When it Rains… Carlos Ruiz Leaves Phillies Game With an Apparent Injury

Posted by Frank Klose After his 1st inning at bat, Carlos Ruiz did not take the field to catch.  The official word, according to many sources via Twitter, is "lower back tightness". Pete Orr is the emergency catcher.

Sports Talk Philly  •  27 Apr 2011
Phillies’ Roy Oswalt Leaves the Team to Respond to Tornadic Activity at Home

Posted by Frank Klose According to David Murphy of the Philadelphia Daily News, Phillies pitcher Roy Oswalt has left the team for "Personal reasons." Yesterday, Oswalt uncharacterisitically left without talking to reporters, writes Matt Gelb. To this situation, Gelb adds, "A Phillies official says Roy Oswalt has left the team for personal reasons. No expected […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  27 Apr 2011
It’s the One Year Anniversary of the Ryan Howard Deal. How’s it Looking for the Phillies Now?

Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy Phillies.com One year ago today, the Philadelphia Phillies signed Ryan Howard to the richest deal in club history by extending him for five years and $125 million.   I figured we would take a look at some of the reaction from a year ago and see just how that looks now. […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  26 Apr 2011