Los Angeles Dodgers
On the brink of the 2024 World Series, the baseball world has been hit with sad news. Former All-Star pitcher and cultural icon Fernando Valenzuela has passed away at age 63, according to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Phillies send their deepest condolences to the family and friends of Fernando Valenzuela, who pitched for the […]
If someone a year ago told you that the Eagles would be undefeated and the Phillies would make the World Series at the same time, how would you have reacted? Fast forward a year, and that’s exactly what happened. Not only has this happened, but both teams will have played the same team name (Cardinals) […]
Posted by Frank Klose I forget who made this pic, but I saved it then. Sometime around the Spring Training at bat when Manny Ramirez drilled Roy Oswalt in the head with a sharply-hit line drive, Ramirez was failed a performance enhancing drug test. Signed by the Tampa Bay Rays for the relatively inexpensive contract […]
Chase Utley made his major-league debut in April 2003. That August, I attended my third ever baseball game, the last I would see live in Veterans Stadium. The second baseman hit seventh that night. The shortstop hit eighth. And those two players would eventually be responsible for so much of my baseball life. In every […]
View image | gettyimages.com Chase Utley was placed on waivers last Saturday, cleared on Tuesday and has been a focal point of trade talks between the Phillies and San Francisco Giants. It appears those talks are heating up even more. According to Giants beat writer Chris Haft, GM Bobby Evans has confirmed that the […]
Cliff Lee led the Phillies to a series opening win in Los Angeles to help even up the road trip and get the Phils off on the right foot in their new series. Once again, the Phillies (9-10) have a chance to reach that elusive .500 mark. The Los Angeles Dodgers (12-8) look to bounce back from a tough […]
Coming off of a 1-3 series loss against the Houston Astros, the worst team in baseball, the Phillies enter New York with the intent of getting back the giddy-up they had in the beginning of September. After being completely eliminated from contention of the NL Eastern Division title yesterday, the Phillies will enter the final […]
Last night, the Phillies made up for Friday's 6-4 loss to Houston. Scoring 12 runs against the Astros to even up the series. Along with getting their winning game back last night, the Phillies advanced to three games back in the NL Wild Card race. Cole Hamels lasted seven innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on […]
Photo: JeffSchrier/The Saginaw NewsWhen Joe Blanton was claimed off waivers by the Dodgers on August 3rd, it took most of us off guard. With the trade deadline and rumors of Blanton being traded to Baltimore in the past , it seemed like we would be keeping Big Joe for the remainder of the 2012 season. […]
Photo Courtesy: Philly.com Remember when David Akers left a huge billboard for all of Philadelphia to see when he moved on and signed a deal with the San Francisco 49ers? Well Shane Victorino has followed him in that way. Along with renting out a space in the Philadelphia Daily News, the former-Phillie now Dodger Shane […]
