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UNREAL: A TEAM ACTUALLY TOOK CHAD QUALLS OFF OF THE PHILLIES HANDS! The New York Yankees of all teams took Qualls off of the Phillies hands' for a player to be named later or cash. That means the stupid Yankees are paying the rest of Qualls' $1.1 million salary, which means the Phillies can use […]
Well, that's it. Ruben Amaro has given up on the Phillies for the 2012 season. In case you did not pick that up by a lack of moves when things went wrong, his trade of Jim Thome to the Baltimore Orioles for nothing that would help this 2012 club shows that it is over. […]
Yesterday, ESPN's Jayson Stark reported that the Phillies may trade Jim Thome to an American League team, who can use him more appropriately as a designated hitter: The Philadelphia Phillies are quietly making Jim Thome available to American League teams looking for a designated hitter, executives of two AL clubs said Thursday." We all knew […]
Photo: Philliedelphia/Frank Klose In case you weren't sure enough that this group of Phillies is on the verge of total "sucks" status, last night they lost an 11-7 decision to the Twins in Minnesota. It was quite typical of the season. The offense showed up and put up a good game, but the starting pitching, […]
The Phillies are 28-30. Pete Orr just was optioned down to Lehigh Valley today for the first time this year. Hector Luna and Mike Fontenot on the other hand are still on the roster. Juan Pierre, Ty Wigginton, and John Mayberry Jr. have all taken starter level at-bats this year. You can imagine my frustration […]
On Sunday, Cole Hamels had to battle a bit. Coming off an extra day's rest, he struggled with his command, even though he had good stuff. The result though doesn't tell that story. Cole Hamels went seven innings, giving up five hits, one run, and three walks, striking out five. He got the win, and […]
Scott Podsednik really felt he did everything he could to make the Phillies this year. This Spring Podsednik hit .309 with five doubles, a home run, and five walks. I personally felt he was superior to Juan Pierre in defense, power, speed, and would have been the better choice. But, the Phillies chose Pierre, perhaps […]
Ooooh we can get Kyle Drabek back for Cole Hamels! Ok, so Ken Rosenthal says that the Phillies and the Blue Jays "enagaged in dialogue" over Cole Hamels and Shane Victorino. EVERYBODY FREAK OUT! Or not. This is absolutely nothing more than a headline to get you to click on their site and drive up […]
Here's the facts: The Phillies stink. They're four games under .500. In the last nine games, ALL in division, they have blown FIVE leads in the late innings. That's five. None in the 9th (though they lost a tie in one). In other words, if the starter isn't going eight innings or more, they are […]
Expect to hear Cole Hamels' name a lot this upcoming season. The second week of the season people are already panicking. CBS Sports' Jon Heyman writes today: "Word came yesterday that the Phillies haven't recently contacted star lefthander Cole Hamels, who's going to be a free agent after the year….The…possibility, of course, is that the […]
