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Roy Oswalt Returns To Baseball, Signs With Colorado Rockies
| 1 Comment on Roy Oswalt Returns To Baseball, Signs With Colorado RockiesAfter a few days of tweeting, that included my question about his restaurant (assuming he would be working in the…
Read more »Ezequiel Carrera Goes Back Where He Came From
| Leave a CommentThe Indians did not want Ezequiel Carrera on their major league roster, so the Phillies claimed him. The Phillies…
Read more »Delmon Young Will Get Paid $600,000 Extra To Eat Less
| 1 Comment on Delmon Young Will Get Paid $600,000 Extra To Eat LessPhoto: Erik Seybold's glorious photoshop skills Delmon Young has a lot to work for in order to make all of…
Read more »Phillies’ Jimmy Rollins Wins Rawlings Gold Glove Award at Shortstop
| Leave a CommentWhile the season itself ended up tumultuous at times for Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins, he has had a number of…
Read more »Report: Phillies May Be Suitors for Melky Cabrera
| 1 Comment on Report: Phillies May Be Suitors for Melky CabreraWikipedia Commons This is not one of those rumors where there is a demonstrated link between the Phillies and Melky…
Read more »Phillies Restructure Ticket Prices for 2013: Some Increase; Some Decrease in Price
| 3 Comments on Phillies Restructure Ticket Prices for 2013: Some Increase; Some Decrease in PriceThe news is good. Or it's bad. Or it's not news. I can't decide. According to Daily News Phillies Beat…
Read more »Former Phillies Rookie of the Year Scott Rolen Has Tough Reds Playoff, Reportedly Will Retire
| Leave a CommentThis was probably not the way he wanted to go out. According to Bob Nightengale of USA today, Scott Rolen will…
Read more »Phillies Fans Caught in Between Favorites Jim Thome and Raul Ibañez in Orioles – Yankees Matchup
| 1 Comment on Phillies Fans Caught in Between Favorites Jim Thome and Raul Ibañez in Orioles – Yankees MatchupWe hate the Yankees. But we love Raul Ibañez. We are indifferent to the Orioles, but love Jim Thome. Right? …
Read more »Phillies’ Relationship With Ryne Sandberg Could Be Short; Could He Manage the Rockies?
| 3 Comments on Phillies’ Relationship With Ryne Sandberg Could Be Short; Could He Manage the Rockies?Photo: Philliedelphia/Frank Klose The Phillies' coaching shakeup is only a week old. With Charlie Manuel's contract ending after this year,…
Read more »Also Appearing as a TV Analyst for Playoffs: Former Phillies OF Shane Victorino
| 3 Comments on Also Appearing as a TV Analyst for Playoffs: Former Phillies OF Shane VictorinoWell, Jimmy Rollins is not the only one. According to reports, Shane Victorino will join TBS as a studio analyst for…
Read more »Say What? Eagles Release P Chas Henry; Sign Long Snapper
| Leave a CommentI did not see this coming. The Eagles today released punter Chas Henry. The move was to make room…
Read more »Report Out of Boston: The Phillies Are “Very Interested” in Red Sox OF Cody Ross
| 1 Comment on Report Out of Boston: The Phillies Are “Very Interested” in Red Sox OF Cody RossCody Ross. The one who once pitched an inning against the Phillies as a Marlin and the one who once…
Read more »Philadelphia Eagles Game Day Preview: Razing Arizona (Cardinals)
| Leave a CommentThe undefeated Philadelphia Eagles (2-0) take on the undefeated Arizona Cardinals (2-0). Someone will go home today with an…
Read more »Giants’ Melky Cabrera is Ruled Ineligible for Batting Title but Carlos Ruiz is Short of Required Plate Appearances
| Leave a CommentCarlos Ruiz simply missed too much time. In a stunning revelation, according to CSN Bay Area, Melky Cabrera has asked…
Read more »Philadelphia Eagles Michael Vick Against Arizona Cardinals’ Kevin Kolb: Fight or Flight?
| Leave a CommentMichael Vick is a scrambler. Kevin Kolb is a pocket passer. Both will play on the field Sunday in a…
Read more »This Week Expensive For Eagles Jason Babin, Cullen Jenkins, and Maybe DeSean Jackson
| Leave a CommentWe learned four days ago that Jason Babin was fined $15,750 for roughing Browns quarterback Brandon Weedon. Now it appears…
Read more »Philadelphia Eagles Trainer: Kelce has Partial ACL Tear, Full MCL Tear
| 1 Comment on Philadelphia Eagles Trainer: Kelce has Partial ACL Tear, Full MCL TearWhen Jason Kelce went down in pain in Sunday's game versus the Baltimore Ravens, Eagles fans collectively held their breath…
Read more »Balti-More Whining about “Dirty” Coaching & Other Excuses After Ravens Loss to Eagles
| Leave a CommentI woke up this morning to the Baltimore sports reporters saying how the Eagles played “dirty” and that the replacement…
Read more »Jimmy Rollins Reaches Another Milestone With Phillies, Shows Hustle in Otherwise Anemic Series
| Leave a CommentIt was one rough weekend for the Phillies Phillies in Houston as they failed to capitalize on what seemed to…
Read more »Phillies’ LHP Jeremy Horst Returns, but Phillippe Aumont Stays; Who Goes?
| 5 Comments on Phillies’ LHP Jeremy Horst Returns, but Phillippe Aumont Stays; Who Goes?We knew Jeremy Horst would only be gone a little while. But we did not necessarily expect this outcome. Today…
Read more »The Return of Wilson Valdez: Phillies Cult Hero Returns to Philadelphia With Cincinnati Reds
| 4 Comments on The Return of Wilson Valdez: Phillies Cult Hero Returns to Philadelphia With Cincinnati RedsA single one-inning pitching performance made Wilson Valdez a cult hero in Philadelphia. Accordingly when Wilson Valdez was traded this…
Read more »Lay Off Jimmy
| 7 Comments on Lay Off JimmyYou go to work every day, and you work hard. You try to do your best. Do you always have…
Read more »Tired of Changing It Annually, Hunter Pence Gets a New, Permanent Twitter Handle
| 1 Comment on Tired of Changing It Annually, Hunter Pence Gets a New, Permanent Twitter HandleNewest San Francisco Giants outfielder Hunter Pence is a Twitter mainstay. But his Twitter handle has been anything but….
Read more »The Kyle Kendrick Conundrum: Phillies Say They Have “Not Many Options” to Replace Him
| 5 Comments on The Kyle Kendrick Conundrum: Phillies Say They Have “Not Many Options” to Replace HimHave the Phillies reached the end of the line of Kyle Kendrick as a starting pitcher? It sounds as if…
Read more »Some Whispers of Michael Bourn to the Phillies; Nationals Also a Strong Potential Suitor
| 5 Comments on Some Whispers of Michael Bourn to the Phillies; Nationals Also a Strong Potential SuitorAbout a month ago I wrote about the Phillies possibly pursuing soon-to-be free agent outfielder Michael Bourn this past offseason….
Read more »Flyers Get Some Bad News: Andrej Meszároš Injures Achillies; Likely Out for the Season
| Leave a CommentPosted by Frank Klose and Bill Leifholtz Some bad news for the Flyers today as defenseman Andrej Meszároš has injured his…
Read more »Shane and Melissa Victorino Thank Philadelphia Phillies Fans With Full-Page Ad
| 5 Comments on Shane and Melissa Victorino Thank Philadelphia Phillies Fans With Full-Page AdShane Victorino may have driven some of us crazy time to time with his play, but the man is a…
Read more »It’s Time for the Phillies to Sell
| 1 Comment on It’s Time for the Phillies to SellIt's Been A Good Run, Shane. They haven't had a losing season since 2002. They haven't won under 80 games…
Read more »Report: Phillies in Talks to Send Hunter Pence to the San Francisco Giants
| Leave a CommentThis one comes out of San Francisco. Dennis O'Donnell of KPIX-TV, a CBS station in San Francisco, reports that the…
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