Ryan Howard
(Photo: Philliedelphia/Steve Trapani) The Phillies are coming off of a 4-2 series-opener win over the Braves last night, their second consecutive win. They were unable to give Cole Hamels enough runs to give him the win, but did however manage a way to find victory last night. Tonight, Roy Halladay (3-2, 1.95 ERA) will aim […]
(Photo: Philliedelphia/Lindsey Crew) The Phillies went from hitting the crap out of the ball, to not seeing it at all. This series with Chicago has literally been a roller coaster series. With the Phils dropping the third game yesterday, they fell to 1-2 against the Cubs and tonight they'll turn to Vance Worley in effort to […]
Last night the Phillies rebounded from a bad loss on Friday night. Joe Blanton earned his second win of the year after the offense, led by Jimmy Rollins and Carlos Ruiz, scored five runs to give the Phils their 10th win of the year. Jimmy Rollins batted leadoff for the first time this year and […]
Courtesy MLB.com. (Also, I miss you.) You've seen the updates over the past couple days. Ryan Howard is about a week away from resuming baseball activities and you could estimate that he'll be back sometime in June. Chase Utley has also been quoted as feeling better right now than at any point last year, as […]
Early this afternoon, Ruben Amaro Jr. updated the statuses of both Hunter Pence and Ryan Howard. For starters, Pence will undergo a MRI on his left shoulder to determine the severity of his injury. The Phillies will know the results later tonight. At minimum, Hunter is unlikely to appear in the lineup until the Phillies […]
So basically I was freakin out on the Twitter like everybody else, cursing at current Phillies and all, and I got a personal reply from Ryan Howard: Oh, silly friggin me: I should be calming down. The Phillies dream lineup of Juan Pierre, Ty Wigginton, Placido Polanco, and Freddy Galvis is gonna get their ish […]
One major goal of the Phillies' offseason was to beef up their bench. They invested in veterans Ty Wigginton, Jim Thome, Juan Pierre, and Laynce Nix. The effect is, they have (literally) no options. The Phillies offense has scored just 43 runs this whole season so far, and continues to deliver underwhelming results: Team batting […]
This is really interesting. From "Naked Philadelphian": I had a chance to talk to Phillies owner Bill Giles and his lovely wife Nancy at the World Affairs Council event for former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Giles, unlike many pro sports teams owners, is always understated. He and his wife were sitting in the cheap […]
Opening Day hero two years in a row? John Mayberry Jr. Current scapegoat for the team's struggles? John Mayberry Jr. I have two strong feelings on the matter: 1) It's early 2) Let him play. The latter is my bigger beef. We all know that the world is ending because both Chase Utley and […]
Philliedelphia/Lindsey Crew The first time Roy Halladay and Josh Johnson faced off on the mound was May 29, 2010. Roy Halladay threw the 20th perfect game in MLB history against the then-Florida Marlins. Two match ups have followed resulting in two Marlin wins. On June 10, 2010, 12 days after the perfect game, Halladay and Johnson […]
