San Diego Padres
Posted by Danielle Wilson Cole Hamels took the mound for the Phillies tonight in the place of his birth, which explains why he's so comfortable pitching and hitting there, I suppose. In the third inning, Cole singled but was somehow picked off while trying to steal. Victorino and Polanco both drew walks, and advanced on a wild pitch on […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson As Chris Wheeler would say, the first inning for the Phillies was a "doozy". It only took eight pitches for Padres starter Tim Stauffer to retire the side, and I wish I could say the same for Joe Blanton. Big Joe allowed his obligatory first run to score on an RBI […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson In the final game of this four-game series in San Diego, Roy Halladay took the mound against Wade "don't call me Matt" LeBlanc. This game appeared to be a pitcher's duel through the first five innings; LeBlanc only allowed two hits, and struck out two, while Doc only allowed two hits, […]
Posted by Frank Klose Did anyone see this last night? At Petco field they provide free entertainment for the little kids. How about getting this at Citizens Bank Park? How many times have you left early because the kids did not want to stay? This helped keep the crowd at the park through the extra […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Matt Rappa, managing editor PHILADELPHIA — Having won four of their last five games, the Philadelphia Phillies (4-5) will look for their second consecutive series victory of the season as they face southpaw Drew Pomeranz and the last-place San Diego Padres (3-6) in a Thursday matinee. Phillies right-hander Vince Velasquez, […]
View image | gettyimages.com For the eighth time this season, and fifth for a starting pitcher, a new member of the Phillies took the field for his major-league debut. This was Alec Asher, joining three other rookies in the Phillies rotation, as a first-time starter in the majors. It wasn't a bad debut for […]
View image | gettyimages.com The wins just kept coming for the Phillies (44-67) on Saturday night. Another series win, and now 15 wins in 20 games since the All-Star Break, not only allowed the Phillies to build on what has been baseball's best record in that time, but move out of last place in […]
View image | gettyimages.com In Friday's win in San Diego, the Phillies needed four solo home runs to rally from a 3-0 deficit to claim a 4-3 win. On Saturday, they used timely hitting to take the early lead and pad it late to continue their hot streak. Odubel Herrera and Cesar Hernandez had […]
(Photo Courtesy: bobsbaseballmuseum.com) The Phillies keep on making moves to improve their coaching staff this offseason. Today, the team announced that they have hired Wally Joyner as an assistant hitting coach to Steve Henderson. Joyner, a former All-Star first baseman, served as the hitting coach for the San Diego Padres from 2007-2008. Joyner also spent time […]
It took 50 long, long years but finally the New York Mets have a no-hitter. Lefty Johan Santana tossed the franchise-first as well as career-first no-no tonight against the St. Louis Cardinals. Backed by 8 runs, Santana threw 134 pitches, a career-huigh, to make history. The Mets are now 29-23 on the year. Tonight and […]
