Pirates

Steve Trapani has provided some great photographs for Philliedelphia and will continue to do so.  Follow him on twitter at @trap_33. Twenty Four short hours from now the Phillies will open the 2012 season at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. With optimisum having slipped just a tad in the last few weeks by some fans with […]

(Photo: Philliedelphia/Lindsey Crew) Just last month, the Phillies had 40 men competing for a spot on the 25-man Opening Day roster. After last night's final decisions, the Opening Day roster is set and it's looking a bit blank with the absences of Ryan Howard and Chase Utley. Although the Phillies will start the season with […]

Posted by Erik Seybold (Photo Philliedelphia/Lindsey Crew)  The Phillies had a very ugly Spring and it's time to forget about it. Tonight, the Phillies are playing at Citizens Bank Park for the first time since Game 5 of the NLDS. The occasion: the 2012 On Deck Series. A couple of exhibition games between the Phillies […]

Posted by Frank Klose It was 2004, and there was great excitement in the air:  Citizens Bank Park is opening!  There was overwhelming demand to see the brand new park, so the Phillies set up a two-game preseason series against the Cleveland Indians, whom Jim Thome just left a couple years before. Here is who […]

2012 MLB Season Predictions   American League   AL East winner – NY Yankees AL Central winner – Detroit Tigers AL West winner – Los Angeles Angels AL Wild Card Teams (2) – Texas Rangers, Tampa Rays   AL MVP – Albert Pujols AL Cy Young – Jered Weaver AL Rookie of the Year – […]

Posted by Frank Klose OK, I was at today's game and was privileged to see the walk off home run in the 10th inning.   Afterwards I was at the Tilted Kilt, one of the great Clearwater eateries eating dinner, and I saw MLB Network's replay, and WHAAAA?!   Apparently, the people in The Comcast […]

Posted by Frank Klose Seems racist to me!