Spring Training
The first games of the 2024 Grapefruit League season are upon us. The Phillies will kickoff the Grapefruit League season with a pair of games this weekend with one on the road and one at home. The Fightins open the spring campaign on Saturday in neighbor Dunedin agains the Toronto Blue Jays before welcoming […]
The Philadelphia Phillies announced the addition of 15 non-roster invitees for 2024 MLB Spring Training including infielder/outfielder Scott Kingery. So, perhaps last Spring Training wasn’t “Kingery’s last stand” after all! It was believed Kingery’s time in the Phillies’ system was done, however, he still remains! The Phillies have invited the following 15 players to attend […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy Jewish Exponent Committed Phillies fans will recognize her as the exuberant Phillies fan in her mid-90s whose passion revolved around her love for the Phillies, one Harriet "Hattie" Gubel. Hattie was born in Philadelphia and lived in both Philadelphia and Cherry Hill before relocating to Florida, where she attended Phillies […]
Posted by Stephen Gallo Image Courtesy nbchardballtalk.com The above picture was taken on the day Castillo was cut. If you ask me, they should have let him shower or at least leave the dugout first. Goodbye fair prince. When the Phillies first signed Luis Castillo, it was a surprise to us all. We weren’t […]
Posted by Frank Klose Having made his final Spring Training start, Roy Halladay is ready to get into his black BMW and head back north. In his 2011 Spring season, Halladay went 4-0 with a 0.42 E.R.A. He struck out 13 and walked six. That miniscule E.R.A refers to the one run that he gave […]
Okay – now is everyone going to keep Tweeting every time he makes an out?
Posted by Danielle Wilson Photo courtesy of reclinergm.com In todays' Pirates-Phillies game at home, Domonic Brown finally achieved the impossible feat: He hit a single. That's the good news. It was a glorious moment, until a few minutes afterwards when he jogged off of the field clutching his right hand. Here comes the bad news. One phrase went through […]
Posted by Frank Klose One under-the-radar Phillies signing was signing Delwyn Young to a minor league contract . While most who signed such contracts found themselves wearing uniform numbers in the 70s and 80s, Young got a nice low number 24 jersey, one small indication that he is in the Phillies' plans. Young will be […]
By Jorge Suarez Many thanks to the guys who created Philliedelphia who have brought me on as the weekly slideshow correspondent. While I may or may not maintain other writing responsibilities for another site, my contribution to this blog will be to bring to you the links to the best sports slideshows that are on […]
Posted by Tony Galante Now we have all seen the so-called “guides to spring training,” the aforementioned travel packages, the hot spots, where to eat, what to do. We get it. Everyone goes to Lenny’s for breakfast. Tremendous. There’s one of the nicest beaches in all of American right nearby. You know what the difference […]
