Jim THome
Posted by Erik Seybold With only 9 days until Opening Day, the Phillies should be kicking it into gear to get ready for the regular season. They need to turn on their bats and start scoring runs to back up their pitchers. This afternoon, Cliff Lee (1-2, 3.45 ERA) will get his fifth start of […]
Posted by Erik Seybold This afternoon, the Phillies will host the Boston Red Sox as Joe Blanton (0-0, 2.70 ERA) gets his fourth start of the Spring. It's been nearly two weeks since Blanton's last start, where he tossed five innings against the Braves. He allowed three earned runs on four hits while striking out […]
Posted by Erik Seybold (Photo Courtesy of Rants, Raves, and Random Thoughts) So yesterday's offensive outburst was a great sign to see. The Phillies racked up tons of hits and 10 runs to beat the Bo Sox, backed by a strong Cole Hamels performance. It's a much better offensive performance compared to the rest of […]
Posted by Erik Seybold After being named the home opener starting pitcher, Cole Hamels (0-1, 3.86 ERA) will make his fifth Grapefruit League start this afternoon against a Boston Red Sox split squad. In his last outing, Hamels lasted just 3 1/3 innings against the Blue Jays, allowing four earned runs on eight hits, while […]
Posted by Erik Seybold. The Phillies beat the Blue Jays in extra innings at home yesterday. Today, the Phils will travel a cool five and a half miles to Dunedin to play the Blue Jays for the second day in a row. Today, Cole Hamels (0-0, 1.69 ERA) gets the start, his fouth of the […]
Jimmy Rollins homered, Hector Luna drove in a run, but the highlight of the day was a stellar pitching performance from starter Vance Worley as the Phillies traveled to Bradenton to face the Pittsburgh Pirates. Worley worked four perfect innings, striking out eight Pirates batters before giving way to Pat Misch in the fifth. Pirates […]
Posted by Rich Wilkins In the Phillies front office, there is a lot more to watch in Spring Training than just the big leaguers and if they get their needed at-bats before the season. There's an entire system to build, at each position, to give maximum future payroll flexibility to build the team up. Two […]
Posted by Frank Klose No… this can't be right, is it? Todd Zolecki reports that former Phillies 1B Jim Thome has signed a one-year contract to play for the Phillies. Wow. You can buy a brand new Jim Thome Jersey here. Thome probably can't play first base for the injured Ryan Howard, but he can […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy bigleadsports.com So, the Cleveland Indians have been awarded the waiver claim on Jim Thome. It would be a great story, going back to where he started in Cleveland, no? Well, not so fast. Thome can reject the deal, and he may just opt to stay where he is. Or the […]
Posted by Frank Klose Thome hits home run #600 Jim Thome's name has come up a great deal lately in Phillies discussion. We all know that Ross Gload is hobbled by injuries and that Thome may look to having one last chance to win a World Series before retiring. Yes, Thome would have to clear […]
