Phillies Have Traded Centerfielder Shane Victorino to…the Cleveland Spiders?

Photo: Philliedelphia/Steve Trapani In the end it sounds like a good old fashioned benching by the manager.  The underperforming Shane Victorino and subject of many trade rumors this season was pulled from the Phillies starting lineup within an hour of game time with no explanation, prompted many to speculate that he had been traded.  Some […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  08 Jul 2012
Ruben Amaro Arranges Unicorn Ride, Trades Chad Qualls to the Yankees

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 […]

George Suerius  •  01 Jul 2012
Stephen Gallo’s 2012 MLB Predictions

The 2012 team should be another year of exciting baseball. A lot of teams got better, which should help even the playing field and challenge the usual favorites like the Phillies, Yankees and Red Sox. Before you read the predictions below, I'll say that I am pretty cautious with my hopes for the Phillies this […]

Steve  •  03 Apr 2012
Worley, Phillies Take On Yankees Split Squad

Posted by Erik Seybold. Cliff Lee put on a hell of an outing in yesterday's 2-0 loss. He threw six strong innings, allowing just one run on five hits. Lee also walked none and struck out seven Blue Jays. Jays' Brandon Morrow also put on a hell of a show, allowing his first hit in […]

Erik Seybold  •  23 Mar 2012
Adam Gonsiewski’s MLB 2012 Predictions

2012 MLB Season Predictions   American League   AL East winner – NY Yankees AL Central winner – Detroit Tigers AL West winner – Los Angeles Angels AL Wild Card Teams (2) – Texas Rangers, Tampa Rays   AL MVP – Albert Pujols AL Cy Young – Jered Weaver AL Rookie of the Year – […]

Adam Gonsiewski  •  23 Mar 2012
MLB Ennui: 2011 Playoff Picture is Mostly Settled

Posted by Frank Klose I remember back in 2008 wrapping up the night courses I was teaching at Holy Family University.  Class ended just after 9p.m., and there was one thing I did every time I was there:  I raced to nearby Whitman Tavern to watch the end of the night's baseball games on their […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  10 Sep 2011
Derek Jeter’s Absence Sullies All-Star Game; Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels Crave Home Field for Phillies

Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy mopupduty.com Well, today's the day: the Major League Baseball All-Star Game.   Today is the day where all of baseball's best come together to showcase their talents in a fierce, battle-of-the-best fight.  Right? Uh, not anymore. This year, a total of 16 players that were named all-stars will not play.  Some, […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  12 Jul 2011
Just How Obsessed Are Phillies Fans?

Posted by Stephen Gallo  courtesy nydailynews.com Bundle.com is a personal finance site dedicated to reporting on how people spend and save their money. Recently, I saw on Deadpsin.com that they linked to an article from Bundle. I've posted it again, for your viewing pleasure, right here. Basically, the article tells us who the top ten most obsessed […]

Steve  •  21 Jun 2011