Writer: Frank Klose
Posted by Frank Klose Commonly heard at Citizens Bank Park and and Twitter many times this year: "I love Raul, but he is just too old to play anymore". Blah, blah blah. Well, let's compare some stats of a few players and see if we can put this into some perspective. 2011 Player Stats Through […]
Posted by Frank Klose I have been away for the last week, and I had a bunch of things I wanted to comment on. Here goes. Philliedelphia/Frank Klose First, a buzz has been generated by Mindy Housenick. In her blog today, a post entited, "Chase…Were You Listening?" seemed to anger many fans when she stated, […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy poppel.com According to John Clark on Phillies Post Game Show on MyPhl17, the Phillies will option infielder Pete Orr to the minor leagues to make room for Chase Utley on the active roster before tomorrow's game at Citizens Bank Park. I am pretty disappointed that Orr was optioned to the […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy of Exposay.com According to multiple baseball sources including Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, the Phillies have signed outfielder Scott Podsednik to a minor-league deal. Podsednik is a major league veteran who can play center field. This could prove fruitful for the Phillies, since the Phillies are currently without a major […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy phillies.comAccording to the Philadelphia Inquirer's Matt Gelb, Domonic Brown will miss at least five days with a sprain in his thumb. As he notes, Ben Francisco's average in right field is down to .230 and Brown's bat could provide some relief to the mostly-slumping lineup. However, John Mayberry Jr. has […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy kpslonline.comAccording to CSN Philly's Dan Roche, Pedro Feliz has signed with the Camden Riversharks. Feliz played a key role in the 2008 Philadelphia Phillies World Series Championship and their 2009 N.L. pennant. While many critized Phillies G.M. Ruben Amaro Jr. for choosing to sign Placido Polanco instead of picking up […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy kpslonline.comAccording to CSN Philly's Dan Roche, Pedro Feliz has signed with the Camden Riversharks. Feliz played a key role in the 2008 Philadelphia Phillies World Series Championship and their 2009 N.L. pennant. While many critized Phillies G.M. Ruben Amaro Jr. for choosing to sign Placido Polanco instead of picking up […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy indiatimes.com According to Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com, tonight's Clearwater Threshers game featuring Chase Utley, Roy Oswalt and Carlos Ruiz will air at 7:00 p.m. on Comcast Sportsnet. The Flyers and Sixers are out of the playoffs, so this something to keep you busy tonight and get your Phillies fix!
Posted by Frank Klose Last night's Phillies victory was closed out by Ryan Madson, who is 5 for 5 in save opportunities so far this season. In fact, this morning on 610 WIP, Daily News columnist Bill Conlin said, "Madson will be closer for years to come." After all the "no closer mentality" talk about […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy mlb.com In the Phillies 5-3 win over the Florida Marlins on Wednesday, Phillies catcher Brian Schneider came up limp as he rounded third base, and was subsequently replaced by Dane Sardinha. Uh oh. Ryan Lawrence of the Delaware County Times is reporting that Brian Schneider is likely headed to the […]
