Vance Worley Tosses Seven Strong, Phils Defeat Sox 2-1

Posted by Danielle Wilson Courtesy of Daylife.com None of the Red Sox in tonight's lineup have faced Vance Worley before. Red Sox, meet the Vanimal. On top of that, Adrian Gonzalez starts in right field tonight for the first time since 2005. Some advice for the Phils' lineup: Hit it to Adrian. Vance Worley was […]

Danielle  •  29 Jun 2011
Phillies No-Hit Through Five, Win in Walk-Off Fashion

Posted by Danielle Wilson I'm going to be completely honest right now. I don't have an ounce of energy left in me and this game was just a total snooze-fest. Usually, I enjoy pitching duels in their entirety, but tonight, I just wasn't feeling it. The Vance Worley-Guillermo Moscoso matchup wasn't exactly considered a marquee […]

Danielle  •  24 Jun 2011
Phillies – Mariners Series Preview June 17-19

Posted by Rich Wilkins Courtesy mariners.mlb.com Philadelphia Phillies (44-26, NL East-1) @ Seattle Mariners (35-34, AL West-2) Pitching Matchups: Roy Oswalt (4-4, 3.14) vs. Michael Pineda (6-4, 2.72) Vance Worley (2-1, 3.75) vs. Felix Hernandez (7-5, 3.30) Cole Hamels (9-2, 2.49) vs. Jason Vargas (4-4, 4.13) How the opposition rolls in- From U.S.S. Mariner: Per […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  17 Jun 2011
Ruben Amaro Not Ready To Make Any Moves

  By: Stephen Gallo  Hey, you over there. Can you help the Phillies offense?  (photo courtesy PhillySportsUnited.com) Despite coming off last night’s awful loss, Ruben Amaro sure seems like he’s not in a rush to make any changes or additions to this Phillies team, whose offense has been sputtering for most of the season. Amaro told […]

Steve  •  10 Jun 2011
Phillies Option Vance Worley to AAA

Posted by Mike Frohwirth  After Monday's win over the Washington Nationals, the Phillies optioned RHP Vance Worley to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (AAA). A corresponding move has not yet been announced. Is this move meant to send a message to Worley, who recently complained to the press about his usage? Doubtful. After his start on […]

Mike Frohwirth  •  30 May 2011
Reds Rally Late Against Madson, Defeat Phillies 6-3

Posted by Danielle Wilson Vancey pants Worley hasn't allowed more than two earned runs to score in any of his four major league starts. Vance has never faced the Reds before, so I was a bit curious to see how this game would go for him. The answer to my own question: not bad! Vance […]

Danielle  •  24 May 2011
**Updated**Your Friday Phillies Injury Updates and Call Up Possibilities

Posted by Stephen Gallo   The oldest team in baseball keeps on living up to their title. As posted by our very own Adam Gonsiewski, here, yesterday it was announced that Shane Victorino (calf strain) and Joe Blanton (elbow soreness) will be placed on the DL. It looks like Vance Worley will eventually make his […]

Steve  •  20 May 2011
Roy Oswalt Activated from Disabled List, Vance Worley Sent to AAA

Posted by Danielle Wilson Starting pitcher Roy Oswalt has been activated from the disabled list, reports Ryan Lawrence of the Delaware County Times. To make room on the 25-man roster, starter/relief pitcher Vance Worley has been sent back down to triple-A Lehigh Valley. Oswalt is scheduled to start tomorrow in St. Louis, and is expected […]

Danielle  •  16 May 2011
Phillies Pull Off a Wild Win in Atlanta

Photo courtesy of Phillies.com The night started off promising for the Phillies – they jumped out to an early 3-0 lead on the road, had one of their four aces on the mound, and were facing the Braves bullpen after only two innings. Despite having much in their favor, the Phillies did anything but cruise […]

Adam Gonsiewski  •  13 May 2011