Seattle Mariners

The Phillies continue to make small moves this offseason. Today they claimed LHP Mauricio Robles off of waivers from the Seattle Mariners. Robles, 23, has not seen any time in the big leagues, but has accumulated five years in the minors while splitting time between the Detroit Tigers' system and the Mariners' system.  Last season, Robles […]

This afternoon, Chicago White Sox righty Philip Humber tossed a perfect game against the Seattle Mariners. The White Sox scored four runs for Humber who did the rest of the work, striking out 9 Mariners through 9 perfect innings. Humber threw just 96 pitches, 67 for strikes. Humber's perfect game is the 21st in MLB history as […]

Philliedelphia/Frank KloseIt's been six long months. Six excruciating months filled with pessimism surrounded by injuries, optimism surrounded by new acquitations, and eagerness to get back on the field and go for it all once again. Today is Opening Day, the slate is clean, Spring Training stats don't matter, the pages have turned and the mindsets are […]

Posted by Danielle Wilson Courtesy of Komonews.com Jamie Moyer, 49, is still going strong in the world of baseball. Not only is he eyeing a return for the 2012 season as a starting pitcher, but, he's currently in the process of writing a book. Moyer is teaming up with Larry Platt, editor of the Philadelphia […]

Heading into the game 161 of the 1997 season, Randy Johnson sat at 19-4 for the first place Seattle Mariners, and he was not scheduled to start again before the playoffs.  What a shame, it seemed, that Johnson could end the season down one victory from the magic number of 20. Omar Olivares started that […]

Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy si.com The Phillies may have picked up the Matt Stairs of 2011 when they agreed to sign Jack Cust to a minor league contract today.   Cust will become a left-handed power-threat off of the bench, who hopefully can show the Phillies something in the month of September before the postseason. […]

Posted by Frank Klose According to today's Philadephia Inquirer, the Phillies went 49-19 in their final 60 games.  I thought the Phillies were just so good that they won eight of their losses.   But, it turns out the Phillies were 41-19 in their final 60 games.   That's pretty good, I guess. The Phillies entered play […]

Posted by Danielle Wilson Courtesy of Daylife.com In the rubber match of this Mariners-Phillies game in Seattle, Cole Hamels went for his tenth win of the season against Jason Vargas who is currently 4-4 on the season with a 4.14 ERA. Hamels started today's game with 995 career strikeouts, and is currently tied in first […]

Posted by Mike Frohwirth Typically, when a National League team plays in an American League ballpark, they have an inherent disadvantage: the lack of an acceptable Designated Hitter. This season's Phillies' squad is no exception, as their weak bench doesn't offer much in the way of offense. Even more troubling than the weak bench, is […]