Michael Martinez
Posted by Stephen Gallo courtesy cbsphilly.com The Phillies bats certainly got off to a hot start this season. They scored over five runs in five of their first six games. This came as a surprise to the Phillies faithful, who expected the offense to take a major hit with the injury to Chase Utley […]
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 Frank Klose Courtesy pennlive.com With Shane Victorino out for the day with a sore calf and no natural center fielder to take his place, Charlie Manuel wrote Rule 5 selection Michael Martinez into his spot in the lineup and place in center. But, who is he? Going into Spring Training, Michael Martinez was […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth The Phillies are off to an excellent start, having swept their first season series. What have we learned from their (very) early season success? Obviously, the 2011 Phillies won't be playing all of their games at home, or against the AAAA-quality Houston Astros. Three games provide a small sample size (SSS); […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth With the Phillies likely to start the season with a seven-man bullpen, they have room for thirteen position players. The probable starting lineup appears to have already been determined: C Carlos Ruiz 1B Ryan Howard 2B Luis Castillo* SS Jimmy Rollins 3B Placido Polanco LF Raul Ibanez CF Shane Victorino RF […]
Charlie Manuel is a really funny guy. Michael Martinez, proud owner of the fifth-worst OPS in Phillies history, is making his fourth consecutive start today. Many Phillies fans are somewhere between bashing their heads against a wall, or just downright complaining: The only thing sadder than Michael Martinez being the phillies starting center fielder is […]
Today is rainy, miserable, and yet the Phillies apparently are tying to make it even worse. A day after sending Cesar Hernandez to the minor leagues, the Phillies apparently are recalling Michael Martinez, the clear answer to all the Phillies offensive woes. Hearing Michael Martinez on his way to Minn. Looks like he could replace […]
Today the Phillies announced that Michael Young has been reinstated to the roster after spending five days on the bereavement list. Last Wednesday the Phillies called up Cesar Hernandez to take Young's spot on the roster and it looks like, for the time being, he will stay with the big club. The Phillies have decided […]
When Michael Martinez was called up to replace Chase Utley on the Phillies roster Thursday, there was pure outrage from the entire Phillies phanbase. Twitter almost broke. Why the editor-in-chief of this very website was sent into a psychotic rage. I think the igniting of torches and the sharpening of pitchforks was a bit much. […]
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