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The Phillies won today. In fact, they won twice. In fact, they swept the series with the Rockies. In fact, they've won 7 of 9. They're just six games behind St. Louis for a playoff spot, and suddenly, instead of four teams between them, it's just two. Now look, calm yourself now. The Phillies are […]
Phillies prospect Tyler Cloyd went 3-0 with a 1.80 ERA at AA Reading this season. So, the Phillies promoted him to AAA Lehigh Valley. At AAA he is 11-1 with a 1.93 ERA. So, in all that makes him 14-1 with a 1.93 ERA. I thought it was a foregone conclusion that when Joe Blanton […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Lindsey Crew After Friday's washout against Tampa Bay, the Phillies found themselves facing their first doubleheader of the year. This is also the Phillies first opportunity to take advantage of a new opportunity afforded to teams in the new Major League Baseball collective bargaining agreement. Teams that have a day-night doubleheader may add […]
Well, Dontrelle Willis could not make the Phillies. So, to increase his chances of making a major league team, he went for one of the worst possible teams: The Baltimore Orioles. But, he could not make the Baltimore Orioles after signing a minor league contract. The Orioles assigned Willis to AAA Norfolk, but he […]
If you believe what you read, the Phillies haven't had and real negotiations with Cole Hamels and his agent about a long term deal. No progress has been made. Come November, he will be a free agent. He'll get at least a six year offer, and probably at least $130 million on the market, and […]
Posted by Frank Klose I apologize, Jamie, I was one of the skeptical ones. According to many sources, Jamie Moyer has made the Colorado Rockies, and will open the season in the Rockies' rotation. And, Moyer earned it. Troy Renck of the Denver Post reported that Moyer thanked manager Jim Tracy for putting him […]
Posted by Frank Klose Back in 2007, the Phillies had two things: six starting pitchers, and one of the worst bullpens ever assembled. They really had no choice but to make Brett Myers a start. In 2007 the Phillies had the following in their bullpen: Antonio Alfonseca Joe Bisenius Fabio Castro Clay Condrey Kane […]
