Writer: Frank Klose
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy nj.com Shane Victorino has rejoined the Phillies in Chicago and could be in tonight's lineup. However, Victorino made sure he extra baserunning practice last night playing for the Reading Phillies against the Trenton Thunder. Victorino led off the game with a long drive down the line, and went into his […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy washingtonpost.com Nationals fans are growing weary with Jayson Werth already, as evidenced by some "Jayson Werthless" chants the other night. Today's piece by the Washington Post describes how the Nationals' ownership cannot be too pleased either and weighs the pressures afforded to a $126 million player: Werth’s lack of production […]
Posted by Frank Klose Monday, the Phillies opened up their stadium, dugouts, batting cages, bullpens, and the clubhouse to full-season ticket holders at Citizens Bank Park. Most people walked by Danys Baez's locker with no interest, headed towards bigger names such as Roy Halladay and Cole Hamels. As I approached, I heard someone say, "Oh […]
Posted by Frank Klose Enrique Rojas of ESPN Deportes just tweeted something alarming for the Phillies. Translated to English, it reads: "Beckett, Buchholz, and Lester are doubtful for the World Series. Panic in Red Sox Nation. Polanco for the Phillies" with a "future" tag. I'm no Spanish speaker, but is this a prediction for the […]
Posted by Frank Klose Rob Neyer posted this quick blurb with this quote from Cole Hamels: I'd love to pitch. Tuesday is a bullpen day. It's usually the day I feel the best. It's one of those things where people who don't play the game make the rules. Hamels, you see, was ineligible to pitch […]
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, […]
Posted by Frank Klose courtesy mlblogs.com In a not-surprising, but "I hoped wouldn't be the case" move, Placido Polanco will be out for the All-Star game, presumably due to his back injury. Andrew Baggardly broke the news that Pablo Sandoval would be going in Polanco's place: However, almost at the same time an NBC report […]
Posted by Frank Klose On "Behind the Pinstripes" today Ryan Madson said that he planned to pitch a few games in Clearwater this week and then join the Phillies in New York. This is really good news for the Phillies, whose bullpen currently features Drew Carpenter, Scott Mathieson, David Herndon, Danys Baez, and Juan Perez, […]
Posted by Frank Klose The official Phillies twitter page just tweeted: Wow. When the Phillies called up Perez last week over Mike Zagurski, the usual lefty making the drive down 476, it seemed like a stop-gap measure and that he would hardly pitch. After watching the Carpenter-Matheison-Baez-Herndon part of the bullpen struggle and with left-handed […]
Posted by Frank Klose Cole Hamels look a little off when facing the Red Sox and the Athletics? He was a little itchy. Ditto Ross Gload. According to Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com, Hamels, Gload, and Carlos Ruiz flew to Roy Oswalt's home in Weir, MO for a quick fishing trip. Not used to the Missouri […]
