Cliff Lee Looks For A Win In Battle Against Brewers Greinke

Last night, the Phillies capped off an extraordinary comeback in the series opener against the Brewers. Down 6-3 in the bottom half of the 9th, the Phillies mounted four runs off of Francisco "Beats His Father-in-Law" Rodriguez to win the game, 7-6. It seemed like the baseball Gods of 2008 pulled a highlight reel from that […]

Erik Seybold  •  24 Jul 2012
Hunter Pence: “I Hope a Trade Doesn’t Come Through”

Photo: Philliedelphia/Lindsey Crew In the midst of trade rumors about himself, Hunter Pence still has the heart for the Philly fans.  In an interview with 94 WIP's Michael Barkann and Ike Reese, Pence expressed his feelings about Philadelphia and its fans as well as making his preferance clear that he'd rather lose here than be […]

Erik Seybold  •  24 Jul 2012
Roy Halladay Makes Start In Series Opener Against Brewers

The Phillies barely escaped a sweep at the hands of the Giants yesterday. It was too close to call as the Phils took their second game in a row into extra innings. Unlike Saturday's game, the Phils were able to rally up a walkoff hit as Jimmy Rollins knocked in Carlos Ruiz with a single […]

Erik Seybold  •  23 Jul 2012
Papelbon, Phillies Fall To Giants 6-5 In Ten Innings

Ugh. Well they're back to the losing spirit in Philly. The Phillies dropped game two of three against the Giants this afternoon's slugfest in what was set to be a pitcher's duel. Cole Hamels entered this game with an 11-4 record and a 3.07 ERA and left with the same record but a much higher 3.23 […]

Erik Seybold  •  21 Jul 2012
Vance Worley, Tim Lincecum Square Off In Weekend Series Opener

Although they couldn't seal the sweep, the Phillies are coming off of another series win. Their second in a row. On Wednesday, Cliff Lee was fantastic over eight innings. The offense, on the other hand, was not so fantastic. They were only able to push one run across the plate and it cost them in […]

Erik Seybold  •  20 Jul 2012
Report: Phillies Willing To Sign Cole Hamels to Six-Year Deal

It's been noted since Spring Training that Cole Hamels wants a six-year contract wherever he goes. According to reports from FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal and ESPN's Jayson Stark, the Phillies are ready to give Hamels a six-year deal. The reportedly proposed deal is reported to be worth more than San Francisco Giants Matt Cain's five-year […]

Erik Seybold  •  19 Jul 2012
Report: Phillies and Hamels Talks Intensifying

According to ESPN's Jayson Stark, contract negotiation talks between the Phillies and lefthander Cole Hamels are beginning to pick up quickly.  According to Stark's sources, the club and Hamels and his agent John Boggs have begun to seriously negotiate as the club pushes to get Hamels signed before the July 31 trade deadline. As well […]

Erik Seybold  •  19 Jul 2012
Cliff Lee Goes For The Sweep Against The Dodgers

Photo: Philliedelphia/Steve Trapani The Phillies have won four-games-in-a-row since losing the first game of the second-half. Last night, Roy Halladay made his return to baseball and allowed just two earned runs over five innings to take the no-decision. In the eighth inning, Hunter Pence smacked a two-run double to give the Phillies the 3-2 lead, […]

Erik Seybold  •  18 Jul 2012
Report: Phillies Planning To Offer Hamels $120 Million

Oh boy. According to CBS Sports' Jon Heyman, the Phillies are plannin to offer lefthander Cole Hamels a five-year, $120MM deal. The very same deal that they signed Cliff Lee with back in December of 2010.  An offer of $120 million over five years, which was the very deal Cliff Lee signed with the Phillies, […]

Erik Seybold  •  16 Jul 2012