again until July 6-8, so we'll get back to them later. Tonight, the […]
Phillies fans are known for being incredibly sharp and come up with many clever things. Now that Ozzie Guillen said some stupid things that really upset the Marlins fanbase and is suspended and won't be at Citizens Bank Park tonight. What can Phillies fans come up with for tonight's game against the Marlins? Here […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Lindsey Crew Beautiful city, beautiful ballpark, tons of Phillies fans… lousy performance. So the Phillies are 1-2, marked with frustration, impotent offense, and good starting pitching but frustrating bullpen performances. Let's take a look at some of opening weekend both for the Phillies and around the league and see where we stand. Think […]
Posted by Rich Wilkins Philliedelphia/Steve Trapani They're not the Mets, in fact they're not close to the Mets. The Mets, no matter how bad they are, are our rivals, at least to me. I grew up with a saying of "any team that can see the New York skyline is no good to me," and […]
Posted by Stephen Gallo (@sgallo_ on Twitter) courtesy philly.com I want to start this post off by saying this. I have no right to tell you how to act once you've spent your hard earned money to go to a baseball game. Tickets, parking, food, and all of the other expenses that go into seeing […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy washingtonpost.com Nationals fans are growing weary with Jayson Werth already, as evidenced by some "Jayson Werthless" chants the other night. Today's piece by the Washington Post describes how the Nationals' ownership cannot be too pleased either and weighs the pressures afforded to a $126 million player: Werth’s lack of production […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy walkoffwalk.com Remember this incident last year? Well, it turns out that this fan, Patrick Boyle, was the lucky fan yesterday who caught not one, but two, according to NBC Philadelphia. Kelly Bayliss of NBCPhiladelphia did some fancy math to determine the liklihood: Based on an MLB.com report, approximately 30 to […]
Posted by Frank Klose Commonly heard at Citizens Bank Park and and Twitter many times this year: "I love Raul, but he is just too old to play anymore". Blah, blah blah. Well, let's compare some stats of a few players and see if we can put this into some perspective. 2011 Player Stats Through […]
