Joe Blanton
Posted by Danielle Wilson As Chris Wheeler would say, the first inning for the Phillies was a "doozy". It only took eight pitches for Padres starter Tim Stauffer to retire the side, and I wish I could say the same for Joe Blanton. Big Joe allowed his obligatory first run to score on an RBI […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson During the first dollar dog night of the season, Joe Blanton (please, no fat jokes) took the bump against Brewers starter Shaun Marcum. There are a couple of guys in the Brew Crew's lineup that are known to really hit against the Phillies, such as Prince Fielder and Ryan Braun, but […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth Joe Blanton is not exactly off to a great start. In Tuesday night's 7-4 loss to the Nationals, Blanton allowed five runs, in six innings. His ERA is an unsightly 10.45. But after two starts, it's too early to worry about the veteran northpaw. A .429 BABIP (league average BABIP is~.300), […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Daylife.com Let me start this recap by quoting Pete Rose: “Somebody has to win, and somebody has to lose, and I believe in letting the other guys lose.” The Phillies were generous tonight and allowed the Mets to lose this one. The first inning was a beauty for Joe Blanton, who […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth When the Phillies acquired Joe Blanton in July of 2008, I wasn't exactly enthused. Partially because I probably overrated Josh Outman and Adrian Cardenas, two of the three prospects dealt for Blanton. But mostly because I perceived Blanton to be an "innings-eater who didn't actually eat too many innings", who had […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy cbonlineradio.com I still vividly remember Monday, December 13th. I had just left my job at La Salle University around 4:30 p.m., and was listening to MLB Network Radio as I was driving down Olney Avenue and passing the Broad and Olney Terminal. Right as I passed where the 18 and […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy prorumors.com Buried in the "It's a Madd, Madd, World…" section of the New York Daily News, columnist Bill Madden calls the Phillies in "full panic mode" and "ready to make a pitch for Michael Young". Madden writes: "The likelihood that No. 3 hitter Chase Utley is going to miss the […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy MLBlogs.com So, once again reports surfaced connecting the Philadelphia Phillies to Texas Rangers' infielder Michael Young. What would it take for the Phillies to acquire him? Here is what we know: 1) The Texas Rangers have already displaced their all-star infielder from second base and shortstop in recent years. Signing […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Photo courtesy of Pennlive.com Today, February 27th, the Phillies played at home against the Yankees (yes, again) and this game was not a victorious one for the Phils. Joe Blanton started this game against Yankees’ starter Ivan Nova, and out of the two, I’d say Joe Blanton put on a […]
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