Ryan Madson
Posted by Stephen Gallo courtesy phillysportscentral.com Looks like you'll have to save your "All Polanco does is hit" tweets for the time being, Phillies fans. The Phillies have placed Placido Polanco on the 15 day DL with back inflammation. The move is retroactive to July 5, so technically Polanco could be back by late next […]
Posted by Frank Klose On "Behind the Pinstripes" today Ryan Madson said that he planned to pitch a few games in Clearwater this week and then join the Phillies in New York. This is really good news for the Phillies, whose bullpen currently features Drew Carpenter, Scott Mathieson, David Herndon, Danys Baez, and Juan Perez, […]
Posted by Frank Klose Beautiful photoshop by Philliedelphia staff So, the Phillies jettisoned J.C. Romero, and we all knew he would be picked up by someone, since the Phillies are paying most of his salary. But, it looks like they will face him plenty down the stretch, as Romero has signed with the Washington Nationals. […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy si.com The Phillies have placed their closer Ryan Madson on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 19th, reports several sources, including MLB.com's Todd Zolecki. The move is the first non-chair related disabled list stint for Madson. The bullpen now looks like this: LHP Antonio BastardoRHP Michael Stutes Then it gets […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth (Spoiler Alert: The following is an excerpt from Digipedia, Version 5.0. It may contain spoilers, if read prior to December 31, 2061.) Charlie Manuel, Master Tactician Despite being the most successful manager in the history of his sport, Manuel was not always regarded as a great strategist. While his ability […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy of Michael Schwimer's Twitter Page Last night, both Justin DeFratus and Phillippe Aumont shared the news via twitter: The Phillies are in uncharted territory: next year or soon thereafter they could have one strong, homegrown bullpen. In recent years, the Phillies have converted some of their starters into relievers with […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth Earlier this week, Phillies closer Ryan Madson made an interesting comment about a possible All-Star Game selection: "It would be a dream come true. It would probably beat going to the World Series, to be honest with you." The Closer Mentality-possessing reliever is known for his jocular personality. This particular […]
Posted by Frank Klose "The best possible thing in baseball is winning the World Series. The second best thing is losing the World Series. "~Tommy Lasorda Well, Ryan Madson begs to differ. According to the Delaware County Daily Times' Ryan Lawrence via Twitter, Ryan Madson would prefer an All-Star appearance to the World Series. What? […]
Posted by Frank Klose Cole Hamels must have been easy to read for the New York Mets' coaching staff, because in the early going, the Mets were running all over Hamels and Carlos Ruiz. Just 2 2/3 innings in, the Mets had stolen five bases. Two of those bases were stolen by Jose Reyes, and […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Vancey pants Worley hasn't allowed more than two earned runs to score in any of his four major league starts. Vance has never faced the Reds before, so I was a bit curious to see how this game would go for him. The answer to my own question: not bad! Vance […]
