Shane Victorino

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 Danielle Wilson  Courtesy Espn.com Roy Oswalt took the mound today for the Phils in Atlanta, going against young starter Brandon Beachy. The only change in the lineup was Brian Schneider replacing Carlos Ruiz behind the plate, which turned out to be a very good idea. Just like last night, the offense was there in […]

Posted by Danielle Wilson  Courtesy of ESPN.com Cole Hamels took the mound today against Derek Lowe in the rubber match of the series. Chooch started behind the plate today, and Michael Martinez started at second in replace of Wilson Valdez who Charlie allowed to take the day off. Cole tossed three straight 1-2-3 innings, striking out four, […]

Posted by Danielle Wilson I am a Shane maniac and have come to terms with this. The following is a recap of all things Shane in the past week.  Let me start off the first week of "Insane For Shane" by getting this across: I am madly in love with Shane Patrick Victorino. It started […]

Source: Philly.com/sports The Phillies offense gave Cliff Lee a seemingly comfortable three-run lead after two innings at the plate tonight at Turner Field. However, the Braves quickly responded with six quick runs of their own to knock the lefthander out of the game early. Ryan Howard hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the […]

Posted by Danielle Wilson     I can’t explain how loud Citizen’s Bank Park was tonight. Why was it so loud? Clifton Phifer Lee started his first game as a Philadelphia Phillie in 2011.     Cliff didn’t fail to remind us just how incredible of a pitcher he is. In the first inning, he […]

Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy pennlive.com With Shane Victorino out for the day with a sore calf and no natural center fielder to take his place, Charlie Manuel wrote Rule 5 selection Michael Martinez into his spot in the lineup and place in center. But, who is he?  Going into Spring Training, Michael Martinez was […]

Posted by Mike Frohwirth As Opening Day quickly approaches, there has been much debate over the Phillies' batting order. While Manager Charlie Manuel has employed a variety of different lineups during Spring Training, his main objectives have been to get his starters plate appearances against MLB-likely pitchers, and to evaluate other players' suitability for bench […]

Posted by Danielle Wilson     Today, the Phillies traveled to Sarasota to play some Baseball with the Baltimore Orioles at Ed Smith Stadium. Cliff Lee started this game for the Phillies, while the Orioles put starter Jeremy Guthrie on the mound.   Here are the scoring plays of the game: 1st inning: Raul Ibanez […]