Ryan Madson
Posted by Mike Frohwirth (Note: The following post is free of Rapture puns and/or references. If you crave such puns and/or references, please visit one of the other 847 Phillies blogs.) In a game that Fox Television thought was only of interest to a small, select portion of the country, the NL-leading Philadelphia Phillies defeated […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth (On Tuesday night, Phillies' Manager Charlie Manuel chose to leave closer Ryan Madson in the bullpen, while the St. Louis Cardinals beat Danys Baez and J.C. Romero for a walkoff victory. In at least one alternate universe, events played out differently.) *** "The reverse side also has a reverse side."- Japanese […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Courtesy of graphicshunt.com Cole Hamels (4-2, 3.19 ERA) dazzled through the first six innings before allowing a run to score in the seventh (an RBI double off of the bat of Todd Helton). He struck out seven and walked one, giving up two hits. After eight innings pitched, he was finished […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth As the end of humanity is a mere seven days away, the Phillies need to make certain that they are factoring the world's impending doom into their personnel decisions. Only seven (or eight) games remain in franchise history, depending on whether the Phils are able to get their May 21st matchup […]
Photo courtesy of Phillies.com The night started off promising for the Phillies – they jumped out to an early 3-0 lead on the road, had one of their four aces on the mound, and were facing the Braves bullpen after only two innings. Despite having much in their favor, the Phillies did anything but cruise […]
Posted by Frank Klose Last night's Phillies victory was closed out by Ryan Madson, who is 5 for 5 in save opportunities so far this season. In fact, this morning on 610 WIP, Daily News columnist Bill Conlin said, "Madson will be closer for years to come." After all the "no closer mentality" talk about […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Not quite a matchup that Phillies fans were too excited about, but Joe Blanton, fresh off of the disabled list, started tonight against Javier Vazquez who has a 5.40 ERA against the Phillies in his one start this season back on April 15th. Jimmy Rollins led off this game with a […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth Closer Jose Contreras joined previous closer Brad Lidge on the Disabled List on Sunday, further depleting the Phillies' bullpen. It's easy to look at Contreras' workload over the past week (four appearances in five days/five appearances in seven days), and conclude that Phillies' Manager Charlie Manuel overworked the veteran reliever, which […]
