Does Fox Sports Know Who Roy Oswalt Is? Phillies Make Carlos Ruiz look Cheap?

Posted by Jorge Suarez Apparently, Roy Oswalt isn't much of a household name in major league baseball, or the editors just don't know who he is. "Phillies Starter Injures Lower Back". WAIT – I FIGURED IT OUT! He was wearing #42 and they couldn't figure out the difference.  There. Speaking of jerseys, when Philadelphia Union […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  15 Apr 2011
Braves Fall to The Phillies, 10-2

Posted by Danielle Wilson  Courtesy Espn.com Roy Oswalt took the mound today for the Phils in Atlanta, going against young starter Brandon Beachy. The only change in the lineup was Brian Schneider replacing Carlos Ruiz behind the plate, which turned out to be a very good idea. Just like last night, the offense was there in […]

Danielle  •  09 Apr 2011
The Yankees, Phillies, Cliff Lee, and Roy Oswalt and how Ruben Amaro is Smarter than Brian Cashman

Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy of penachemag.comIn today's New York Post,  Joel Sherman thinks back to the New York Yankees' 2010 in-season and post-season pursuits of Cliff Lee and where they went wrong, and I could not help but thinking about the Phillies' 2009 pursuit of an ace pitcher to help make up for the […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  13 Apr 2011
Phillies Sweep the Astros in Opening Series

Posted by Danielle Wilson  Courtesy of ESPN.com Roy Oswalt kicked off the end of this three game series against his old team, the Houston Astros this afternoon at Citizens Bank Park. Thankfully, we didn’t need little Roy to play left field in this game, and we didn’t need Raul Ibanez to cover first base, either. […]

Danielle  •  03 Apr 2011
Drawing some early conclusions

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); […]

Mike Frohwirth  •  04 Apr 2011
The Day is Finally Here: Cliff Lee Pitches Again for the Phillies

Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy cbonlineradio.com I still vividly remember Monday, December 13th.   I had just left my job at La Salle University around 4:30 p.m., and was listening to MLB Network Radio as I was driving down Olney Avenue and passing the Broad and Olney Terminal. Right as I passed where the 18 and […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  02 Apr 2011
Phillies Roy Oswalt Leaves the Game After Being Hit on Head

Posted by Frank Klose Screen shot from Rays' baseball broadcast Roy Oswalt exited the game early when hit in the head by a line drive ball off the bat of Manny Ramirez.  All eight Phillies on the field sprinted toward Oswalt after the injury. While it looked scary, Oswalt walked off of the field with […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  23 Mar 2011
A Trio of Games and a Pair of Losses

Posted by Danielle Wilson  Photo courtesy of Phillies.com Monday, February 28, Phillies beat the BlueJays 6-3. First off, all Polanco does is (expletive) hit. The man is destined to reach 300 hits this season. Dom Brown on the other hand, needs to work out some things. As of Monday, Dom was 0-9 with 6 strikeouts. […]

Danielle  •  02 Mar 2011
The Philadelphia Phillies’ Fifth Wheel

Posted by Stephen Gallo April 6 vs. NYM April 17 vs. FLA May 4 vs. WASH May 20 vs. TEX May 25 vs. CIN June 10 vs. CHC June 16 vs. FLA June 28 vs. BOS July 9 vs. ATL July 24 vs. SD July 29 vs. PIT Aug 14 vs. WASH Aug 26 vs. […]

Steve  •  28 Feb 2011