Tag: Phillies
Examining Manuel: 4-9-2011
/ | Leave a CommentPosted by Mike Frohwirth Another blowout victory by the Phillies on Saturday, 10-2 in Atlanta. Winner Roy Oswalt pitched six…
Read more »And the Series Goes to…The Phillies
/ | Leave a CommentPosted by Danielle Wilson Courtesy of ESPN.com Cole Hamels took the mound today against Derek Lowe in the rubber match of…
Read more »Minors Recap: 4-10-2011
/ | Leave a CommentPosted by Mike Frohwirth The Lehigh Valley IronPigs (AAA) fell to the Syracuse Chiefs (Nationals affiliate) on Sunday, 2-0. On…
Read more »Phillies LinkFest
/ | Leave a CommentPosted by Mike Frohwirth Zombie Mike Schmidt, courtesy of Jeremy Scheuch Most Phillies fans have spent hours upon hours envisioning…
Read more »Defending Jayson Werth
/ | Leave a CommentPosted by Mike Frohwirth Weather permitting, the Phillies will open a series in Washington tonight. This series has been highly…
Read more »Phillies Minor League Recap: 4-12-2011
/ | Leave a CommentPosted by Mike Frohwirth Cory Sullivan/Getty Images The Lehigh Valley IronPigs (AAA) overcame some dangerous conditions on Monday night, in…
Read more »A Town that Bleeds Red, Green and Orange for Their Sports Teams
/ | Leave a CommentGuest Column by Jennifer McShane Courtesy mamalisa.com Over the past few years, the teams of Philly have battled for eminence…
Read more »Minors Recap: 4-12-2011
/ | Leave a CommentPosted by Mike Frohwirth Justin De Fratus, from milb.com The Lehigh Valley IronPigs (AAA) had their Tuesday morning game against…
Read more »Examining Manuel: 4-12-2011
/ | Leave a CommentPosted by Mike Frohwirth Joe Blanton is not exactly off to a great start. In Tuesday night's 7-4 loss to…
Read more »Phillies Win a Strange One, 10-7 Over the Mets
/ | Leave a CommentPosted by Danielle Wilson Daylife.com Let me start this recap by quoting Pete Rose: “Somebody has to win, and somebody…
Read more »I am a Joe Blanton Fan
/ | Leave a CommentPosted by Mike Frohwirth When the Phillies acquired Joe Blanton in July of 2008, I wasn't exactly enthused. Partially because…
Read more »Examining Manuel: 4/6/2011
/ | Leave a CommentPosted by Mike Frohwirth Another wild game on Tuesday night. It’s not too often that a team takes a seven-run…
Read more »Sorry Ladies. Phillies Slugger Ryan Howard is Now Engaged
/ | Leave a CommentPosted by Stephen Gallo Courtesy of covers.com Huge Contract? Check. World Series title? Check. Super hot, cheerleader wife? Well, soon…
Read more »Thanks For Playing, Mets
/ | Leave a CommentPosted by Danielle Wilson This game was without a doubt the best of the Phillies-Mets series. Roy Halladay started this…
Read more »Opening Day (for Phils’ Minor League Affiliates)
/ | Leave a CommentPosted by Mike Frohwirth As the Phillies play this afternoon, and the Union and Flyers have the night off,…
Read more »Minors Recap: 4-7-2011
/ | Leave a CommentPosted by Mike Frohwirth The Lehigh Valley IronPigs (AAA) won their season (and home) opener, defeating the Scranton Wilkes Barre…
Read more »Barry Bonds Perjury Case Goes to Jury Deliberation; No One Cares
/ | Leave a CommentPosted by Frank Klose Courtesy cbc.ca This Associated Press link has little to say. The Barry Bonds perjury case is…
Read more »Examining Manuel: 4-7-2011
/ | Leave a CommentPosted by Mike Frohwirth Very impressive 11-0 win by the Phillies on Thursday afternoon. Seven scoreless frames from Roy…
Read more »Who Do You Love, Phillies Fans? The Cliff Lee and Roy Halladay Debate
/ | 2 Comments on Who Do You Love, Phillies Fans? The Cliff Lee and Roy Halladay DebatePosted by Stephen Gallo I’ll start this post off by saying that we are extremely lucky to have both Cliff…
Read more »Minors Recap: 4-8-2011
/ | Leave a CommentPosted by Mike Frohwirth Buster, courtesy of Lakewood BlueClaws The Lehigh Valley IronPigs (AAA) and the Scranton Wilkes Barre Yankees…
Read more »Cliff Lee Takes the Win In His 2011 Phillies Debut
/ | Leave a CommentPosted by Danielle Wilson I can’t explain how loud Citizen’s Bank Park was tonight. Why was it so…
Read more »Judging by the First Weekend, Philadelphia Phillies Fans Have a Lot to Look Forward to in 2011
/ | Leave a CommentPosted by Stephen Gallo Courtesy philly.com Well, that couldn’t have gone any better, now could it? The Phillies had a…
Read more »Phillies Sweep the Astros in Opening Series
/ | Leave a CommentPosted by Danielle Wilson Courtesy of ESPN.com Roy Oswalt kicked off the end of this three game series against his…
Read more »Drawing some early conclusions
/ | Leave a CommentPosted by Mike Frohwirth The Phillies are off to an excellent start, having swept their first season series. What have…
Read more »What Could Have Been: The Luis Castillo and Philadelphia Phillies Love Story
/ | Leave a CommentPosted by Stephen Gallo Image Courtesy nbchardballtalk.com The above picture was taken on the day Castillo was cut. If…
Read more »Examining Manuel: Opening weekend
/ | Leave a CommentPosted by Mike Frohwirth After only three games, it is difficult to come to any meaningful conclusions, as we've considered…
Read more »Injured Utley continues to progress
/ | Leave a CommentPosted by Mike Frohwirth (Updated, 5:11pm: Per every Phillies' beat writer, Amaro, Jr. is indicating that Utley "is not close…
Read more »Phillies’ Minor League Rosters set, seasons open this week
/ | 2 Comments on Phillies’ Minor League Rosters set, seasons open this weekPosted by Mike Frohwirth readingphillies.com The rosters for the Phillies' minor league affiliates have been determined, and the Phils' prospects…
Read more »Examining Manuel: 4/5/2011
/ | Leave a CommentPosted by Mike Frohwirth Last night's loss was a tough one. Mostly because losing to the Mets ever is just…
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