Joe Blanton
Posted by Frank Klose Okay, I wasn't going to write something about this, but I keep hearing about it. The problem is, ESPN's Jayson Stark said this: An exec of one NL club told Rumblings the Phillies have sent signals they could dangle pitcher Joe Blanton this spring if he proves he's healthy and they […]
Posted by Kevin Durso The Phillies' franchise-record 102nd win of the season, ended the Atlanta Braves push for a playoff spot. Even in Game #162, baseball wouldn't go down without a fight. So, as the innings carried on, the excitement level just continued to pick up. This was as close to a Postseason preview as […]
Posted by Laurie Dougherty It is mid-August and the Philadelphia Phillies have had an amazing season thus far. They have arguably the best rotation in baseball. Following the games of August 17, 2011, the Phillies have an 8 ½ game lead on the Atlanta Braves in the National League East. Talk has surfaced in the […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy phillysportsdaily.com Yesterday's update on the status of Joe Blanton was not good. Here's a Ruben Amaro quote via PhillySportsDaily: “Blanton had an ultrasound. He has some inflammation of the nerve…He’ll have more studies tomorrow to see if there’s nerve damage.” Nerve damage is no small issue. While the Philly Sports […]
By: Stephen Gallo Hey, you over there. Can you help the Phillies offense? (photo courtesy PhillySportsUnited.com) Despite coming off last night’s awful loss, Ruben Amaro sure seems like he’s not in a rush to make any changes or additions to this Phillies team, whose offense has been sputtering for most of the season. Amaro told […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth After Monday's win over the Washington Nationals, the Phillies optioned RHP Vance Worley to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (AAA). A corresponding move has not yet been announced. Is this move meant to send a message to Worley, who recently complained to the press about his usage? Doubtful. After his start on […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Multiple sources have announced that Shane Victorino has been placed on the disabled list (right hamstring) and Domonic Brown has been recalled from triple-A LehighValley (!!!!) Joe Blanton has not been placed on the disabled list just yet, but David Herndon has been recalled and will take the place of Scott […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Prior to the start of this day game, the Phillies and Braves made a few quick changes in wardrobe. The Phillies brought back the uniform of the Philadelphia Stars, the Negro League team which was founded in 1933, and disbanded in 1952. The Braves wore the uniform of the Atlanta Black […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Not quite a matchup that Phillies fans were too excited about, but Joe Blanton, fresh off of the disabled list, started tonight against Javier Vazquez who has a 5.40 ERA against the Phillies in his one start this season back on April 15th. Jimmy Rollins led off this game with a […]
Posted by Jorge Suarez Oh noes! How will we deal with the feeble outfield!? "Ben Francisco has stepped in and so has Dominic Brown. Francisco has done a good job and I really like him, but maybe he is just not the right guy to have be that everyday starter. Plus, Raul Ibanez's time is starting to […]
