Tag: Phillies
Bizarro World Continues: Blanton Ace-Like Day After Halladay is Disgrace-Like
| Leave a CommentWhaaaaat is going on? Just about a dozen hours after the Phillies and ace Roy Halladay turned out a huge…
Read more »Fans Lash Out at Michael Schwimer on Twitter After Phillies Loss
| Leave a CommentWell, Phillies fans successfully got David Herndon off Twitter. Looks like Michael Schwimer may be the next to want to…
Read more »Phillies Call Up Catcher Erik Kratz to Save the Season: Jim Thome to the DL
| Leave a CommentTotally awesome – the Phillies have called up catcher Erik Kratz, to replace Jim Thome who is headed to the disabled…
Read more »Have We Reached the End of Free Phillies Parking at F.D.R. Park?
| 1 Comment on Have We Reached the End of Free Phillies Parking at F.D.R. Park?Google user upload Parking is one expense that accompanies every Phillies game and there never seems to be enough of…
Read more »Phillies Airing on WIP-FM Costly; Station Cuts Staff, Loses Sixers, Now Flyers Broadcasts
| Leave a CommentLong have I wished that the Phillies would be broadcast on FM. If you are like me and live near…
Read more »Kendrick, Garza Go Head-to-Head In Game Three Matinée
| Leave a CommentLast night the Phillies rebounded from a bad loss on Friday night. Joe Blanton earned his second win of the…
Read more »Misleading Reports Claim Phillies, Citizens Bank Park Have Expensive Beer; Numbers Show Otherwise
| 1 Comment on Misleading Reports Claim Phillies, Citizens Bank Park Have Expensive Beer; Numbers Show OtherwiseCBS Philly is running a piece today with this headline: Study: Price Of A Draft At Citizens Bank Park Second…
Read more »D-Backs Fall to Phillies, 7-2; Hamels Outstanding in Strong Eight Innings
| Leave a CommentAfter last night's win thanks to a breakout of the offense, the Phillies were looking to take this series from…
Read more »Jimmy Rollins On the Bench as Phillies Close Out Series With Diamondbacks
| 1 Comment on Jimmy Rollins On the Bench as Phillies Close Out Series With DiamondbacksFinally something is changing: the Phillies are sitting Jimmy Rollins today in hopes of a better offensive output. Pete Orr,…
Read more »Here’s A Thought: Chase Utley, Left Fielder?
| 2 Comments on Here’s A Thought: Chase Utley, Left Fielder?Courtesy MLB.com. (Also, I miss you.) You've seen the updates over the past couple days. Ryan Howard is about a…
Read more »Michael Stutes to the Disabled List; Phillies Recall Michael Schwimer
| 2 Comments on Michael Stutes to the Disabled List; Phillies Recall Michael SchwimerWell, it was pretty predictable; Mike Stutes was unavailable for the game where Kyle Kendrick let the bullpen throw six…
Read more »Phillies-Diamondbacks Preview: Vance Worley Hopes Return of Hunter Pence is Offensive
| 2 Comments on Phillies-Diamondbacks Preview: Vance Worley Hopes Return of Hunter Pence is OffensiveVance Worley will be taking the mound again tonight against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Arizona for the last late late…
Read more »Phillies Could Face Old Friend Mike “Bronko” Zagurski Tonight On Diamondbacks
| 2 Comments on Phillies Could Face Old Friend Mike “Bronko” Zagurski Tonight On DiamondbacksAccording to Diamondbacks beat writer Nick Piecoro, Mike Zagurski could be called up to replace last night's bullpen chump Joe…
Read more »Pence, Howard Remain Out With Injuries; Pence Gets MRI, Howard “A Week” Away
| 4 Comments on Pence, Howard Remain Out With Injuries; Pence Gets MRI, Howard “A Week” AwayEarly this afternoon, Ruben Amaro Jr. updated the statuses of both Hunter Pence and Ryan Howard. For starters, Pence will…
Read more »Ryan Howard: “Chillax! It’s early” Everyone Else: !?@# %#$ @^!) #Phillies
| 1 Comment on Ryan Howard: “Chillax! It’s early” Everyone Else: !?@# %#$ @^!) #PhilliesSo basically I was freakin out on the Twitter like everybody else, cursing at current Phillies and all, and I…
Read more »The Phillies’ Problem: They Have No Options (Literally)
| Leave a CommentOne major goal of the Phillies' offseason was to beef up their bench. They invested in veterans Ty Wigginton, Jim…
Read more »BREAKING: Chase Utley Seen Taking Ground Balls Prior To Tonight’s Game
| 1 Comment on BREAKING: Chase Utley Seen Taking Ground Balls Prior To Tonight’s GamePrior to tonight's game in Arizona, Ryan Lawrence of the Delaware County Times tweeted that Chase Utley was taking ground…
Read more »Kendrick Spot Starts For Lee In Series Opener With D-backs; Pence Sits Out
| Leave a Comment(Photo: Philliedelphia/Steve Trapani) The Phils are 7-9 on the year. My panic level? Not so high, it's only April and…
Read more »Earth To Ruben: Sign Cole
| 1 Comment on Earth To Ruben: Sign ColeIf you believe what you read, the Phillies haven't had and real negotiations with Cole Hamels and his agent about…
Read more »Fixing The Phillies? Not Yet.
| Leave a CommentThe Phillies are off to a 7-9 start. To hear some tell it, they might as well be 2-14. They…
Read more »Cole Hamels Returns To Sunny California To Face Hometown Padres
| 1 Comment on Cole Hamels Returns To Sunny California To Face Hometown PadresThe Phillies have won 12 consecutive games at Petco Park in San Diego. Currently, that is the longest active winning…
Read more »Chairman Bill Giles Sets Date the Phillies Will Start Winning Again in 2012
| 1 Comment on Chairman Bill Giles Sets Date the Phillies Will Start Winning Again in 2012This is really interesting. From "Naked Philadelphian": I had a chance to talk to Phillies owner Bill Giles and his…
Read more »Vance Worley Has Chooch Behind the Plate as Phillies Open at Padres
| 1 Comment on Vance Worley Has Chooch Behind the Plate as Phillies Open at PadresThe Phillies are coming off of a brutal loss, where a 10-inning performance from Cliff Lee was not enough. …
Read more »Free Mayberry: Phillies Manager Charlie Manuel Should Just Let John Mayberry Play
| 3 Comments on Free Mayberry: Phillies Manager Charlie Manuel Should Just Let John Mayberry PlayOpening Day hero two years in a row? John Mayberry Jr. Current scapegoat for the team's struggles? John Mayberry…
Read more »Giants Defeat Joe Blanton, Phillies
| 1 Comment on Giants Defeat Joe Blanton, PhilliesZzzzzzzzzzzzzzz….. Phillies lose 4-2. That is all.
Read more »Blanton, Bumgarner Ready For Game 2
| 1 Comment on Blanton, Bumgarner Ready For Game 2(Photo: Philliedelphia/Steve Trapani) It's going to be a long week with these games starting at 10:15 PM ET. I didn't…
Read more »Roy Halladay and Tim Lincecum Clash In Series Opener
| Leave a Comment(Photo: Philliedelphia/Steve Trapani) After coming off series loss to the New York Mets, the Phillies are hitting the West Coast…
Read more »Jose Contreras Activated, Joe Savery Sent To Triple-A
| 1 Comment on Jose Contreras Activated, Joe Savery Sent To Triple-A(Photo: Philliedelphia/Steve Trapani) The Phillies have activated Jose Contreras this afternoon and have sent Joe Savery down to Triple-A Lehigh. This…
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