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Posted by Danielle Wilson Multiple sources have announced that Shane Victorino has been placed on the disabled list (right hamstring) and Domonic Brown has been recalled from triple-A LehighValley (!!!!) Joe Blanton has not been placed on the disabled list just yet, but David Herndon has been recalled and will take the place of Scott […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth (On Tuesday night, Phillies' Manager Charlie Manuel chose to leave closer Ryan Madson in the bullpen, while the St. Louis Cardinals beat Danys Baez and J.C. Romero for a walkoff victory. In at least one alternate universe, events played out differently.) *** "The reverse side also has a reverse side."- Japanese […]
Posted by Adam Gonsiewski Courtesy of gcobb.com According to multiple sources, Joe Blanton and Shane Victorino are likely headed to the DL tomorrow. Ruben Amaro said that an MRI revealed a Grade 1/Grade 2 strain in Victorino's hamstring. While the Phillies have tried to avoid this scenario, sitting on the bench for the week (minus […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson This game…I don't know where to begin with this game. Actually, I do, it started with Joe Blanton being scratched about ten minutes from game time, and Kyle Kendrick would come in to start. Blanton said he felt some soreness in his elbow, which is a bit concerning. Welcome back, Worley? […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Courtesy of graphicshunt.com Cole Hamels (4-2, 3.19 ERA) dazzled through the first six innings before allowing a run to score in the seventh (an RBI double off of the bat of Todd Helton). He struck out seven and walked one, giving up two hits. After eight innings pitched, he was finished […]
Posted by Adam Gonsiewski The Phillies received their World Series rings in the beginning of the 2009 season. According to Philthy Stuff, Kyle Kendrick's 2008 World Series ring has been found. KK's home in Washington State was ransacked last month. Despite the five burglars already being arrested, the 3.84-karat ring was not recovered […]
Posted by Christina Angelos Courtesy of Gcobb.com Philadelphia Phillies OF Domonic Brown, who missed five games with a sprained right thumb, was back in the lineup for Triple A Lehigh Valley last night, he went 1-2 with 2 walks and 2 RBIs. However, that is not the story. His hitting streak continued today as […]
Roy Oswalt returned to the rotation tonight, allowing one earned run in five innings. With the game tied at one in the bottom of the ninth, Charlie Manuel called on Danys Baez to pitch to the top of the Cardinals order and extend the game to extra innings. Baez promptly allowed back to back […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Going into tonight's game which is game number 40 of the season, the Phillies' record is the exact same as it was this time last year, and with a 25-14 record last season, they won game number 40. Time to advance to 26-14, and luckily for the Phils, they have Cliff […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth On Saturday, we examined some possible courses of action that the Phillies could take, assuming that the world will come to an end on Saturday, May 21st. The Phillies have, apparently, chosen to go in another direction. For their Monday night game against right-hander Jake Westbrook and the Cardinals, they have […]
